Featured Article: Software Success Was a Leap of Faith
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.
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On-Demand Webinar: The 3 R's of PCB Design: Reuse, Recycle, Re-purpose
Join the PCB design experts at EMA for a dive into the various aspects of reusable design content and how you can leverage your CAD system to get the most out of your engineering IP now and in the...
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30th Anniversary Giveaway
This year marks EMA's 30th anniversary and to celebrate we are doing a giveaway!
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On-Demand Webinar: 3D PCB Design and Analysis: When ECAD Meets MCAD and MCAD Meets ECAD
Many designs have been derailed by conflicts between ECAD and MCAD. Fortunately modern PCB design tools and practices have been developed to ensure MCAD and ECAD can stay in sync. Join the experts...
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Quick Tutorial: Free Real-Time OrCAD Capture CIS Apps
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...
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Open Compute Project; A Look Under the Hood with PCB Design Expert Robert Feranec
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...
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Your Route to Design Success: PCB Routing Tips from the Pros
One of the most difficult tasks in the PCB design process is routing let our experts at EMA show you tips and tricks to be successful.
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Quick Tutorial: Real-Time Design for Test (DFT)
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...
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Quick Tutorial: Real-Time Routing Analysis
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...
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Whiteboard Wednesday: Via Selection
This episode of Whiteboard Wednesday will discuss Via Selection. This video will cover:
- What is a via
- The types of vias, what they are typically used for, and cost considerations
- Why...
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Tutorial: Real-Time Placement Analysis
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....
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Whiteboard Wednesdays: Best Practices for Component Selection
An overview on what factors need to be considered when choosing a part and their corresponding effect on a project.
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Whiteboard Wednesday: PCB Stackup
You've completed your schematic design and are ready to begin the PCB layout process, but where to begin? This episode of Whiteboard Wednesdays will discuss the PCB Stackup and what factors need...
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Tutorial: How to Identify Stressed Components with Smoke Analysis in OrCAD PSpice
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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On-Demand Webinar: Don’t Let Your Design Data Manage You: How to Make PCB Design Data Management an Inherent Part of Your Design Process.
With all the pressures engineers face to make everything ‘better, faster, cheaper, smaller’ all in less time managing your design data can seem like the least of your concerns. However, data...
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