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Electronic Systems Design

Hitting 100 ohms, the right way

November 05, 2014

When designing the trace configuration for your differential pairs, you are typically targeting 100 ohms differential. That means each trace...

By Patrick Carrier

Electronic Systems Design

Learn About The 12 Component Properties Your PCB Library Should Never be Without

November 03, 2014

PCB design is a complicated task, partially because each design task has an effect on the outcome of the rest...

Electronic Systems Design

PCB Routing Solutions: Simplifying the Tuning Process – Part 2 Manual Tuning

October 27, 2014

When tuning a set of nets in Xpedition Layout, there are methods to do it automatically or manually – or...

Electronic Systems Design

Three Elements That Can Make PCB Library Creation and Maintenance a Lot Easier

October 27, 2014

We all know creating and managing part libraries is not an easy task; it’s time consuming, error prone, and requires...

Electronic Systems Design

See you at 'PCB Carolina 2014' in Raleigh NC on Nov. 5th!

October 22, 2014

If you’ve never attended the PCB Carolina electronics trade show – you have been missing out! This FREE event will...

By John McMillan

Electronic Systems Design

Auto Assisted Routing: “I ain’t got time for that!”

October 16, 2014

Recently at the IPC Council Meeting in Orange County, California, two of the top PCB design EDA vendors presented some...

Electronic Systems Design

EE Journal - Chalk Talk Videos "Show and Tell" It Like It Is !

October 13, 2014

Hosted by EE Journal’s Amelia Dalton, this PADS Chalk Talk series of webcasts delivers an informative and engaging question-and-answer session with...

By John McMillan

Electronic Systems Design

FREE White paper: 100 Ways to Ensure DFM Optimization in Your Desktop PCB Design Process

October 08, 2014

In today’s competitive marketplace companies cannot afford to have PCB production delayed because of slivers, unintended copper exposed by soldermask,...

By John McMillan

Electronic Systems Design

'Tis The Season! - For College Engineering Career Fairs

October 01, 2014

This week I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with engineering students along with our recruiting staff at the...

By John McMillan