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Design reuse in electronics

July 9, 2024

Last year, I sat with Steph Chavez, the host of the Printed Circuit Podcast, and engaged in a conversation about…

By Carlos Gazca
2 MIN READ
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The foundations and challenges of electronics design data management

June 25, 2024

Last year on the Printed Circuit Podcast I talked with Andre Mosley, a seasoned professional in the field of electronics…

By Stephen V. Chavez
2 MIN READ
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Fundamentals of library and design data management

June 13, 2024

When it comes to electronic systems design, I’m often asked what a robust library and design data management system should…

By Andre Mosley
4 MIN READ

Latest posts

Finding the Problems that Simulation Can’t

Finding the Problems that Simulation Can’t

March 16, 2017

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

By Jim Martens
2 MIN READ
Concurrent Engineering – Part 2: Concurrent Schematic Design

Concurrent Engineering – Part 2: Concurrent Schematic Design

March 14, 2017

In part one of this series on concurrent engineering, we reviewed the key features associated with a system that supports…

By Craig Armenti
2 MIN READ
Change is in the air, and it feels good

Change is in the air, and it feels good

March 1, 2017

If you have the feeling that everywhere you look you see articles about IoT, you’re probably right. It’s not often…

By Danit Atar
2 MIN READ
Collaborative management of design constraints

Collaborative management of design constraints

February 23, 2017

Most design teams would agree that as circuit complexity continues to increase, so has the criticality for efficient rules-driven design…

By Craig Armenti
2 MIN READ
The World Has Changed, Yet Again

The World Has Changed, Yet Again

February 20, 2017

The internet was never designed to be part of society’s central infrastructure. It was developed for military purposes, in a…

By Danit Atar
2 MIN READ
Accuracy in HyperLynx

Accuracy in HyperLynx

February 15, 2017

I frequently get asked, “what is the maximum frequency that you can simulate in HyperLynx?”  And I usually say that…

By Patrick Carrier
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The Internet of Things – Seize its Opportunities, Tackle Its Challenges

The Internet of Things – Seize its Opportunities, Tackle Its Challenges

February 15, 2017

Looking at our world today, you must have reflected on how much the connected world, the Internet of Things, has…

By Danit Atar
2 MIN READ
The Simulation Advantage

The Simulation Advantage

February 10, 2017

The advent of high-speed serial links added many challenges to the process of designing PCBs.  In some ways, it made…

By Patrick Carrier
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Correlation up to 50GHz

Correlation up to 50GHz

February 9, 2017

Last week I attended DesignCon, and as usual correlation between simulation and measurement was a hot topic, especially for the…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ