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Tutorials, news, snippets, and other various musings about the electrical engineering industry.
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...
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...