40 years of OrCAD: From Basement Beginnings to PCB Legend
From 1985 to today, OrCAD has revolutionized PCB design, empowering engineers with innovative tools like OrCAD X to create, collaborate, and shape the future of electronics.
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Why HDI Designs Fail in the Field: Advanced Root Causes Beyond Standard Microvia Cracking
Prevent HDI PCB failures with insights on resin starvation, copper pull-away, and CAF growth. Ensure long-term reliability using Cadence DFM solutions.
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Does HDI Improve Signal Integrity? The Real Electromagnetic Impact of Microvias
HDI promises better signal integrity, but does it deliver? Learn the real electromagnetic impact of microvias, via stubs, differential skew, and reference plane issues in high-speed PCB design.
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Electromagnetic Side Effects of HDI: Cavity Modes, Return-Path Fragmentation, and Plane Resonance Patterns
Explore electromagnetic challenges in HDI PCB design, like cavity modes and plane resonance, and learn how advanced EM tools help solve signal integrity and EMI issues. For PCB and hardware engineers.
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How Many Microvias Can You Safely Stack? A Deep Dive Into HDI Reliability Physics
Discover how stacking microvias impacts HDI density and reliability. Cadence explores thermal stress, CTE mismatch, and material choices to guide PCB engineers on safe stack heights for durable design
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3D PCB Design and Analysis: ECAD/MCAD and Where They Converge
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Tolerances and Dimensions Pertaining to PCB Fabrication
lerances are a mixture of design requirements and factory capability. This article looks at three methods to dimension a printed circuit board, depending on complexity.
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RF Design: The Wave of the Future
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Splitting a Printed Circuit Board For Concurrent Design
Time to market is one of the key drivers of a successful product launch. Parallel PCB Design can accelerate the process
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Pre-Tapeout Confidence: In-Design Checks for Power Integrity in Allegro X
Analyze PCB Power Integrity with Allegro X: Check DC IR-Drop, Return Path Continuity, Isolation Spacing DRC. Avoid issues like ground necking, ensure certification, and pass testing on the first run.
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Layout the Hot Loop, Save the EMI: Practical Allegro X Constraints for SMPS
Minimize EMI in your SMPS PCB design by understanding the 'hot loop' in PCB layout. Learn the 3 essential rules and how to put them into Allegro X constraints to pass compliance the first time.
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PDN: Gives Your Board Life
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Magnetics First: How Transformer Choices Make or Break Your Design
The transformer is the heart of every flyback design. Learn how primary inductance, turns ratio, and saturation current make or break your design's efficiency and size.
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Achieving PCI-e Compliance: Getting it Right the First Time
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A Flyback That Starts Clean: Modeling Startup & Burden in PSpice
Use PSpice transient simulation to learn flyback power supply startup. Learn to tune soft-start, control inrush current, and prevent output voltage overshoot before you build hardware.
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Thermal & EMI in Power Supply Design: The Physics Your Schematic Won't Show You
Addressing thermal and EMI issues early can prevent power supply design challenges. Learn practical guidelines, architecture strategies, and modern tools to design for compliance and avoid re-spins
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Lost in Transmission: Solving Common Issues in High-Speed Design
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The Role of Control Loops in Stable Power Supplies
Discover how control loops impact power supply stability. Learn key concepts like loop gain, phase margin, and crossover frequency to design reliable power converters.
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Understanding Power Supply Topologies: From Buck to LLC Resonant
Master power supply topology selection. Compare Buck, Boost, Flyback, Forward, and LLC resonant converters using a practical framework. Simplify your design choices from low-power rails to high-effici
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FLEXing Like a PCB Expert
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Why Power Supply Architecture Matters in Modern Electronics
Learn why power supply architecture matters in electronics. Explore topologies, avoid common mistakes, and use practical frameworks to simplify your design with proven strategies.
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Inspecting Printed Circuit Boards and Assemblies
Exploring the points in the fabrication and assembly processes where an inspection is warranted.
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Reviewing The PCB Design Review Process
Design Reviews help us stay focused and on track to successfully complete the PCBA design
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Common Sources of BOM Rejection and How to Prevent Them
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An Introduction to Microvias in PCB Design
Learn how microvias improve PCB design by enhancing signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal management in high-density interconnect (HDI) technology.
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10 Common DFM Issues and How to Fix Them
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My OrCAD Journey: 1995-2025+
Reviewing the long tenure of OrCAD tools as they grew from schematic capture to a complete end-to-end solution for PCB Design
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Your Route to Design Success
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Flex Circuit Design Practices For Manufacturing and Assembly
FPC/FPCA Design is closely tied to the mechanical requirements. Our job is to make sure those requirements make sense.
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