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Best practices and Trends to Ensure a Reliable Circuit Design
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Read ArticleIntroduction to Non-parametric Analysis for Electronics
Non-parametric analysis is best suited for the analyzing of functionality and performance when the aim is to quantify a comparison.
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Read ArticleComponent Reliability Considerations with Circuit Simulation
A headache for PCB designers is having to locate and correct component reliability problems on a finished board. Here’s some ideas to help before you design.
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Read ArticleApplying TRL Calibration for Noncoaxial Measurements
Utilizing TRL calibration to obtain noncoaxial measurements provides the easiest and most accurate readings.
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Read ArticleResonant Frequency vs. Natural Frequency in Oscillator Circuits
Some engineers still use resonant frequency and natural frequency interchangeably, but they are not always the same. Here’s why damping is important.
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Read ArticleTestability Analysis Framework for Non-functional Requirements
Testability analysis is an integral part of all design practices. The need to assess a product’s capabilities and behavior in a real-world setting is paramount.
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Read ArticleForward Converter Circuit Design and Analysis
Here’s what you need to know about a forward converter and how to model its behavior in a SPICE simulator.
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Read ArticleUnderstanding Link Budgets and Balancing SNR Ratios
Your link budget indicates gain and losses throughout a system, but noise and other factors may affect the equation significantly.
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Read ArticleESD Protection Design for Integrated Circuits in CMOS Technology
Proper ESD protection design is your first and last defense against IC failure in the world of CMOS technology.
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Read ArticleDetermining the Impedance of a Circuit and How It Affects Your PCB
The impedance of a circuit can be determined by hand or with Cadence’s precision simulation and analysis tools.
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Read ArticleMatched Terminations Help Avoid Impedance Issues
Don’t overlook matched terminations when you’re considering noise, impedance, and other voltage concerns in your pcb design.
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Read ArticleEDA Tools for PCB Design: What You Should be Looking For
PCB design tools have changed and grown a lot over the years, but you still need to make an informed choice when selecting EDA tools to work with.
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Read ArticleMulti Circuit Board Design Rules to Speed Up Design Time
You can avoid a lot of design and manufacturing problems as well as saving time on your next PCB design by saving multi circuit board design rules for reuse.
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Read ArticleThe Four Most Common Causes of Failure of Electronic Circuits
Failure of electronic circuits can occur from a number of factors. Learn about them and how to prevent failures in the future.
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Read ArticleAnalog Signal Transmission, Processing, and Modulation
Analog signals can be tricky to navigate in your designs without strong simulation and analysis tools to model and predict anticipated interactions.
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Read ArticleUsing the Expectation Maximization Algorithm in Circuit Analysis
As an important machine learning technique, you can apply expectation maximization to analyzing your circuits.
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Read ArticlePrinted Circuit Board: An Introduction and the Basics of Printed Circuit Boards
There are a lot of steps involved in the design and manufacturing of a printed circuit board. Here we will describe these basic steps to outline the process.
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Read ArticleReliability-Based Design Optimization in SPICE Circuit Analysis
Here’s how you can use reliability-based design optimization to improve your circuit designs and ensure they operate as intended.
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Read ArticleMonte Carlo Analysis and Simulation for Electronic Circuits
Monte Carlo analysis and simulation for electronics design is a function determining probabilities of risk associated with manufacturing processes.
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Read ArticleAnalog Multipliers and RF Modulators: Introduction and Applications
Analog multipliers and RF modulators aren’t the only applications available, but are some of the common uses for both multipliers and modulators.
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Read ArticleEnvelope Circuit Design and Layout Tips
If your next PCB contains an envelope circuit, then you’ll need to follow some important layout guidelines for your board.
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