I want to call attention today to a great new contest for designers being run by Sunstone Circuits. The contest works like this: From now until Dec. 16, design engineers
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DigiTimes is reporting that companies like Quanta are working with cloud computing developers to offer turnkey solutions, selling storage space to design and manufacturing customers. What DigiTimes did not report,
Cadence today announced the release of point revisions to both Allegro and OrCAD, continuing its tradition of keeping releases of its major platforms in sync. They show significant upgrades in
As most of you (hopefully) know, PCB West is next week. The annual conference and trade show, now in its 21st year, is the biggest and best event for the
Here’s an interesting via in pad case. On the one hand, the footprint is very symmetrical and clean looking. On the other hand, it has open vias in the pads.
Cadence’s acquisition of Sigrity, announced yesterday, is a big deal for reasons beyond the technology being acquired. Sure, it’s great for Cadence to gets its hands on Sigrity’s power and
Continuing with yesterday’s theme, I have a couple examples that should have been fine, but due to issues at the board house, improper storage or contamination, ended up very much
We are thrilled to announce the launch (opening?) of the PCD&F Hall of Fame for PCB Design. Actually, that’s a misstatement: It’s not called the PCD&F Hall of Fame. It’s
I recently posted a note about fiducials but I didn’t have any images. Here’s a couple of examples: This first example shows what IPC would like to see. If this
First a disclaimer: I am not an electrical engineer. I am only fluent in my knowledge of PCB fabrication. In other words, much of what I am about to share