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Electronic Systems Design

Fabrication and Assembly Analysis?

February 08, 2012

Do it right the first time – we all first heard this from our parents as kids, and throughout our...

Electronic Systems Design

Gerber to ODB++ - Have You Made the Move?

January 25, 2012

We’ve all used Gerber, NC drill, and Excel files for years (decades really) to output our fabrication and assembly data...

Electronic Systems Design

Shorter stubs are getting longer

November 04, 2011

…It all depends on how fast you are trying to go. That’s really the name of the game with anything...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

Stupid vias... {grumble grumble}

November 03, 2011

Yeah, I can totally see Homer Simpson designing his SERDES bus and getting frustrated by all the additional insertion loss...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

Via modeling - what do I really need?

November 02, 2011

The whole via simulation issue is admittedly complicated, and I think really boils down to whether the vias are single-ended...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

HyperLynx PI Virtual Labs Launch!

August 19, 2011

This past week, HyperLynx took it’s first steps into cyberspace with the introduction of HyperLynx PI Virtual Labs! What is...

Electronic Systems Design

Measurement correlation is just a stackup away

August 04, 2011

Whether you are trying to correlate simulated waveforms to measured waveforms for a DDR3 signal, or board timing numbers for...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

Your traces aren't square, but do you need to care?

August 03, 2011

Yes, you should care about the fact that PCB traces, when actually manufactured, end up having more of a trapezoidal...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

Can you make Z higher?

August 02, 2011

Simulations should match measurements. Otherwise, what good are they? When doing signal integrity simulations, that starts with comprehensive stackup modeling. ...

By Patrick Carrier