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Electronic Systems Design

PADS Tips and Tricks: Building a PCB Decal with Polar Patterns

Many connectors and other components require decals/footprints that have their pins laid out in a polar pattern.  In many CAD...

Embedded Software

Embedded education

I am often asked – typically by young engineers and college students – how to learn about doing embedded software....

NX Manufacturing

Features or Direct Modeling- Which is Better for Mold and Tool Design?

This blog post has been licensed for hosting by Siemens PLM. The concepts, ideas and positions of this post have been developed independently by Industry Analyst Chad Jackson of Lifecycle Insights. ©...

Simulating the Real World

Why Not Just Shove a Heatsink on Top of it? Part 1

A common enough question. Heatsinks are often perceived to be the magic answer to all electronics cooling challenges. They should...

Embedded Software

Gone flying

As I was lamenting last week, I spend a lot of time on aircraft as a result of the need...

Electronic Systems Design

Interactive Routing in the PADS ES Suite

When designing a PCB, most of your time may be spent interactively routing. PADS has always been known for having...

Corporate Blog

Meet Future Engineer Sean Webb

Meet Sean Webb, a first year student at Calhoun Community College. His story is one that highlights how important real-world projects are in STEM education. For Sean the project that did it was Green...

Verification Horizons

Part 1: The 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study

 Design Trends In my previous blog, I introduced the 2012 Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study (click here). The objective of...

NX Manufacturing

Minco - Achieving Success with NX

Meet Minco Tool and Mold, a major plastic injection mold manufacturer in the United States. Minco uses NX Mold Design and NX CAM to capture a niche in the market for manufacturing complex shaped part...