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Advice on tackling rigid-flex PCB designs

March 26, 2024

Last year, on the Printed Circuit Podcast, I engaged in conversation with Anaya Vardya about the complexities of advanced printed…

By Stephen V. Chavez
2 MIN READ
Rendering of a rigid flex PCB with text that says A principal designer's journey in rigid flex PCB design

A principal designer’s journey in rigid flex PCB design

March 12, 2024

As technology continues to advance, the demand for smaller, lighter, and more efficient electronic devices is ever-increasing. This demand has…

By Stephen V. Chavez
3 MIN READ
An image of a circuit board being manufactured and also an image showing a PCB design in Xpedition software.

The importance of design for manufacturability in the PCB design process

February 7, 2024

When it comes to designing and producing electronics, success hinges not merely on the excellence of your design, but also…

By Stephen V. Chavez
4 MIN READ

Latest posts

Don’t Forget the Basics! Always Check for T-Fork Topology.

Don’t Forget the Basics! Always Check for T-Fork Topology.

May 21, 2018

DDR memories allow the transfer of data at a higher speed than most other memory technologies. As the DDR technology…

By Kanchan Vaidya
2 MIN READ
What’s New in Xpedition – Design Verification

What’s New in Xpedition – Design Verification

May 17, 2018

In the last What’s New in Xpedition blog post, we reviewed the new Layout features available in the Xpedition VX.2…

By Craig Armenti
2 MIN READ
Here’s What’s New in PADS Professional

Here’s What’s New in PADS Professional

May 15, 2018

PADS Professional VX.2.3 release is packed with new features as well as performance and quality enhancements including: Rigid-Flex Constraint manager…

By John McMillan
< 1 MIN READ
Checking for Differential Impedance

Checking for Differential Impedance

May 8, 2018

One of the basic concepts of signal integrity is maintaining impedance. Whether a design will be successful or not can…

By Kanchan Vaidya
2 MIN READ
SerDes Design Part 6: JCOM, the Compliance Method for JESD204C Specification

SerDes Design Part 6: JCOM, the Compliance Method for JESD204C Specification

May 3, 2018

Continuing my blog series on SerDes design, today we’ll talk about JESD COM (JCOM), a newly developed variant of Channel…

By Cristian
3 MIN READ
What’s New in Xpedition – Layout

What’s New in Xpedition – Layout

May 1, 2018

In the last What’s New in Xpedition blog post, we reviewed the new FPGA-PCB Co-design features that are available in…

By Craig Armenti
2 MIN READ
If OrCAD Is Your Choice for Schematic, Read On…

If OrCAD Is Your Choice for Schematic, Read On…

April 27, 2018

You are a team player and so are we! With the advent of technology, having a remote team is commonplace….

By Kanchan Vaidya
< 1 MIN READ
What’s the fastest-growing area of semiconductor packaging?

What’s the fastest-growing area of semiconductor packaging?

April 19, 2018

HDAP! No longer reliant on the mobile market alone, High Density Advanced Packaging (HDAP) has become the fastest growing and…

By Keith Felton
< 1 MIN READ
SerDes Design Part 5: Channel Operating Margin, a Powerful Compliance Tool

SerDes Design Part 5: Channel Operating Margin, a Powerful Compliance Tool

April 17, 2018

In part five of this series about SerDes design, I focus on the adoption and evolution of Channel Operating Margin…

By Cristian
5 MIN READ