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Tutorials, news, snippets, and other various musings about the electrical engineering industry.
Posted on Jun 22, 2018
A circus of 3D printed robots, articulated metal squid, and giant, walking exoskeletons. Reflections of our time at Maker Faire Bay Area 2018.
Posted on Apr 27, 2018
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, error-prone methods of the past. Here are five questions to ask...
Posted on Mar 20, 2018
As online communities continue to grow in popularity, it is important to remember nothing beats human interaction. Attending live user conferences like CDNLive! Silicon Valley provide a much-needed change of pace from the typical day-to-day office...
Posted on Mar 13, 2018
Viral photographer Benjamin Von Wong recently partnered with Dell to create a gorgeous photo series emphasizing the importance of recycling everyday e-waste.
Tags: ewaste Technology photography recycling laptop Dell computers social change pollution Uncategorized internet of things, manufacturing EMA Design Automation Other
Posted on Feb 27, 2018
Has the surge of technological advances created a fleet of designers who lack fundamental PCB design knowledge, or has it spurred innovation by no longer allowing designers to be bound by rules?
Tags: EMA Design Automation
Posted on Feb 12, 2018
Getting the timing just right in your PCB design is critical to ensuring accurate results. Software like our TimingDesigner tool can report status of timing requirements in real time; helping to fix errors along the way. Many PCB designers find it...
Posted on Jan 30, 2018
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have the freedom to design from anywhere? To have a fully functional PCB design tool at your fingertips when inspiration strikes? To be unrestricted by desktop software and/or OS? The days of...
Posted on Jan 26, 2018
From conversations with customers and our years of industry involvement, we have complied a list of the top DFM issues which prevent PCB manufacturability. While some of what is listed below can be considered design best practices, others are put in...
Posted on Jan 24, 2018
The OrCAD® 17.2-2016 Quarterly Incremental Release 5 (QIR5) is now available and adds new functionality to OrCAD 17.2. The latest features will help you to be more efficient in product design by providing customizable workflows and toolbars and...
Posted on Jan 10, 2018
Recently, Electronics Products Magazine announced their 42nd Annual Product of the Year award winners, with Cadence Design Systems winning for their Virtuoso® System Design Platform. According to the article, the editors “have chosen [products] they...