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Female Designer Using Desktop Computer With PADS Professional and CELUS software

How CELUS and Siemens are about to transform PCB design

November 26, 2024

Hey there, fellow engineers, designers, and tech enthusiasts! If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent countless hours creating and modifying…

By Stephen V. Chavez
2 MIN READ
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Ultra high-density interconnect: a game changer in electronics

October 16, 2024

Ultra high-density interconnect (UHDI) is a key innovation that has changed the design and production of PCBs. Learn how UHDI enables the future of electronics.

By Stephen V. Chavez
3 MIN READ
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Keys to successful ECAD-MCAD collaboration

September 24, 2024

ECAD-MCAD collaboration is crucial In today’s complex world of product design and development. As product designs evolve, involving smaller IC…

By Stephen V. Chavez
2 MIN READ

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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
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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
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Shorter stubs are getting longer

Shorter stubs are getting longer

November 4, 2011

…It all depends on how fast you are trying to go.  That’s really the name of the game with anything…

By Patrick Carrier
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Stupid vias… {grumble grumble}

Stupid vias… {grumble grumble}

November 3, 2011

Yeah, I can totally see Homer Simpson designing his SERDES bus and getting frustrated by all the additional insertion loss…

By Patrick Carrier
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Via modeling – what do I really need?

Via modeling – what do I really need?

November 2, 2011

The whole via simulation issue is admittedly complicated, and I think really boils down to whether the vias are single-ended…

By Patrick Carrier
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HyperLynx PI Virtual Labs Launch!

HyperLynx PI Virtual Labs Launch!

August 19, 2011

This past week, HyperLynx took it’s first steps into cyberspace with the introduction of HyperLynx PI Virtual Labs! What is…

By smckinne
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Measurement correlation is just a stackup away

Measurement correlation is just a stackup away

August 4, 2011

Whether you are trying to correlate simulated waveforms to measured waveforms for a DDR3 signal, or board timing numbers for…

By Patrick Carrier
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Your traces aren’t square, but do you need to care?

Your traces aren’t square, but do you need to care?

August 3, 2011

Yes, you should care about the fact that PCB traces, when actually manufactured, end up having more of a trapezoidal…

By Patrick Carrier
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Can you make Z higher?

Can you make Z higher?

August 2, 2011

Simulations should match measurements.  Otherwise, what good are they?  When doing signal integrity simulations, that starts with comprehensive stackup modeling. …

By Patrick Carrier
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