Copper layers on PCB

Old Habits Die Hard

In one of my previous blog posts, I asked the question: Why do designers keep sending Gerber files to their…

What’s New in HyperLynx® – VX.2.8

Check out what’s new in the latest VX.2.8 release of HyperLynx – the industry’s complete family of analysis tools for…

Mentor Communities Have a New Home!

Mentor communities are now fully integrated with the Siemens Digital Industries Software communities. This integrated PCB Systems Design community experience…

PADS Professional VX.2.8 is Now Available!

The new release of PADS Professional VX.2.8 is now available for download.

And the Winner of the 2020 PADS Professional Student Design Competition is…

There’s snow in the forecast, so summer is officially over. The same is true for the inaugural PADS Professional Student…

Xpedition® VX.2.8 is now available for download!

Before you read on, a newer version of Xpedition is now available. To learn more, visit the VX.2.12 product highlights…

Silkscreen – is it really that simple?

A silkscreen contains human- and machine-readable marks on the surface of a PCB that indicates PCB components’ positions and polarity,…

Ensuring PCB design is ready for manufacturing

Skydiving without a parachute – how to enable exchange of manufacturing process requirements

On an August evening in the sky above a California desert, a skydiver leaped from the safety of an airplane…

PCB design tweaks by manufacturers

How to Take Control and Reduce PCB Design Tweaking

In the realm of PCB fabrication, it is commonplace for manufacturers to “tweak” board designs provided by designers in order…