Impedance

Impedance

Impedance is an important concept in many different realms of engineering. We often see it in our everyday life, especially…

What to analyze?

What to analyze?

In my previous blog, I talked about how a printed circuit board is nothing more than a path for signals…

Don’t let your board heat up your ICs

Don’t let your board heat up your ICs

What?  Isn’t that backwards?  Technically, yes.  The board is merely a pathway through which ICs talk to each other, and…

Co-simulation gets you the real answer

Co-simulation gets you the real answer

Simulation is a way of predicting reality.  The more information we put into the simulation, the better our prediction of…

HyperLynx PI Virtual Labs Launch!

HyperLynx PI Virtual Labs Launch!

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

Try to fit some plane pairs in your stackup

Try to fit some plane pairs in your stackup

At the very minimum, a good board stackup has solid reference planes for signal routing.  Power demands now pretty much…

Stackups: More than just a bunch of routing layers

Stackups: More than just a bunch of routing layers

Proper stackup design is the key to ensuring maximum performance for your PCB design.  Electromagnetic compatibility, signal integrity, power integrity…

What’s driving the need for PCB power design?

What’s driving the need for PCB power design?

I talk with a lot of customers about their designs and what’s needed to get their products out the door…

HyperLynx 8.1 released!

HyperLynx 8.1 released!

Last week we released the official version of HyperLynx 8.1. If you’ve been a beta tester (I know there are…