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Tutorials, news, snippets, and other various musings about the electrical engineering industry.
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 Jan 2, 2018
It’s that time of year again where we here at EMA stop to look at what content our readers found the most helpful. We have covered numerous topics this year from quick tutorials to top 10 lists (and even cheat sheets). As we approach the new year,...
Tags: OrCAD Capture OrCAD Capture CIS PSpice - MATLAB / Simulink PSpice A/D PSpice Advanced Analysis OrCAD PCB Designer Suite OrCAD PSpice Designer Suite Cadence OrCAD Cadence Allegro EMA Design Automation
Posted on Jun 21, 2017
This week’s Working with OrCAD video, Copper, discusses and the many features Cadence provides designers when dealing with copper shapes in addition to a few design best practices. It covers how to add various types of solid copper elements,...
Tags: Working with OrCAD PCB Layout and Routing Allegro PCB Designer OrCAD PCB Editor OrCAD PCB Designer Suite Cadence OrCAD Cadence Allegro EMA Design Automation
Posted on Jun 2, 2017
“Throw it over the wall” has traditionally been the mindset when dealing with updates and changes between the ECAD and MCAD domains. As a result of this strategy, updates and synchronization points tend to be infrequent. When issues are found,...
Tags: ECAD/MCAD Co-Design OrCAD PCB Editor OrCAD PCB Designer Suite Cadence OrCAD Cadence Allegro EMA Design Automation
Posted on May 10, 2017
Moving a design from concept to a completed board is an involved process—especially when the design is outsourced—there are many opportunities for problems to arise. In order to mitigate potential issues, effective communication with your design...
Tags: ECAD/MCAD Co-Design PCB Design Entry PCB Layout and Routing OrCAD PCB Editor OrCAD PCB Designer Suite Cadence OrCAD Cadence Allegro EMA Design Automation
Posted on Apr 21, 2017
Flex, flexible circuits, and rigid flex are common buzz words that continue to be relevant in today's growing electronics industry– but how much do you really know about the differences between them and when to use each type?
Posted on Feb 3, 2017
In today's high-speed society, there is an increasing pressure to remain on the cutting edge of electronics. Design teams are in a race with their competitors to bring their products to market first all while packing more functionality and...
Posted on Jan 6, 2017
Recently, Arrow has teamed up with Cadence to provide integrated design tools to engineers, creating an accelerated path for new product development, the ability to bring products to market faster and cheaper.
Tags: PCB Layout and Routing OrCAD PCB Designer Suite OrCAD PCB Editor OrCAD PCB SI OrCAD Productivity Toolbox OrCAD PSpice Designer Suite SiliconExpert OrCAD PCB Designer Suite OrCAD PSpice Designer Suite Cadence OrCAD Cadence Allegro
Posted on Dec 30, 2016
One of exciting things about the PCB design space is the pace at which things change and evolve. We are responsible for creating the tools that enable the design of the next great gadget or product. This puts us at the forefront of technology...
Tags: ECAD/MCAD Co-Design PCB Design Entry PCB Layout and Routing OrCAD PCB Designer Suite Cadence OrCAD Cadence Allegro
Posted on Dec 27, 2016
I recently read a very interesting article on Cadence’s Breakfast Bytes Blog, detailing how Raspberry Pi designed their latest board. About the size of a credit card and running only $35, the latest generation of Raspberry Pi, the Raspberry Pi 3, is...