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Make informed decisions with real-time electronic component sourcing data

An integral part of a PCB design engineer’s job is part selection. A lot of research and consideration goes into…

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Meeting rigid-flex pcb design challenges with Xpedition

Apart from the typical challenges of PCB design, flex and rigid-flex PCB designers encounter a whole set of unique obstacles….

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What is the PCB Design Process?

The PCB design process can be different depending on your company, but the fundamental aspects are all the same –…

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Can you accelerate the selection of alternate components?

This blog was written by Chad Jackson, Chief Analyst & CEO at Lifecycle Insights, and comments have been provided throughout…

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The engineer and the electronic component sourcing process – how to streamline that today and streamline BOM verification

This blog was written by Chad Jackson, Chief Analyst & CEO at Lifecycle Insights, and comments have been provided throughout…

Resources for learning about PCB design

With today’s complex requirements challenging us at almost every stage of the design process, we don’t always have the answers…

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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…

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Solder Mask Coverage Violations and how to prevent them

During my years in the PCB pre-production world, I’ve seen the challenge of preparing design data for production in a…

4 less obvious PCB DFM violations

The PCB design blogosphere is filled with articles listing rules of thumb to ensure your PCB layout is designed for…