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ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance: why should they matter to PCB designers?

How often do you think about cybersecurity when designing a printed circuit board? Probably not very often, but with security…

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How to leverage design tools with integrated, real-time supply chain intelligence 

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

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Overcoming the challenges of a volatile supply chain

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

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What’s new in PADS Professional release VX.2.12

The new VX.2.12 release of PADS Professional has improvements across the following areas: Array placement MCAD collaborator Physical reuse Improved…

What’s new in Xpedition Enterprise Release VX.2.12

What’s new in Xpedition Enterprise release VX.2.12

The new VX.2.12 release of Xpedition has improvements across four key areas: design capture, layout, library and data management, and…

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What’s new in HyperLynx release VX.2.12

The new VX.2.12 release of HyperLynx delivers state of the art simulation capabilities to mainstream designers by combining advanced modeling…

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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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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…