How Do You Know Your Board Design Will Work?

How Do You Know Your Board Design Will Work?

The importance of basic signal integrity simulations is often misjudged. That’s an odd fact, given that the cost of rework…

SERDES Channel Compliance: Easier Said than Done?

SERDES Channel Compliance: Easier Said than Done?

Data transfers can be done in two distinct ways, parallel (DDR2/3) and serial (PCIE/USB). As the speeds of data transfer…

Rethink PCB Circuit Modeling

Rethink PCB Circuit Modeling

Twenty-eight years ago this month, I walked through the doors of my first employer in the Electronic Design Automation (EDA)…

Flex Your PCB Design Muscle!

Flex Your PCB Design Muscle!

Although Rigid-Flex designs are considered cutting-edge technologies, they are used frequently in small- to medium-scale consumer electronics. With flex technology…

PCB Forums – Times They Are A-Changin’

PCB Forums – Times They Are A-Changin’

Want to know what terms like left-shift, digitalization and transformative development have to do with PCB design? Then you’ll want…

Chalk Talk: SerDes Design

Chalk Talk: SerDes Design

Recently, I had the chance to work with Amelia Dalton, news editor at Techfocus Media, Inc., on a Chalk Talk…

Low-Power Designs Need Signal Integrity Analysis

Low-Power Designs Need Signal Integrity Analysis

Ask any signal integrity expert, what keeps you awake at night? Most will agree that it’s the question of being…

Are All Post-Layout PCB Design Rule Checkers Created the Same?

Are All Post-Layout PCB Design Rule Checkers Created the Same?

The answer is a resounding NO! To prove it, we’re giving away eight electrical DRCs that you can try for…

Don’t Forget the Basics! Always Check for T-Fork Topology.

Don’t Forget the Basics! Always Check for T-Fork Topology.

DDR memories allow the transfer of data at a higher speed than most other memory technologies. As the DDR technology…