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An image of Xpedition software showing managed blocks with text onscreen that says Design reuse in electronics

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

PADS Tips and Tricks: Creating Split Planes and Manipulating Thermal and Antipads

PADS Tips and Tricks: Creating Split Planes and Manipulating Thermal and Antipads

March 13, 2013

Today’s Tip and Trick comes from Bill Tkachuk in customer support. PADS Layout has very powerful split plane functionality.  Along…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
Developing Confidence in Your Analysis Tool – HyperLynx 9.0 Demonstration

Developing Confidence in Your Analysis Tool – HyperLynx 9.0 Demonstration

February 7, 2013

Last week at DesignCon 2013, I provided an Analysis Anchored to Reality presentation of the highlighting and validating the new…

By Julie Weber
< 1 MIN READ
Introducing HyperLynx 9.0: Fastest time to accurate results

Introducing HyperLynx 9.0: Fastest time to accurate results

January 31, 2013

Over the past 16 years I’ve had the pleasure of being part of the development of HyperLynx and am excited…

By dkohlmeier
2 MIN READ
DxDesigner With PADS Layout

DxDesigner With PADS Layout

January 25, 2013

I’ve spoken with several customers recently who have, or are in the process of transitioning from PADS Logic to the…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
PADS Tips and Tricks – Assigning a Shortcut Key to a Macro

PADS Tips and Tricks – Assigning a Shortcut Key to a Macro

January 25, 2013

Have you written a macro and want to execute it quickly and easily with a custom defined shortcut key?  That’s…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ
How much stitching do I need?

How much stitching do I need?

January 9, 2013

If signal integrity engineers had the power to make their jobs as easy as possible, every signal in an electronic…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
Pick a layer and stick with it

Pick a layer and stick with it

January 7, 2013

One of the nice things about newer, faster busses like DDR3 and DDR4 is on-die termination.  They are nice because…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
Manage reference plane changes for quiet boards

Manage reference plane changes for quiet boards

January 4, 2013

In the past I have blogged about crossing splits in reference planes.  This is probably the most glaringly obvious of reference…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
PADS Tips and Tricks – Changing Trace Width While Routing

PADS Tips and Tricks – Changing Trace Width While Routing

January 3, 2013

This Tip is Shared by Yan Killy, Technical Marketing Engineer There are technology and fabrication reasons why designers on occasion need…

By Jim Martens
< 1 MIN READ