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Attention all Altium Designer Users!!!

Attention all Altium Designer Users!!!

Are your current PCB design tools running out steam? Are you still waiting for that extra capacity you need to…

Increase the Reliability of Your Next Design

Increase the Reliability of Your Next Design

If someone were to ask you what the acronym DfM stood for, you would most likely quickly respond with a…

Calling all OrCAD Users!

Calling all OrCAD Users!

I’ve been working in this industry for a long time, and I know one thing for a fact: people–especially engineers–don’t…

What? Christmas is over and you’re still not a thermal analysis expert?

What? Christmas is over and you’re still not a thermal analysis expert?

Fear not! Thermal design is no longer reserved for specialists alone. The benefits of adding thermal simulation to your PCB…

Is Rigid-flex on Your Résumé?

Is Rigid-flex on Your Résumé?

A colleague of mine who manages a PCB design service bureau called recently asking if I knew of any rigid-flex…

Changing the Focus

Changing the Focus

Those of us who have been in the PCB design business for more than a decade either have direct knowledge…

Eliminating PCB Performance Pitfalls Prior to Fabrication

Eliminating PCB Performance Pitfalls Prior to Fabrication

Getting your newest PCB design back from fabrication is always exciting for an engineer. We are anxious to get the…

Don’t Let DC Drop Keep Your Products Off the Market

Don’t Let DC Drop Keep Your Products Off the Market

It might sound strange to compare movies and TVs to electronics design but, if you think about it, the path…

How to Conquer the DDR Design Doldrums

How to Conquer the DDR Design Doldrums

There have been times, when designing a board, that I had an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach….