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FPGA/PCB co-design

PCB design best practices: FPGA/PCB co-design

September 20, 2023

The next best practice in the model-based systems engineering pillar is FPGA/PCB co-design and optimization. What is FPGA/PCB co-design? FPGA/PCB…

By Stephen Chavez
2 MIN READ
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PCB design best practices: electrical/electronic co-design

September 11, 2023

What is electrical/electronic co-design? Circuit boards don’t work in isolation, they usually interface with other circuit boards via connectors, cables…

By Stephen Chavez
2 MIN READ
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PCB design best practices: multi-board PCB design

August 28, 2023

What is multi-board PCB design? Multi-board PCB design is the design of multiple printed circuit boards that make up one…

By Stephen Chavez
2 MIN READ

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Take a deeper dive into how to create supply chain resilience for small and medium PCB design teams

June 21, 2023

We recently held a webinar for small and medium sized PCB design teams on how to create supply chain resilience….

By Jim Martens
2 MIN READ
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Enabling PCB supply chain resilience by shifting-left deep market intelligence

June 14, 2023

What is PCB supply chain resilience? When we talk about PCB supply chain resilience, we’re talking about the ability of…

By Matt Walsh
5 MIN READ
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PCB design best practices: thermal analysis

June 8, 2023

Designing today’s complex PCB is no easy task. It requires a full understanding of the basics of PCB design, a…

By Stephen Chavez
4 MIN READ
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PADS Professional Premium DFM: harnessing DFM for a better and faster NPI

June 7, 2023

PADS Professional Premium DFM is a new solution that brings world-class, comprehensive Design for Manufacture (DFM) analysis directly into your…

By Jim Martens and Susan Kayesar
3 MIN READ
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Understanding distribution of current in via arrays

May 18, 2023

The path of least resistance We all like to take the path of least resistance. If only it were easier…

By Patrick Carrier
3 MIN READ
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PCB design best practices: schematic analysis

May 16, 2023

What is PCB schematic analysis? PCB schematic analysis is the automated analysis of each net within a schematic prior to…

By Antonio Conte
2 MIN READ
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Creating supply chain resilience for small and medium PCB design teams

May 16, 2023

PCB supply chain disruptions Disruptions in the PCB supply chain have caused problems for product development teams within most companies….

By Jim Martens
2 MIN READ
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PCB design best practices pillar 3: digital prototype-driven verification

May 10, 2023

Today I will outline our third pillar of PCB design best practices, digital prototype-driven verification. When it comes to digital…

By Stephen Chavez
4 MIN READ
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DC drop resistance analysis in the PADS Professional Premium flow

May 10, 2023

One impressive, and significant, feature of HyperLynx in the PADS Professional Premium flow is the DC drop resistance analysis. DC…

By Shivani Joshi
2 MIN READ