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Tutorials, news, snippets, and other various musings about the electrical engineering industry.
Posted on Mar 8, 2019
How do you know if a component will fail in your circuit? As the designer, it’s your job to ensure that the parts in your design are within their stress limitations. This can be tedious and time consuming, so shortcuts are usually taken. These...
Tags: Simulation and Analysis OrCAD PSpice Designer Suite PSpice Advanced Analysis OrCAD PSpice Designer Suite Cadence OrCAD
Posted on Feb 10, 2019
Need Valentine’s Day cards for the Engineers in your life or are you an engineer wanting to spread the electrical love? Check out our Engineering-themed Valentine's Day Cards.
Tags: Valentine's Day Simulation and Analysis PSpice - MATLAB / Simulink PSpice A/D PSpice Advanced Analysis EMA Design Automation
Posted on Feb 10, 2019
This Valentine's Day, try out these equations for love in PSpice and see what comes of it.
Tags: Valentine's Day Simulation and Analysis PSpice - MATLAB / Simulink PSpice A/D PSpice Advanced Analysis OrCAD PSpice Designer Suite EMA Design Automation
Posted on Nov 19, 2018
The latest OrCAD update brings you access to new and improved tools and features. The new release will help users shorten time to identify and fix high-speed signals with real-time, visual feedback. These updates improve the functionality and...
Tags: Cadence OrCAD
Posted on Nov 13, 2018
Podcast Interview with the authors of The Hitchhikers Guide to PCB Design eBook by Mike Beutow with PCB Chat.
Tags: Documentation ECAD/MCAD Co-Design FPGA Development Library Management PCB Data Management PCB Layout and Routing Schematic EMA Design Automation
Start Designing for AI, Machine Learning, and More: Introducing the Jetson Xavier Developer Kit ver2
Posted on Sep 20, 2018
Last week, NVIDIA announced the release of the Jetson Xavier developer kit. The Jetson Xavier, which was developed in OrCAD, is designed to help developers prototype with robots, drones, and other autonomous machines quickly. The Jetson Xavier is an...
Tags: EMA Design Automation
Posted on Aug 14, 2018
Introducing the culmination of months of handwork and collaboration. The Hitchhikers Guide to PCB Design is a play off the original Douglas Adams novel and contains over 100 pages of contains real-world, actionable tips from experienced 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...