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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 Parallel Pain

The Parallel Pain

March 7, 2012

Parallel busses are a pain to implement.  They really are.  Sure, they are slower than blazing-fast SERDES busses, but they…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
Put the Pieces in Place for SERDES Success

Put the Pieces in Place for SERDES Success

March 6, 2012

Interconnect loss modeling?  Check.  Signal conditioning modeling?  Check.  Ability to simulate multiple S-parameter models for things like connectors and packages…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
Know your limits

Know your limits

March 5, 2012

“A man’s got to know his limitations” … true, and so does a digital bus.  Clint Eastwood’s quote to conclude…

By Patrick Carrier
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PADS Tips and Tricks – Cross Probing

PADS Tips and Tricks – Cross Probing

March 2, 2012

This weeks tip comes from Yan Killy, Technical Marketing Engineering, talking about cross probing between your schematic and PADS Layout…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
2012 U2U Meetings

2012 U2U Meetings

February 29, 2012

Mentor is getting ready to kickoff this year’s regional USER2USER meetings – I hope you can find time to attend,…

By Jim Martens
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PADS Tips and Tricks – Mounting Holes

PADS Tips and Tricks – Mounting Holes

February 24, 2012

Hello, I am starting a new regular topic to this blog – PADS Tips & Tricks.  These will be quick…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
Is The Job Market Getting Better?

Is The Job Market Getting Better?

February 20, 2012

The past few months I’ve visited several customers, and they have all had similar comments – their businesses are looking…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
Fabrication and Assembly Analysis?

Fabrication and Assembly Analysis?

February 8, 2012

Do it right the first time – we all first heard this from our parents as kids, and throughout our…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
Gerber to ODB++ – Have You Made the Move?

Gerber to ODB++ – Have You Made the Move?

January 25, 2012

We’ve all used Gerber, NC drill, and Excel files for years (decades really) to output our fabrication and assembly data…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ