Constraint Driven Flow
Ensure Reliability with a Constraint Driven Design
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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 ArticleHow Parasitic Capacitance and Inductance Affect Your Signals
Parasitic capacitance and inductance can create major problems in your digital, analog, or mixed signal boards. Here are some design tips that can help.
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Read ArticleHow to Reduce Crosstalk in Your PCB Layout
Crosstalk can cause a lot of problems in the performance of a circuit board. Here are some guidelines on how to reduce crosstalk in your PCB layout designs.
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Read ArticleReal-Time Dynamic Differential Pair Routing
Easily meet length and phase pin-to-pin constraints as traces bend without creating electrical issues.
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Read ArticleMaking the Little Things Count on Your PCB Design
Even as everything related to electronics shrinks in size, a few small areas that we have been able to ignore so far remain. Along with the physical reduction, we also encounter reductions in our...
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Read ArticleHow (and Why) to Embrace Design Constraints
Design rules are nothing new. Our ability to create specific and concrete rules to govern the results should not be overlooked. From the first placement study to the final result, capturing a...
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Read ArticleFront End Constraints
Capture electrical constraints early in the design process and automatically communicate them to PCB layout designers directly from the circuit schematic environment.
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Read ArticleHow To: HDMI
High Definition Media Interface is a beautiful thing. Back when 1080P meant something, the HDMI spec entered the scene as an upgrade on the legacy trio or quintet of RCA cables. The number of...
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Read ArticleSo, You Want to be a CAD PCB Layout-er
Knowledge workers are of the variety that knows and does something that their manager probably doesn't. Even the schematic capture experts struggle with the layout software. It has always been a...
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Read ArticleDesign Reliability
The sun rises every day. It is reliable. In practical terms, it has always risen and will continue to do so. On a long enough timeline, however, our star will burn out. That's what the...
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Read ArticleNotes from the Board Room - on Checklists
Not just one, there should be a sanity check at every major step in the life of a layout. Some of us fondly remember the Apollo program on the grainy black-and-white TVs of the day. The whole...
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Read ArticleNotes from the Board Room - A day in the life of a Googler
In my quest to become a world famous PCB designer, (stop laughing!) I've taken to putting my own words on the screen and sharing them here. My job is to enable design wins, period. It's a cruel...
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Read ArticleWhat is the Cost of Field Failures?
We see it in the news frequently; a battery explodes, car brakes malfunction, electronic systems are hacked, a material inexplicably fails. Field failures are costly and unforgiving, necessitating...
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Read ArticleDesign Strategies - WiFi 802.11
Of course, you know what WiFi is. You can get it wherever money changes hands. Being WiFi-enabled is a low-risk strategy when it comes to the number of hot-spots you're likely to pass through on a...
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Read Article5 Ways to Assess PCB Constraint Management Systems for High-Speed Designs
A sound constraint management design process helps to foster a correct-by-design approach, reduces time-to-market, and ultimately optimizes the design process—eliminating the undefined,...
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Read ArticleDDR Constraint Manager for OrCAD Wizard
Routing DDR and high-speed bus interfaces can be one of the most daunting tasks in your design. With the new bus designer, all you need to do is simply describe the bus you are trying route and...
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Read FlipbookMinimizing Routing Iterations on Complex, High-Density PCBs with OrCAD Tools
Quickly route complex, high-density boards for a variety of applications, including industrial- and military-grade designs
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Read ArticleOh Say Can You C? – Grappling with the USB type-C Connector
I can honestly say that I was working on the USB-C protocol before USB-C was cool. Google was/is part of the specification development consortium. My first encounter was in early 2015 trying to...
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Read ArticleOn Board, as in Life, Timing is Everything (almost) | PCB Trace Length – Staying in the Sweet Spot
We are lucky to have the technology that helps us manage timing constraints. X-nets, pin-pairs, and match-groups may seem a little daunting at first. Once mastered, these are fantastic tools for...
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Read ArticleCommon Questions About Constraint-Driven Design with OrCAD Capture
Our most recent webinar, Constraint-driven design with OrCAD Capture, provided attendees with an overview of Constraint Manager for OrCAD. It is a new option available directly within the OrCAD...
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