In this product-how to, ANSYS’ Steve Pytel explains how to use the ANSYS SIwave-DC simulation tool to predict DC power loss and voltage drop for a PCB. As supply voltages continue to decrease and ...

PCB Design Best Practices: Six things to consider when transferring a PCB schematic to layout. All the examples in this article are developed using the NI Multisim design environment, however the same ...

One of the big problems with doing PCB layout is finding a suitable footprint for the components you want to use. Most tools have some library although — of course — some are better than others. You ...

Having a three-dimensional or 3D view of your PCB design is not a current or modern practice. In fact, it started long back with the emergence of PCB design tools. However, the requirement and ...

Most of us learned to design circuits with schematics. But if you get to a certain level of complexity, schematics are a pain. Modern designers — especially for digital circuits — prefer to use some ...

Semiconductor manufacturers have developed innovative production techniques that enable the integration of multiple components and a dc-dc converter IC die into a single module. Producing such a dc-dc ...

Moore’s law, applied to data rates, has pushed PCB circuits so fast that the layout becomes part of the circuit. In designs such as DDR3 and PCIe, the fastest memory and high-speed serial performance ...

Current printed circuit board (PCB) trends are leaning toward open hardware formats and control systems with PCB designs commonly accommodating existing development boards. These often employ daughter ...

Mentor Graphics has announced TeamPCB, a design collaboration tool for PCB designs that are too large or complex for a single person or team to complete in the desired time, and for PCBs with multiple ...