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Fragmented pillars representing fragmented data.

From fragmented to connected: Rethinking the electronics design journey

January 13, 2026

How digital design threads connect concept, design, and manufacturing to reduce risk, rework, and time to market.

By David Haboud
8 MIN READ
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When design meets manufacturing: Why the digital thread and digital twin are leadership imperatives

December 22, 2025

When design and manufacturing operate without a cohesive digital twin, the consequences ripple across the enterprise.

By Stephen V. Chavez
4 MIN READ
Engineers working on PCB designs.

Optimizing multi-domain collaboration: turning engineering complexity into competitive advantage

December 8, 2025

Multi-domain collaboration is no longer a technical nice-to-have. It is a business imperative.

By Stephen V. Chavez
3 MIN READ

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Right-first-time PCB manufacturing

Right the first time

August 27, 2020

Shift left – Shift Right (1st part out of two) In 1887 the great city of Chicago in response to…

By Max Clark
2 MIN READ
ABCs of PCBs – O for ODB++

ABCs of PCBs – O for ODB++

August 13, 2020

Welcome to ABCs of PCBs – a blog series to help new engineers learn about the world of Printed Circuit…

By Shivani Joshi
3 MIN READ
ABCs of PCBs – N for Netlist

ABCs of PCBs – N for Netlist

July 27, 2020

Welcome to ABCs of PCBs – a blog series to help new engineers learn about the world of Printed Circuit…

By Shivani Joshi
3 MIN READ
Accelerate Design With Integrated FPGA-PCB I/O Co-Design

Accelerate Design With Integrated FPGA-PCB I/O Co-Design

July 27, 2020

Did you know that a PCB design tool flow with FPGA I/O Optimizer technology eliminates the barriers between FPGA and…

By John McMillan
2 MIN READ
Gerber fabrication drawing

Should You Really Trust Gerber?

July 23, 2020

The Gerber data transfer format has been serving the PCB manufacturing industry for decades, and the Extended Gerber standard (also…

By Alex Belelovsky
4 MIN READ
ABCs of PCBs – M for Manufacturing

ABCs of PCBs – M for Manufacturing

July 10, 2020

Welcome to ABCs of PCBs – a blog series to help new engineers learn about the world of Printed Circuit…

By Shivani Joshi
3 MIN READ
Student Design Competition

Student Design Competition

July 1, 2020

You’ve heard it time and time again in your courses, “the skills you pick up in college will help guide…

By Shivani Joshi
2 MIN READ
How RF Laboratories Drives Design Constraints in PADS Professional

How RF Laboratories Drives Design Constraints in PADS Professional

June 30, 2020

Designing electronic products with capabilities geared for the Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer the exception. It is the…

By John McMillan
< 1 MIN READ

PCB Aspect Ratio – how do you know your board is manufacturable?

June 25, 2020

A majority of PCB fabricators proudly publish their aspect ratio production capability. Some even go further and publish their maximum…

By Alex Belelovsky
2 MIN READ