What is ECAD for the Design of Electronics?
Apple founder Steve Jobs once said, “Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have faith in people, that they're...
ECAD/MCAD Workflow & Team Management
PCB and IC Supply Chain Management for ECAD/MCAD Teams
PCB and IC supply chain management is crucial to ensure the continuous quality of manufactured electronics. Electronic supply chains are...
The CAD Librarian Role is Dead: Long Live the CAD Librarian
Computer-aided design (CAD) Computer-aided design, or CAD, has been around since the 1960s, largely thanks to a French engineer named...
Managing Electronic Component Distributor and Supplier Driven Workflow
Maintaining a consistent supply of components is a vital part of electronics manufacturing. Many modern electronics companies ensure their supply...
Making the Best Engineering BoM For Your Electronics Production
An engineering BoM, also called an engineering bill of materials, specifies how a finished electronics project is designed. It is...
Using EPW Files? Utilize Universal File Formats Instead
EPW files are a common pointer for CAD data, but you should consider vendor-neutral formats instead. Successful electronics design is...
How to Use an E Parts Finder to Speed Up Your Component Selection
Who hasn’t used a search engine? An E-parts finder is a quick way to search through millions of components and...
Mechanical Properties: An MCAD Parts Search for Production Team Integrity
CAM engineers can help design intricate enclosures for electronics when a design team has access to an MCAD parts search...
ECAD Models for Component Data Organization into Design Workflows
3D electronic component models like this are required for advanced products with strict mechanical constraints. Anytime I download a...
Understanding ISO 10303 for STEP International Standards
ISO 10303 STEP files let you bring your PCB data into mechanical programs. Electronics design is more complex than...
