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Board Layout Datasheet

Board Layout Datasheet Read Article

10 Symptoms of a Bad PDN

10 Symptoms of a Bad PDN Read Article

AD18 Product Overview Datasheet

Altium Designer 18 Product Overview Datasheet Altium Designer^® is the most widely-used PCB design tool for professional engineers and PCB design specialists. It is the easy, powerful and modern solution that includes all schematic and PCB electronics design functions in a cohesive user experience with a single, simple license model. The unified data model in Altium Designer enables rapid, efficient design of new electronic products with a synchronized, rules-driven approach. Streamlined Read Article

AD18 What's New Feature Summary

AD18 What's New Feature Summary ALTIUM DESIGNER® 18 - WHAT’S NEW FEATURE SUMMARY AD16 vs AD18 Altium continues its focus on delivering user-focused, easy-to-use and performance-enhancing printed circuit board (PCBs) design tools as part of a single price solution with the introduction of Altium Designer 18. HIGH PERFORMANCE MADE SIMPLE Altium Designer 18 significantly enhances user experience and productivity using a modern interface to streamline your design workflow, while Read Article

Easing PCB Navigation with Snap Options

Easing PCB Navigation with Snap Options Accurate navigation in PCB design software is one of the many pain points that PCB designers face during initial component placement and throughout the entire design process. Snap options not only ensure accuracy, but speed placement, helping the process to run smoothly and ease the designers’ frustration. INTRODUCTION In PCB design, there are many actions such as placement, routing, alignment and length tuning that require heavy use of the mouse Read Article

Streamline Document Creation and Management

Streamline Document Creation and Management No more chaos now it's possible all the required documents can be created by running the output job file command of Altium so you get the same documents from each engineer in your organization every time. PCB DOCUMENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT Document creation and management has long been one of the most time-consuming endeavors of an engineer’s daily routine. The sheer number of documents that gets created during a typical design cycle is Read Article

Time Saving Tips and Tricks in Altium Designer Part 2: PCB Design Environment Migration

Time Saving Tips and Tricks in Altium Designer Part 2: PCB Design Environment Migration This Second Part of our Time-Saving Tricks and Tips Paper Will Guide you in Using Altium Designer^® to Successfully Backup and Streamline the Migration of EDA Core Data from one Computer to Another, Saving you Time and Worry. IT SHOULD MATTER THIS? A quick assessment of desktop applications reveals that user data often does not get backed up and stored in a uniform manner. A designer’s worst fear, right? This pattern is more apparent in complex Read Article

Advanced Driver Assistance Programs (ADAS)

Advanced Driver Assistance Programs (ADAS) The automotive market has been growing and is promised to grow even more. The growing demand for ADAS features and other in vehicle systems and features has made electronics the most valuable part of a vehicle. Learn more about ADAS features, augmented reality in cars, as well as in depth technical considerations regarding ADAS software development and ADAS vehicle safety. Click the PDF above to read more about Advanced Driver Assistance Programs Read Article

PCB Design Techniques to Reduce EMI

PCB Design Techniques to Reduce EMI Do you want to reduce EMI in your PCB designs? This Ebook will discuss multiple ways good PCB design can help manage EMI interference on your board. It covers tips and tricks like using EMI cans for shielding, proper grounding techniques, trace length, isolating AC and DC signals and differential pair routing. Click the PDF above to read more about PCB design techniques to reduce EMI in this Ebook. Or view the original content here: EMI/EMC Read Article

Asset Performance Management: Blazing A Better Path to Operational Excellence

Asset Performance Management: Blazing A Better Path to Operational Excellence Read Article

Wearable Electronics

Wearable Electronics Until recently, wearable accessories had one primary purpose-- to be fashionable. Sure, watches are useful for keeping time and staying punctual, but that's about as far as things went for functionality. Today, we have a rising selection of wearable electronics, many of which can be directly credited with a rise in health and lifestyle improvements. They track distance and time on your runs, help assess whether you're getting the right amount of Read Article

Rigid Flex PCBs

Rigid Flex PCBs Between the Internet of Things (IoT), wearable electronics, and flexible displays, there is an increasing demand for flexible and rigid flex PCB technology in the electronics industry. If PCB designers don't want to be left in the dust, it's of the utmost importance to learn and adapt to this new tech, where PCBs must be compact, nearly (or completely) wireless, and-- most obviously-- flexible. Through proper design planning, utilization of space Read Article

PCB Layout

PCB Layout As electronics get smaller and more complex, so too must the boards (PCBs) that make them function. Because of this, your PCB layouts matter more than ever before. While a PCB with a poor layout may still function, a well-planned layout will go a long way to ensure efficiency, minimize risk, and even save you money in your production budget. The care you put into your PCB layout can give your product a strategic edge over competition through Read Article

3D PCB Design

3D PCB Design When it comes to designing circuit boards, you know that being able to properly visualize your spacing, sizing, and layout is crucial to a successful finished product with minimal setbacks. While standard PCB design software has its place, 3D PCB software allows you to get a detailed look at your routing, components, and overall layout BEFORE you send your design out for a physical prototype. As 3D environments become more advanced, they become Read Article

Protect Your PCB From ESD

Protect Your PCB From ESD From computers and televisions, to automobiles and kitchen appliances, PCBs are found in nearly every aspect of our lives-- many of our devices would not be possible without them. They are the brains of our electronics, and as such, it is of the utmost importance to do everything in our power to ensure our designs are protected from potentially catastrophic threats. Proper routing and schematics, component placement, and special attention to Read Article

Application Security at the Speed of DevOps

Application Security at the Speed of DevOps The movement towards a rapid application delivery strategy and away from a traditional waterfall approach to software development is driven by the need to more effectively meet current consumer needs and market opportunities, specifically by making small changes quickly rather than making a large number of changes on a release schedule. However, pre-existing application security strategies must be adapted to meet this new approach. Key Read Article

BGA Fanout Routing

BGA Fanout Routing Any printed circuit board starts in the schematic editor, and your board won’t become a reality until you finish circuit design in your PCB design software. Your schematic capture software is used to create a new printed circuit board, but you shouldn’t have to access it in an external program. Altium Designer is the world’s best PCB design software application for creating a powerful new circuit board and preparing it for manufacturing. ALTIUM Read Article