Did you know the expression ‘crosstalk’ stems from the days of telephone exchanges, as staffed by operators connecting parties who could sometimes and unintentionally hear someone else’s conversation? The talk was, literally, crossing over...
Typical design flow Architectural planning for a new product starts with some simple basic decisions like how many units or modules the product will consist of and what the basic function and interconnect of...
With many manufacturers making the transition from traditional mechanical products to smart, connected ones, the collaboration between mechanical engineers and electrical engineers is more important than ever. They must work tightly together on the...
PCB design tools were built on 2D software methods in the 1980s. Many of today’s design tools still use that 2D code base. Mechanical tools have moved on to native 3D design. PCB has...
Impedance and impedance control belong to the oldest and most often discussed topics in PCB design. They are especially important with the high-speed design when related to signal integrity. In this, the first of...
