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  • Best 2D and 3D Rendering Software

    Best 2D and 3D Rendering Software

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  • Product Design Software

    Product Design Software

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  • Electronic Product Design Cost: Estimating and Determining ROI

    Electronic Product Design Cost: Estimating and Determining ROI

    By targeting electronic product design cost factors and utilizing software support tools to manage them best will help you optimize development ROI.

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  • PCB Design for Manufacturing & Assembly

    PCB Design for Manufacturing & Assembly

    Before defining DFM and DFA and how to best utilize them, we explain the manufacturing process and the importance of optimizing this stage of PCBA development.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Create Soldermask Openings for RF Signals in OrCAD

    Quick Tutorial: How to Create Soldermask Openings for RF Signals in OrCAD

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to quickly create soldermask openings for RF signals using the Cross Copy feature in Allegro Productivity Toolbox.

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  • PCB DFM and Assembly Guidelines and Principles Explained

    PCB DFM and Assembly Guidelines and Principles Explained

    Following good DFM guidelines and principles based on your CM’s equipment and processes is essential for efficient PCBA development.

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  • PCB Design Process: Schematic to Manufacturing

    PCB Design Process: Schematic to Manufacturing

    Optimizing your PCB design process requires understanding the stages, following good guidelines and using the best tools.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Set up XNets in your PCB Designs

    Quick Tutorial: How to Set up XNets in your PCB Designs

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to setup XNets for your PCB design using OrCAD Capture and OrCAD PCB Designer.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Generate Via Shielding in OrCAD

    Quick Tutorial: How to Generate Via Shielding in OrCAD

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to efficiently generate via shielding for the entire board and specific circuitry using the Shield Generator in Allegro Productivity

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Edit Net Aliases in bulk in OrCAD Capture

    Quick Tutorial: How to Edit Net Aliases in bulk in OrCAD Capture

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to modify net aliases in bulk using OrCAD Capture and Excel to efficiently update net names.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Automatically Create Fillets in OrCAD

    Quick Tutorial: How to Automatically Create Fillets in OrCAD

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to automatically create fillets or teardrops on traces with OrCAD PCB Designer.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Verify Signal Integrity for DDR Interfaces

    Quick Tutorial: How to Verify Signal Integrity for DDR Interfaces

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to use the SRC - SI Metrics Check workflow in Sigrity to analyze the effects of crosstalk and reflection for DDR.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Perform Noise Analysis

    Quick Tutorial: How to Perform Noise Analysis

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to perform noise analysis in OrCAD PSpice and identify the top components contributing to noise.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Adjust OrCAD for High Resolution Displays

    Quick Tutorial: How to Adjust OrCAD for High Resolution Displays

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions for quickly adjusting how OrCAD displays on high resolution (4k) monitors using environmental variables in windows.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Verify Signal Integrity for Serial Link Interfaces

    Quick Tutorial: How to Verify Signal Integrity for Serial Link Interfaces

    This quick how to will provide step-by-step instructions on how to use the SI Metrics Check workflow in Sigrity to analyze crosstalk for serial link interfaces.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Estimate the Board Space Required for the Components in your Design

    Quick Tutorial: How to Estimate the Board Space Required for the Components in your Design

    This quick how-to will provide step-by-step instructions on how to determine the space required for components on the PCB during the schematic design with the CircuitFit App.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Automatically Group Components for Optimized Layout with PCB Clustering

    Quick Tutorial: How to Automatically Group Components for Optimized Layout with PCB Clustering

    This quick how-to will provide step-by-step instructions on how to use the PCB Clustering App to automatically group components based on schematic pages and functionality in OrCAD.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Quickly Group Components using a PDF with PCB Clustering

    Quick Tutorial: How to Quickly Group Components using a PDF with PCB Clustering

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to quickly group components using a PDF of the schematic with the PCB Clustering App.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Reuse IP and Replicate Component Placement with PCB Clustering

    Quick Tutorial: How to Reuse IP and Replicate Component Placement with PCB Clustering

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to use templates in the PCB Clustering app to repliate component placement for similar circuitry.

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  • Quick Tutorial: How to Efficiently Place Components by Connectivity with PCB Clustering

    Quick Tutorial: How to Efficiently Place Components by Connectivity with PCB Clustering

    This quick tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to automatically place components based on schematic connectivity with the PCB Clustering App.

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