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This blog is a place to learn about electronic systems design, from PCB design to simulation and verification, to manufacturability and manufacturing execution.

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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

When to remove via stubs and non-functional pads?

When to remove via stubs and non-functional pads?

July 12, 2012

For SERDES channel designs, board/system designers are told to remove stubs and non-functional pads (NFP) of vias on channels to…

By Zhen Mu
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Process of via design and verification

Process of via design and verification

July 11, 2012

  Designers dealing with SERDES channels pay more and more attention to signal via effects. Many literatures and guidelines talk…

By Zhen Mu
< 1 MIN READ
PADS Tips and Tricks: Placement Report for Pick and Place

PADS Tips and Tricks: Placement Report for Pick and Place

June 14, 2012

It’s easy to output a file from PADS Layout for use during manufacturing by the pick and place machines.  Customers…

By Jim Martens
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Got integrity?

Got integrity?

June 13, 2012

Well, of course you do – most engineers are pretty good people.  Actually, as much as I’d like to brag…

By Patrick Carrier
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Impedance

Impedance

June 12, 2012

Impedance is an important concept in many different realms of engineering. We often see it in our everyday life, especially…

By Patrick Carrier
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What to analyze?

What to analyze?

June 11, 2012

In my previous blog, I talked about how a printed circuit board is nothing more than a path for signals…

By Patrick Carrier
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Don’t let your board heat up your ICs

Don’t let your board heat up your ICs

June 6, 2012

What?  Isn’t that backwards?  Technically, yes.  The board is merely a pathway through which ICs talk to each other, and…

By Patrick Carrier
< 1 MIN READ
Put your charts away

Put your charts away

June 5, 2012

For over 50 years, designers have been calculating current-carrying capacity on PCBs using charts created by the Navy in 1956…

By Patrick Carrier
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Co-simulation gets you the real answer

Co-simulation gets you the real answer

June 4, 2012

Simulation is a way of predicting reality.  The more information we put into the simulation, the better our prediction of…

By Patrick Carrier
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