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Z-planner Enterprise PCB stackup tool

What’s New in Z-planner V2022.1

Creating the correct PCB stackup using the proper materials and then transferring that information to your fabricator is extremely important in the success of your PCB design.  Being able to “left-shift” this stage of your design process can add huge cost and quality savings into your entire design.

PCBflow Live Event 2022

The rapidly changing PCB DFM landscape – Live Annual Event

Live online event – September 20, 2022 – 2 sessions available. PCB design for manufacturing (DFM) is moving to the…

PCB assembly machine

What is the PCB Design Process?

The PCB design process can be different depending on your company, but the fundamental aspects are all the same –…

Blog alternate electronic components

Can you accelerate the selection of alternate components?

This blog was written by Chad Jackson, Chief Analyst & CEO at Lifecycle Insights, and comments have been provided throughout…

electronic components sourcing blog

The engineer and the electronic component sourcing process – how to streamline that today and streamline BOM verification

This blog was written by Chad Jackson, Chief Analyst & CEO at Lifecycle Insights, and comments have been provided throughout…

IESF 2022

Check out the new PCB track at IESF 2022

IESF Automotive is organized by Siemens Digital Industries Software and has been a must-attend event for automotive E/E design professionals…

An illustration depicting resilience at the point of design

Bringing resilience at the point of design

This blog was written by Chad Jackson, Chief Analyst & CEO at Lifecycle Insights, and comments have been provided throughout…

PCB Designer on Valor NPI

How do you track changes made to your CAM files?

PCB DFM comparison of CAM files CAM Compare is a popular DFM tool that comes packaged with every version of…

Part Selection and Library Definition

Electronic part selection and library creation made simple

Not long ago, a PCB engineer would download a components datasheet and start building library elements in their PCB design…