Sketch Routing: A New Paradigm

Sketch Routing: A New Paradigm

In my last post I mentioned my recent conversation about autorouting with several PCB designers at the IPC Council meeting…

Length matching for 10GHz links

Length matching for 10GHz links

For most busses, length-matching a group of signals to 5 mils is a bit of overkill.  But, if length-matching to…

Standing Room Only @PCBCarolina 2014

Standing Room Only @PCBCarolina 2014

Raleigh, NC — The premier show for printed circuit board design and manufacturing in the Southeast, PCB Carolina Conference & Exhibition, returned…

DO sweat the small stuff

DO sweat the small stuff

My grandma always told me not to sweat the small stuff, and since she just celebrated her 100th birthday, I…

Designer Schematic and Layout Now Available

Designer Schematic and Layout Now Available

Did you hear the news? On Tuesday, Digi-Key announced the availability of Designer Schematic and Designer Layout. These are professional…

Hitting 100 ohms, the right way

Hitting 100 ohms, the right way

When designing the trace configuration for your differential pairs, you are typically targeting 100 ohms differential.  That means each trace…

Learn About The 12 Component Properties Your PCB Library Should Never be Without

Learn About The 12 Component Properties Your PCB Library Should Never be Without

PCB design is a complicated task, partially because each design task has an effect on the outcome of the rest…

PCB Routing Solutions: Simplifying the Tuning Process – Part 2 Manual Tuning

PCB Routing Solutions: Simplifying the Tuning Process – Part 2 Manual Tuning

When tuning a set of nets in Xpedition Layout, there are methods to do it automatically or manually – or…

Three Elements That Can Make PCB Library Creation and Maintenance a Lot Easier

Three Elements That Can Make PCB Library Creation and Maintenance a Lot Easier

We all know creating and managing part libraries is not an easy task; it’s time consuming, error prone, and requires…