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PCB design best practice: library and design data management

Another best practice of this pillar is library and design data management. And what I mean by that is how…

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Meeting RF design challenges with PADS Professional Premium

The demand for electronics with gigahertz wireless technology, as well as IoT consumer devices have both increased dramatically. This has…

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The road to resilience at the point of design: Optimization

On our last two episodes of the Printed Circuit Podcast, we talked about the road to PCB supply chain resilience,…

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PCB design best practice: design and manufacturing collaboration

Another best practice to talk about within the digitally integrated and optimized pillar is the collaboration between design and manufacturing…

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Considerations for rigid-flex design

Rigid-flex design introduces several challenges that many of today’s design tools cannot handle. These could include: The best way to…

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PCB design best practice: ECAD/MCAD co-design

When we think about the PCB design best practices that fall into the digitally integrated and optimized pillar, we need…

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MCAD Collaboration with PADS Professional Premium

One of the trends emerging over the past several years is packing more and more functionality onto ever decreasing substrates….

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The road to resilience at the point of design: Intelligence

In our fourth episode of the Printed Circuit Podcast, we talk about how to create resilience at the point of…

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The road to resilience at the point of design: Knowledge

In our third episode of the Printed Circuit Podcast, we talk about how to create resilience at the point of…