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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 Download PDF
Management Guide to Bill of Materials Ebook In the past, many PCB designers were confined to tools that dictated when the Bill of Materials could be produced. But we know from years of experience that the Bill of Materials, or BOM, can change throughout the design process. We believe the decision should be up to you, which is why we strive to offer tools that embrace flexible and agile options for PCB designers and other professionals involved in the decision process. Click the PDF above Download PDF
Guidelines for PCB 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 to help you determine the best solutions for your pending puzzle. Read on for more information about guidelines from across the spectrum of PCB design disciplines. We hope these PCB design guidelines will help you in your next project. Click the PDF above to read more about Guidelines for PCB Design in this presentation. Or read Download PDF
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 Download PDF
Five Tips Guaranteed to Reduce PCB Design Time Most engineers and PCB designers are creatures of habit. Once a roadmap has been prepared for creating successful products, that is the road most often traveled. We often don’t have the time to experiment with new techniques or look for new, innovative ways to accomplish tasks, and while that is not always a bad thing, it does not bode well if our competitors are creating successful products faster and cheaper than we are. To maintain your Download PDF
Net Clearance Rules Designers now have the ability to set specific parameters between same net objects when placing primitives on a board. Restricting space allows you to maintain clearance for primitives, and restricting primitives of the same net to a set clearance ultimately allows greater flexibility when forcing electrical primitives to interact with other electrical objects in a specific manner. TOPICS IN THIS SOLUTION Setting the Distance INTRODUCTION Download PDF
Altium WP Polygon Or Plane Which Is Better PCB designers have two choices when implementing large copper areas for power and ground regions: polygons or planes. Users often ask which is better for implementing power and ground nets, but both design features produce similar end results. Once you’ve decided which type of structure is most useful in your PCB layout, you can place the structure you need for your design using the right set of CAD tools in your PCB layout software. Altium Download PDF
Auto-Interactive Routing In the past, many PCB designers would shy away from using autorouters in their designs due to their penchant for difficult setups and questionable results. This led to many of us opting for manual hand routing to avoid the trouble and clean up. However, recent developments in auto-routing technology have allowed for a lot of saved time and effort in your design process. Click the PDF above to read more about Auto-Interactive Routing in this ebook Download PDF
Preventing PCB Defects One of the most important things you can do to make sure your PCB project goes off without a hitch is to be proactive from the moment of conception. As with many things, educating yourself on the technical aspects of the most common defects and how to prevent them will serve you well for your entire PCB designing career. Knowing what to look out for will be a major asset in ensuring that your board will be the dependable, quality product you had Download PDF
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. TOPICS IN THIS SOLUTION Using Net Ties in PCB Design Types of Net Ties Using Net Ties to Meet PCB Design Requirements: Defining a Net Tie component can just Download PDF
Facilities Management: Smart Buildings Combine IoT and Analytics for Operational Excellence Download PDF
Interactive Routing Datasheet The PCB editor’s advanced routing engine includes push and shove, hug, walk around, and interactive length tuning modes for single-ended and differential pair routes. ™ enable complex signal-path groupings across the PCB to be tuned for any high-speed technology, with the Wizard to automate setup of modern topologies including DDR2/3/4, USB 3.0, and more. ® provides user-guided routing automation to route and tune across defined layers, giving Download PDF
Unified Platform Datasheet Altium Designer has been built from the ground up as a powerful, single-application electronics development environment that contains all the advanced design tools you’ll need to capture and simulate hardware, design PCBs, collaborate with MCAD, manage your ECAD data and documentation, as well as manage your designs from concept to production. It’s all there in a single, unified design platform. TOPICS IN THIS SOLUTION Unified Schematic and PCB Download PDF
Schematic Capture Datasheet Download PDF
Rigid-Flex and Multi-Board Datasheet To learn more about this topic please see the full solution - Rigid-Flex and Mulit-Board - at Altium.com. Download PDF
MCAD Collaboration Datasheet To learn more about this topic please see the full solution - MCAD Collaboration - at Altium.com. Download PDF
Manufacturing Outputs Datasheet Who wants to send their masterfully designed PCB to their fabricator, only to be told that the board is un-manufacturable? This can happen for a number of reasons, including outdated supplier data, incomplete documentation, improper panelization schemes, or a lack of fabrication documentation. Instead of relying on different programs to design your PCB and generate deliverables, you need an integrated software platform that includes all the Download PDF