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PCB design best practices: thermal analysis

Designing today’s complex PCB is no easy task. It requires a full understanding of the basics of PCB design, a…

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PCB design best practices: schematic analysis

What is PCB schematic analysis? PCB schematic analysis is the automated analysis of each net within a schematic prior to…

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PCB design best practices pillar 3: digital prototype-driven verification

Today I will outline our third pillar of PCB design best practices, digital prototype-driven verification. When it comes to digital…

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PCB design best practices: Designing for advanced manufacturing technologies like rigid-flex PCB design and High-Density Interconnect

The next best practice I want to discuss as a part of engineering productivity and efficiency is designing for advanced…

How to answer four common questions about power module stray inductance

How to answer four common questions about power module stray inductance

Stray inductance is the sum of all unwanted inductance elements from components, wires, copper planes, and traces in a current…

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PCB design best practices: constraint-driven design

The next best practice within the engineering productivity and efficiency pillar is constraint-driven design. What is constraint-driven design? Constraint-driven design…

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Six common questions about power module cooling

Power modules are essential components in power electronics, providing power conversion and power management. However, they generate a considerable amount…

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Why you should attend User2User – North America

This one-day Siemens EDA User Group Meeting at the Santa Clara Marriott on Thursday, April 13th is your opportunity to…

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PCB design best practices: design reuse

The next best practice in this pillar that I’m going to dive deeper into is design reuse. I can tell…