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How Proper PCB Layout Can Help You Avoid Adding Heat Sinks to Your Design How Proper PCB Layout Can Help You Avoid Adding Heat Sinks to Your Design 6 min Thought Leadership Having to recall products, like faulty computer monitors, is a financial burden that can be avoided How does PCB Layout Read Article
Advances in Printed Circuit Board Design: Fitbit Takes Fitness from Clunky to Cool Advances in Printed Circuit Board Design: Fitbit Takes Fitness from Clunky to Cool 5 min Thought Leadership

When Fitbit was first developed neither of its creators had PCB design or manufacturing experience, and they immediately ran into

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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

Medical wearables need to be sleek, unencumbered, and compact; able to collect meaningful medical data with few (or no) wires

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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