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Learning Hub Webinars 6 Reasons to Switch Design Tools

6 Reasons to Switch Design Tools

No PCB design should be out of your reach! Whether you’re designing a single PCB or a complex system with multiple circuit boards. Altium Designer’s powerful single application provides you with a no-compromise experience for every step of your design journey.

Come see how Altium Designer, the industry standard for PCB design, combined with Altium 365 delivers the world’s first connected PCB design experience.

This live webinar will cover:

  • How Collaboration, Design Reuse, and our Unified Design environment can help you work from anywhere and connect with anyone throughout the design process
  • How powerful part search can enhance your ability to make informed component decisions as you design
  • How BOM management can help reduce parts obsolescence issues
  • How High-Speed Design is made easy
  • How you can go beyond file-based exchange with and native ECAD/MCAD collaboration capabilities
  • How seamlessly integrated documentation, and output data templates can save you time every day
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6 Reasons to Switch Design Tools

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    01:05:40 • Feb 13, 2025
    Hosted by Amit Kumar - Field Application Engineer
    01:05:40 • Feb 13, 2025

    Come see how Altium Designer, the industry standard for PCB design, combined with Altium 365 delivers the world’s first connected PCB design experience.

Product: Altium Designer Altium 365 Webinars CoDesign and CoEngineering (ECAD/MCAD Collaboration)

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Author

With a Master's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, specialising in Microwave and RF Engineering, Amit brings a wealth of technical expertise to the table. He embarked on his journey with Altium in 2020 as a Field Application Engineer. In this role, he is entrusted with driving business growth by supporting new logo acquisitions, renewals, and add-on opportunities.

Before his tenure at Altium, Amit honed his skills as a Sales Application Engineer, where he provided comprehensive support for PCB and IC-package design solutions, alongside adept analysis of signal and power integrity. His experience extends across diverse clientele, ranging from local and global accounts to multi-site enterprises, channel partners, and esteemed government R&D centers.

Additionally, Amit holds certification as a Certified Interconnect Designer (CID), further solidifying his expertise in the electronics design field.
 

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