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Rigid-flex design with Xpedition Standard

Rigid-flex PCB design with Xpedition Standard

Xpedition Standard brings powerful capabilities that help you confidently navigate rigid-flex PCB design.

Mastering the Bend: Essential Tips & Tricks for Rigid-Flex PCB Design

Mastering the bend: Essential tips & tricks for rigid-flex PCB design

Getting rigid-flex PCB design right requires a little know-how. To help you navigate the exciting world of bendable electronics, I’ve put together some essential tips and tricks.

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Cutting your losses – loss planning and you

Loss planning – What is the best laminate for a loss budget of x dB for y inches?  I was thinking in terms of Panasonic Megaton (sic) 6 or something like it.

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Verification and optimization of power delivery networks for AMD Versal devices

While ensuring stable power delivery is paramount, overengineering power delivery networks (PDNs) can negatively impact product costs and time-to-market.

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The invisible backbone of electronics: Why impedance matters more than you think

beneath the surface of every high-performance circuit lies an unsung champion: Impedance (Z).

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Connected design workflows with user-friendly tools: Eliminating data silos to accelerate innovation

The key to accelerated, sustainable PCB design innovation? Connected design workflows powered by intuitive, user-friendly tools. 

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How to drive routing automation with human intelligence

Routing automation is fast, but automated decisions can sometimes miss critical design intent. Human expertise is precise, but hand routing can be slow and repetitive.

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Connected electronics ecosystem: Building bridges across design domains

A connected electronics ecosystem ensures t that design domains like electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, don’t just exist in their own siloed worlds.

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How effective is decoupling capacitance in power distribution networks?

The power distribution network (PDN) is especially important as devices can draw immense current leading to unwanted voltage drops at power supply pins, compromising device operation and reliability.