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Read ArticleYou Know You’re a PCB Designer When...
The command and layer names fall into our conversation making half of what we say indecipherable to the layperson.
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Read ArticleIt’s Good to be a Player in a Multi-Board World
A large circuit where high-performance construction is required would benefit by reducing its size by shipping the non-critical circuits off to a cheaper stack-up.
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Read ArticleA PCB Designer’s Origin Story
We all came from somewhere. My “somewhere” was a little village set against the forest in South Western Germany.
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Read ArticleMetaphors for PCB Layout
There is always more than meets the eye in a PCB. There is also more that one way to think about the design process.
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Read ArticleCommon Design For Assembly "Gotchas"
Great ideas come together with great timing and the only thing left is great execution. Flipping the switch that sets the factory in motion will cause a few pain points.
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Read ArticleThe Importance of Persistence
Analog design is rich in details, some of which, upon first exposure, seems a bit quirky. Somehow, the signal propagates just fine even without a copper connection.
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Read ArticleGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing for the PCB Designer
As we continue to shrink the electronics in our lives, the need for concise documentation grows more important at each node. The dimensions we provide are the determinants of success.
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Read ArticleThe Design Rule Kit and Why You Might Want One
Others might be solving the same problems you are. Leverage the commonality so you can focus on your core solution.
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Read ArticleCommon DFM “Gotchas”
Technical questions that you should solve before you share your data with the factory.
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Read ArticleThe Part Shortage Chronicles
When the Parts Run Out, Make A Friend and Make Your Quarter.
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Read ArticleNailing the PCB Designer Interview
Job searches can be a nerve-racking process. You want the right job with the right people in the right place doing the right things. Right?
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Read Article40Gb/s Since When?
Let me tell you about when 40G really meant something. A big customer (rhymes with Disco) set up a demonstration in our assembly area where they simulated the web traffic enabled by this...
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Read ArticleAdvanced Driver Assistance Systems
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) is a fairly new term that encompasses modern safety equipment in our cars and trucks.
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Read ArticleThe Secret Language of the Printed Circuit Board Designer
The PCB Designer position is a hub where a lot of abstract and concrete information is funneled into a physical product. The boards start with the inspiration of an inventor.
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Read ArticleShorts and Cuts: Post-fabrication Logic Changes
Circuits are usually developed with a few unknowns at the start. Future price and availability of key components is a typical day-one risk. The wise designer leaves themselves some room to...
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Read ArticleDesign Reuse Within a PCB Layout and Beyond
As PCB Designers, we are often tasked with filling out a board with geometry that repeats itself. Better physical resemblance usually equals better performance.
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Read ArticleECOs Made Easy
It all starts with rev 1 for prototypes and rev A for release to production. In any case, we release the most elegant design possible in the limited time we have to hit a market window.
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Read ArticleCan You Afford to Skip the CAM Process When You Tape Out a Printed Circuit Board?
You may have seen the advertising already. Some PCB fab shops will provide a quotation based on a questionnaire that details the pertinent factors...
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Read ArticleMy Favorite Component - How to Succeed With Switch Mode Power Supplies.
What’s the secret sauce for mobility? Not wasting a milliamp-hour of that precious battery power. In a marketing breakthrough, we can start with 2000 milliamp-hours instead of just two amp-hours...
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Read ArticleHow the Role of a PCB Designer Changes With the Size of the Company
Board design is board design, right? In terms of polygons and traces, it’s the same process but the approach you have to take is quite different from start-up to tech-giant.
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