CAD STEP File: The Choice for Efficient ECAD/MCAD
CAD STEP files are an important part of a reliable design because their format is internationally standardized, enabling CAD designers to create consistent electronics projects.
PCB Debugging with InspectAR
While augmented reality seems to have become another tech buzzword, it is making its way out of the lab and into practical applications and products.
System Design Using the TMC5160-BOB Evaluation Board
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Rush, has a popular song with the lines, “living in their pools they soon forget about the sea.” The song, “Natural Science”, points out how the big picture is obsolete to those blindly focused only on what is immediately in front of them.
Important Printed Circuit Board Terminology You Should Know
If you’re a new PCB designer, you’ll probably see a lot of printed circuit board terminology flying around, and it isn’t always clear what these terms mean. Engineering courses often lack a focus on PCB design in favor of a broader focus on systems design and semiconductors.
Circuit Board Parts: Procurement for Electronic Product Design
No electronic product can get to the market without a circuit board, which is why it is essential for PCB designers to look at the supply chain for circuit board parts early and often if they want assurance they can get their product to market on-time and on-budget.
SOT Package Types for Surface Mount Components
You can never tell exactly what function a component provides just by looking at its package. This is true for DIP components, QFN components, and small outline transistor (SOT) package types.
Harwin M80 Connector Datasheets: Find the Information You Need
If you look at almost every development board or evaluation kit, you’ll see lines of pin headers along the edge of these boards. Pin headers are great for interfacing with a range of sensors or other boards and for applying jumpers when needed.
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 basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them.” In making this statement, Steve was not dismissing technology. On the contrary, he was claiming if we are given the proper tools, we can push technological advancements to wonderful new heights.
FCLGA1151: Finding and Pairing Sockets and CPUs
Flip-chip land grid arrays (FCLGAs) are the socket type used with Intel’s current range of desktop processors. Variants of this package have existed since 2015, and it supports multiple types of processors in each hardware generation.
STEP 3D Models Are Vital in Electronics Design
STEP 3D models are perhaps the most important tool an electronics designer has.