EMA Blog

Manny Marcano, President and CEO of EMA Design Automation, spoke with Olivier de Percin, Dassault Systemes' Vice President of high tech sector, to discuss the partnership as well as other topics...

With many of us working from home, it is more important than ever to find ways to actively communicate with our mechanical counterparts. The first step is asking the right questions throughout the...

This tutorial will provide step-by-step instructions on how to use the SI Design Setup wizard and SigXplorer included in OrCAD PCB Designer Professional to perform analysis for your high-speed...

We understand it is vital for engineers to have access to the software they need to effectively do their jobs from home--especially now. During this time, we wanted to do whatever we can to ease...

Keyboard shortcuts save time by taking out the need to search through options, especially for repetitive tasks.

PS Engineering has been using OrCAD for over 30 years and shows no signs of stopping.

When I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering, I felt like an imposter. Like someone merely pretending to be an engineer; there were so many things I didn’t...

In celebration of our 30-year anniversary, Printed Circuit Design & Fab sat down with our CEO, Manny Marcano, to talk about the journey of 30 years in the business.

Manually tracking part information and status throughout your design and keeping your database in sync with your design can be an exercise in futility. Luckily, there are two FREE apps available...

Have you ever looked a board designed by someone else and wondered, how or why certain decisions were made (good or bad)? Robert Feranec offers an in-depth look into PCB design through a video...

This tutorial will show you how to flex your design, measure paths in the x, y, and z directions, and perform collision detection in real-time directly within OrCAD PCB Designer Professional.

Incorporating testing into your design is critical for the success of your project. By setting Design for Test (DFT) constraints, you can check items such as testpoint spacing or testpoints under...

Design Rule Checks are usually performed to identify and resolve any features that may be troublesome for your design, including signal quality and manufacturing issues. Easily find route-quality...

Creating Directed Groups within OrCAD PCB Designer

This tutorial will show you how easy it is to simulate and view impedance and coupling issues in your traces with no additional steps or modeling by utilizing the included workflow manager.

With designs increasing in complexity and speed, it is more important than ever to ensure your design functions properly. For some device signals, this means ensuring timing of your components....

How do you know if a component will fail in your circuit? As the designer, it’s your job to ensure that the parts in your design are within their stress limitations. This can be tedious and time...

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