Schematic definition

What a PCB designer needs today for schematic definition

What’s really needed in a PCB design tool for schematic definition?  When I started out as an engineer, it was…

Import Eagle Designs into PADS Today!

Import Eagle Designs into PADS Today!

Eagle™ design tools have been popular for simple designs and in the Maker community for years. This has created a…

PCB Technology Leadership Award Winner: Murrelektronic

PCB Technology Leadership Award Winner: Murrelektronic

Congratulations to Murrelektronik in Germany and the design team of Matthias Haak and Simon De Serra for their winning design…

PCB Technology Leadership Award Winner: SIENNA ECAD

PCB Technology Leadership Award Winner: SIENNA ECAD

I’d like to congratulate the two Technology Leadership Award winners who used the PADS design flow on their boards. This…

PADS User2User meetings have begun!

PADS User2User meetings have begun!

I see it all the time – design engineers and designers who are way too busy to explore all the…

DDR – Increased Performance, Increased Design Challenges

DDR – Increased Performance, Increased Design Challenges

If it weren’t for DDR SDRAM, many of today’s products would not be as feature-rich as they are, including servers,…

Getting from Here to There in Electronic Product Design

Getting from Here to There in Electronic Product Design

Electronic product creation – what does it mean to you? When I ask this question to many design professionals, the…

Finding the Problems that Simulation Can’t

Finding the Problems that Simulation Can’t

To deal with today’s high-speed technologies, many design engineers deploy a design process that includes simulation, but what they’re finding…

Calling all OrCAD Users!

Calling all OrCAD Users!

I’ve been working in this industry for a long time, and I know one thing for a fact: people–especially engineers–don’t…