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The Positive Impact of Supply Chain Visibility on Design to Cost

The Positive Impact of Supply Chain Visibility on Design to Cost The electronics supply chain environment makes PCB design to cost difficult, but engineers can accelerate their path to market with comprehensive supply chain visibility. Read Article

Why Altium Designer 20 is Different

Why Altium Designer 20 is Different Altium Designer 20 is a culmination of three initiatives that elevate it to an entirely new level. Here is what makes it so special. Read Article

Communicating Design Intent with Manufacturing Outputs No one wants to do a board respin because of inaccurate or incomplete manufacturing outputs confusing design intent. This webinar Watch Video

Altium Designer Viewer Mode Datasheet

Altium Designer Viewer Mode Datasheet Securely view, print, and cross-probe single documents or entire projects in one comprehensive interface. Read Article

Manufacturing Checklists and Tools

Manufacturing Checklists and Tools When it comes to manufacturing, organization is critical. With so many different players involved in the design process (engineers, sourcing agents, manufacturers, etc.), maintaining documentation and utilizing checklists and other tools will keep everyone on the same page and avoid confusion. Additionally, checklists can help ensure that the PCB design is fully complete and ready to send for manufacturing, protecting you from any unexpected Read Article

PCB Designers

PCB Designers Get on the fast track to efficient, scalable growth and become an expert PCB Designer. Become an expert PCB Designer when you use Altium Designer software. Here we have a collection of PCB design articles related specifically to PCB Designers. Click the PDF above to read more about PCB Design careers in this Ebook. Or read the original, full-length content here: Implications of Growing Automotive PCB Market Share for PCB Designers PCB Designer Read Article

PCB Manufacturing Ebook

PCB Manufacturing Ebook Printed circuit boards have a huge foothold in our lives. They are found in everything from our TVs and computers, to our washing machines and watches. As a PCB designer, you understand the blood, sweat, and tears that make every board and the devices they serve a reality. It's rare that any PCB project goes smoothly from start to finish. However, there are a number of steps you can take to increase the efficiency and reduce the number of hiccups Read Article

Collaborative Design

Collaborative Design PCB Design is a complex field and every step you take to design and develop a board has its own set of best practices. But what will truly move the needle in your design process? Collaborative tools that keep your team not only focused but in the flow. Altium has pioneered collaborative design for EDA tools because Altium PCB design tools start each iteration with ultimate productivity in mind. Join us in an exploration of collaborative PCB Read Article

Using Net Ties to Meet PCB Design Requirements

Using Net Ties to Meet PCB Design Requirements The Net Tie is a Component Type that allows PCB Engineers and Designers flexibility when Handling a Variety of Design Challenges. This Paper Explores the Advantages to using Net Ties in Altium Designer to Join Multiple Nets (shorts) Into One Single Net at Very specific Locations in the PCB. Using Net Ties to Meet PCB Design Requirements: Defining a Net Tie component can just be a matter of specifying it in the Type field of the Component Read Article

PCB Panelization Using The Embedded Board Array

PCB Panelization Using The Embedded Board Array Every designer is concerned with producing the highest quality product as efficiently and effectively as possible. When you’re preparing your design for your PCB manufacturer, you need to ensure your board complies with DFM and is ready for maximum yield. The standard practice is to use PCB panelization to manufacture an array of PCBs in parallel. The complete set of DFM features and panelization tools in Altium Designer will help you prepare for Read Article

Altium 365 GovCloud

Altium 365 GovCloud The following whitepaper will help you understand the critical security measures standing behind protecting your data in Altium 365 GovCloud and related benefits. Read the Whitepaper to Understand Better: The security measures of Altium 365 GovCloud The advantages of Altium 365 GovCloud Highlights: Enhance your security to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with government regulations Enforce stringent identity and access management Read Article

Collaboration for Mechanical & PCB Designers

Collaboration for Mechanical & PCB Designers Enhance your product design process by enabling seamless collaboration between mechanical and PCB designers. Discover how Altium MCAD CoDesigner simplifies data exchange, eliminates inefficiencies, and boosts design quality. Read Article

How to Use Thermocouples in Your Next Project

How to Use Thermocouples in Your Next Project Thermocouples are the final sensor type in a series where we look at all the main types of temperature sensors you might use in an electronics project. In this series, we have looked at the various ways to implement different temperature sensors in your project. At the end of the series, we’ll be putting the sensors and implementations in a head to head competition using real-world conditions. Through this real-world testing, will gain a better Read Article

Backdrilling

Back Drilling in Altium Designer: One of the Easiest Ways to Improve Signal Integrity Back Drilling in Altium Designer is one of the Easiest Ways to Improve Signal Integrity. Click to see a Backdrilling example. Read Article

Modeling Capacitor Impedance Vs. Frequency Using an Excel Spreadsheet

Modeling Capacitor Impedance Vs. Frequency Using an Excel Spreadsheet As noted in an earlier article, based on class notes from our two-day design course, getting the power subsystem design correct is the most challenging aspect of today’s high-speed PCB design process. A major aspect of this process is modeling the power supply to ensure that it will function properly in the end product. A critical part of this modeling effort focuses on being able to model capacitor impedance vs frequency. This is simple enough Read Article

Impedance Calculation Whitepaper Cover

Impedance Calculation - Guide For Altium Designer Download the impedance calculation guide for Altium Designer whitepaper above. Read Article

Getting Started with Altium Concord Pro™

Getting Started with Altium Concord Pro™ Altium Concord Pro™ as a standalone product and brand name has been discontinued and the capabilities are now available as part of our Altium enterprise solutions. Learn more here. Read Article