PADS Logic vs. xDX Designer? – When YOUR Use Case Changes

PADS Logic vs. xDX Designer? – When YOUR Use Case Changes

Since the release of PADS VX there have been some great questions regarding the integrated project use of xDX Designer…

Back side cap mounting

Back side cap mounting

Earlier this year I wrote an article on maximizing capacitor effectiveness.  I have since received a number of inquiries on…

Placement Challenges: Training is a Two Way Street

Placement Challenges: Training is a Two Way Street

This is the third post in this series. View the first and second one. In this series we have talked…

How Constraint Management Optimizes PCB Design

How Constraint Management Optimizes PCB Design

As a follow-up to my recent article in Printed Circuit Design & Fab; pcdandf.com, entitled; Effectively Managing PCB Design Constraints,…

The PCB Design Flow of the Future

The PCB Design Flow of the Future

Back in the mid-80’s when I first started hand-taping PCB designs 2:1 on mylar, it was pretty clear that printed…

PCB and Routing Solutions: Spreading and Centering Traces

PCB and Routing Solutions: Spreading and Centering Traces

This is the third post in this routing series. View the first and second post. Board fabricators will tell everyone…

How the Free Land Pattern Creator in PADS will save you time! :  Part 5 – I’m Answering Your Questions!

How the Free Land Pattern Creator in PADS will save you time! : Part 5 – I’m Answering Your Questions!

As stated in my LPC Part 4 vBlog, Part 5 is dedicated to answering your LP Creator questions. Parts 1,…

Placement Challenges: Hey You, Get Off of My Cloud!

Placement Challenges: Hey You, Get Off of My Cloud!

This is the second post in this series. View the first one here. A placement challenge that I had to…

PADS VX Draws Crowds from Around the World

PADS VX Draws Crowds from Around the World

Mike Griesbach, the PADS Product Line Director, and I had the pleasure of traveling the globe conducting a worldwide seminar…