It’s Engineers Week!

It’s Engineers Week!

When I was a kid I remember being impressed by how quickly new technologies seemed to come about. To me,…

Care about product quality and reliability? Commit to it!

Care about product quality and reliability? Commit to it!

Significant changes in product quality and reliability typically require high-level changes in the way you look at the entire product…

PCB Tech Talk Podcast: Bridging the Gap between ECAD and MCAD

PCB Tech Talk Podcast: Bridging the Gap between ECAD and MCAD

Where does collaboration with MCAD fit into your PCB design flow? Are you still encountering communication barriers between electrical and…

3D PCB Design – Far from Flat

3D PCB Design – Far from Flat

In my placement blog series I talked about the old days when we as PCB designers used “paper dolls” to…

Real ECAD/MCAD collaboration supports multiple MCAD tools – not just one

Real ECAD/MCAD collaboration supports multiple MCAD tools – not just one

Do you remember the old days of exporting and importing DXF files to ensure that the printed circuit board mates…

What You Need To Feel Confident Before Sending Your PCB To Manufacturing

What You Need To Feel Confident Before Sending Your PCB To Manufacturing

In my last post, Creating Reliable, High-Quality Products is Less About Design and More About Manufacturing, I described how the…

Creating Reliable, High-Quality Products is Less About Design and More About Manufacturing

Creating Reliable, High-Quality Products is Less About Design and More About Manufacturing

At first glance, this might seem to be a harsh statement, but when you think about it, it makes sense….

PCB Tech Talk Podcast: EDA Industry Update + Giveaway

PCB Tech Talk Podcast: EDA Industry Update + Giveaway

In this podcast episode, I talk about EDA industry updates including cool gadgets, 2016 technology and EDA events, EDA industry news,…

Tech the Halls!  3 Gadgets that Stood Out the Most

Tech the Halls! 3 Gadgets that Stood Out the Most

The gifts are all exchanged, the Christmas tree is getting dry and the weather here in North Carolina feels more…