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PCB design best practices: design automation

When we think about the PCB design best practices that fall into the engineering productivity and efficiency pillar, we need…

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Five ways to achieve pre-layout simulation with PADS Professional Premium

With increasingly advancing technology and faster edge rates in today’s integrated circuits, it’s important to find more efficient ways to…

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What is PCB design?

PCB design is the entire process of creating a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) through collaboration and integration between multiple disciplines…

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PCB design best practice: library and design data management

Another best practice of this pillar is library and design data management. And what I mean by that is how…

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Meeting RF design challenges with PADS Professional Premium

The demand for electronics with gigahertz wireless technology, as well as IoT consumer devices have both increased dramatically. This has…

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The road to resilience at the point of design: Optimization

On our last two episodes of the Printed Circuit Podcast, we talked about the road to PCB supply chain resilience,…

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PCB design best practices pillar 1: digitally integrated and optimized

As I outlined in my last blog, there are five pillars of PCB design best practices. The first one I…

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Today’s supply chain systems – why companies aren’t equipped to handle the new normal

In our first podcast on supply chain resilience, we discussed how today, things look a lot different when it comes…

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The core of PCB design: physical layout

Studies have shown that a majority of design time is spent on placement and routing. That said, over the past…