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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

The cure for sick waveforms

The cure for sick waveforms

April 3, 2012

Found a signal integrity problem in the lab?  How do you go about fixing it?  Well, if it’s a SERDES…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
Running at 6GHz with your eyes closed can be scary

Running at 6GHz with your eyes closed can be scary

March 31, 2012

Running at 6GHz is actually kind of scary regardless, but especially so with your eyes closed.  And I mean that…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
PADS Tips and Tricks: Sense Lines

PADS Tips and Tricks: Sense Lines

March 30, 2012

This weeks tip comes from Yan Killy, technical marketing engineer: Many times you need to route high current traces. Almost…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
It’s never too late

It’s never too late

March 29, 2012

It’s never too late to fix a design problem.  Well, maybe if the product is shipping, that might be classified…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
PADS Tips and Tricks – Downloading New License File

PADS Tips and Tricks – Downloading New License File

March 21, 2012

This weeks Tip comes from Andrew Audova in the environmental support group: What do you do when you launch PADS…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
PADS Tips and Tricks: Differential Pairs

PADS Tips and Tricks: Differential Pairs

March 15, 2012

Today’s tip is from Bill Tkachuk in CSD.  It’s a great way to speed the definition and rule assignment for…

By Jim Martens
2 MIN READ
Great Things in Small Packages

Great Things in Small Packages

March 14, 2012

I visit many customers throughout the year, and read press releases from many of them.  I’ve seen some of the…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
PADS Tips and Tricks – Installation and Licensing

PADS Tips and Tricks – Installation and Licensing

March 9, 2012

Hello, With the release of PADS 9.4, many of you are getting ready to move to this new release.  With…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
PADS 9.4 Released with Unique Technology

PADS 9.4 Released with Unique Technology

March 8, 2012

PADS 9.4 was released earlier this week – take a look at the press release here: http://www.mentor.com/company/news/mentor-release-pads-dfm-high-speed-interactive-routing The new features…

By Jim Martens
2 MIN READ