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LVDS to LVPECL, CML, and Single-Ended Conversions
A lot is made of high speed interfaces for PCBs. Here’s how you interface between LVDS to LVPECL, CML, and other logic families.
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WiFi 6 PCB Design Guide and 802.11 Standards
Your next PCB might need WiFi 6 capabilities. Here’s what you need to know about WiFi 6 PCB design and layout.
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Neuromorphic Computing Chips Make Transistors Feel Obsolete
Intel’s upcoming platform for neuromorphic computing, the Loihi neuromorphic processor, reflects a broader trend in the AI hardware community, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the packaging. The Loihi processor packs major changes to the underlying transistor architecture and uses a unique signaling method used for computation. Intel’s products and other chips from hardware startups are starting to resemble the functionality in the human
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Should You Use Power MOSFETs in Parallel?
Placing elements like power MOSFETs in parallel can help you distribute current throughout multiple circuit elements, but be careful with this arrangement.
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PCB Routing: Differential Pair and Single-Ended Signal Routing Guidelines
Different signaling standards require different PCB routing rules. Here’s how to find and set the PCB routing rules you need in your PCB design software.
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USB 4 Design: Ultra-fast Serial Data Transfer for Your PCB
USB 4 will bring ultra-fast serial data transfer to your PCB. Here’s what you need to know about USB 4 design for your PCB.
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Microwave Cavity Resonator Emissions in Your PCB Layout
Even digital designers need to worry about cavity resonant emission in PCBs. Here’s how your circuit board can act like a microwave cavity resonator.
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Bob Smith Termination: Is it Correct for Ethernet?
Common-mode chokes in Ethernet circuits use Bob Smith termination, but is it the right choice for sinking common-mode noise?
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EMI Filter for Simulating Noise Suppression with Altium Designer 20 and Altium 365
Simulations can get very complicated, but Altium 365 helps you keep your simulation models and data organized.
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How to Setup HDI PCB Layout and Routing in Your PCB Design Software
HDI PCB layout and routing seems more complicated than it really is. Here’s how you can get started with HDI layout and routing in Altium Designer.
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Stripline vs. Microstrip Trace Width for Desired Impedance: Are They the Same?
Stripline vs. microstrip width values are quite different; they can’t simply be interchanged. Let’s break down why and what you can expect from your PCBs.
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What Goes into PCIe 5.0 Layout and Routing?
Here are some PCIe 5.0 layout and routing guidelines for your next high speed add-in card and motherboard to support PCIe 5.0 devices.
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Bandwidth Requirements For Single-Ended vs. Differential Signals
This article provides an overview of the benefits of differential signaling and how it operates in a working electronic product.
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Modeling PCB Interconnects as Causal Systems
Real PCB interconnects are causal systems and must be modeled with the correct time-dependent behavior.
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PCB Manufacturer Trends and Challenges with Summit Interconnect
Learn more about PCB manufacturing trends from Clay Swain, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Gerry Partida, Senior Field Applications Engineer.
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Keep Your Eagle Software Files When You Migrate to Altium
When your free design software and other programs like designing circuit boards with Eagle Software don’t include critical design features, you’re stuck finding a workaround with another design tool. The real price of budget design software is lost time, lost productivity, and headaches that arise from inconsistent workflows and compatibility problems. When it’s time to get serious about PCB design, it’s time to look at Altium Designer. Below we
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UART vs. SPI vs. I2C: Routing & Layout Guidelines
If you’ve never worked with an MCU and programmable ICs, here are some routing and layout guidelines on I2C vs. SPI vs. UART.
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