CPLD vs. FPGA: Which Do You Need For Your Digital System?
With the popularity of NAND and NOR gates, it can be easy to overlook the capabilities of CPLD vs FPGA when looking to satisfy the needs of your digital system.
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EMI and Safety: Hazards, Risks, and Designing to Avoid Them
Understand the impact of EMI on circuit reliability and critical safety applications.
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PCB Design Techniques to Reduce Ground Bounce in Signal Integrity
Switching noise can cause problems in your PCB design. Here are some suggestions for how you can reduce ground bounce in signal integrity on your next design.
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How Current Density In PCB Trace Can Affect Functionality
Current density PCB traces can accumulate can affect the overall health of your design as well as subject your device to errors like overcooking and shortages.
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Working with High Speed and RF PCB Trace Lengths in Your Design
Here are some PCB routing best practices to use when working with high speed and RF PCB trace lengths in your design to avoid signal integrity problems.
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RDL Routing, the Beginning of High Speed PCB Design
As IC components on circuit boards become more complex, the RDL routing within the chips needs to evolve as well. Here’s what PCB designers should know.
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Differential Pair Signal Analysis: Clarifying Signals and Routing
Design teams can eliminate EMI and noise with carefully differential routing and analysis of differential signals.
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How To Eliminate Crosstalk In Your High-speed PCB Design
Learn how to eliminate unwanted interference in your PCB design.
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How to Prevent Clock Skew in PCB Design
Clock skew involves data signals being improperly sent and received. Preventing clock skew is important for your device working properly.
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How the Total Etch Length Tool Makes Routing Differential Pairs Easier
Find out how to keep your differential pair trace lengths equal with OrCAD’s Total Etch Length feature.
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Just How Wide Should a PCB 50 Ohm Trace Width Be?
A critical step in high-speed PCB design is controlled impedance trace routing. To get this right, you need to know how wide a PCB 50 ohm trace width should be.
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PCB Design for Pulse Width Modulation Applications
From motors to servo control systems, there are plenty of pulse width modulation applications to consider for your next PCB.
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How to Maximize Compliance for EMC in PCB Design
When considering how to maximize compliance for EMC in PCB design, maintain proper respect to current pathing, ground planes, and filters.
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Considerations When Selecting PCB Materials for High-Frequency Applications
FR-4 may not be the best choice for your high-speed design. Take a look at these considerations when selecting PCB materials for high-frequency applications.
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Tips for Routing BGA Packages that Won’t Leave You Puzzled
All the unrouted nets of a BGA on your printed circuit board design may look like a puzzle, but these tips on routing BGA packages should prove helpful.
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PCB Routing Topologies Demystified
Take your PCB routing topologies to the next level
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Selecting and Placing High Power Connectors in Your PCB
If you’re attempting to place high power connectors on your PCB, you’ll have to take power matching into consideration as well as IR drop for your board functions.
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PCB Materials and Design Requirements for 5G Systems
The era of 5G systems is upon us. You can prepare yourself with the right materials knowledge and design tools.
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Topology Planning and Routing Guidelines for Your Next PCB Layout
Creating a successful printed circuit board design means careful topology planning and routing of sensitive traces. Here are some guidelines that can help.
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