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Implementing Complex Pad Shapes into Your PCB Designs Implementing Complex Pad Shapes into Your PCB Designs 4 min Thought Leadership In some instances, geometrically irregular or complex pad shapes may be required in your designs, and getting them just right Read Article
How to Use a Modular Approach to Simplify Your PCB Design Process How to Use a Modular Approach to Simplify Your PCB Design Process 6 min Thought Leadership Modular PCB design can end up taking more time if it is not planned out properly when moving from conceptual Read Article
How to Design Your Rigid-Flex PCB Within a Board Outline How to Design Your Rigid-Flex PCB Within a Board Outline 5 min Thought Leadership

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Maximizing PCB Cooling with Best Design Practices for Surface Mount Heat Sinks Heat Sink PCB Mounting: Maximizing Cooling with Best Design Practices for a Surface Mount 5 min Thought Leadership Image Source: Flickr user bengt-re ( CC BY 2.0) Just How Important Are Heat Sinks? It’s a hot summer day Read Article
Design Prep: Centralizing Your Design Data Design Prep: Centralizing Your Design Data 4 min Thought Leadership Electronics design, like cooking, requires having the right ingredients in place to complete your creations. What if all that information Read Article
How to Maximize Copper in Your PCB Design: The Pros and Cons of Copper Pouring Versus Placing How to Maximize Copper in Your PCB Design: The Pros and Cons of Copper Pouring Versus Placing 5 min Thought Leadership Image Source: Flickr user billautomata ( CC BY 2.0) There is a saying in copper pour PCB layout, “Copper is Read Article
Creating 3D Component Bodies in a Footprint Library PCB Design: Create 3D Component in a Footprint Library 10 min Thought Leadership In today’s PCB design process, your design and CAD tool needs to be able to integrate mechanical design workflows into Read Article