Do it right the first time – we all first heard this from our parents as kids, and throughout our lives. It’s no different now in our work as electronic design professionals. Do more up front planning, simulation and analysis, follow good design practices, etc. Are you really doing it though?
As electronic design professionals, we’re done when we get our product manufactured. At the end of … Read More
Tags: PCB, PCB Design, PADS
We’ve all used Gerber, NC drill, and Excel files for years (decades really) to output our fabrication and assembly data for our PCB’s. These files have worked well, but they can be time consuming to generate, and even more so for the folks at the manufacturers that need to take that data, and prepare it for input to their machines.
The strange thing is, when you send your data files to the manufacturer, … Read More
Tags: PADS, PCB, ODB++, PCB Design
A few weeks ago we announced the 2011 TLA contest and the entries are coming to us from all over the world. If you have not entered yet, you, your company and your design team may be missing an opportuntiy to be recognized as one of the top PCB design innovators in the world. Entering is an easy process and if you need help, just contact your local Mentor sales rep or AE. They will be more than … Read More
Tags: Expedition_Enterprise, PADS, Board_Station, PCB_Design, technology_leadership_awards
Its that time of the year when we announce our TLA program (the 23rd running year) and start to accept entries from design teams around the world. Just in case you are not familiar with this program, its one we put in place to recognize the innovative ways PCB designers overcome challenges in design with advanced technologies to produce the world’s most competitive electronic products. Each … Read More
Tags: Expedition_Enterprise, PADS, Board_Station, TLA, PCB Design, Technology_Leadership
We have just announced our 22nd annual TLA contest. This is a Mentor program that recognizes PCB design teams for their innovative talents in overcoming today’s most challenging design problems. Last year we had entries from electronics companies, large and small, from 17 countries around the world and announced winners in 6 categories plus an overall. And we had winners from all three design systems: … Read More
Tags: Expedition, John Isaac, Technology Leadership, TLA, PADS, PCB Design
An article appeared on the PCB 007 site yesterday (http://www.pcbdesign007.com/pages/zone.cgi?artcatid=&a=58231&artid=58231&pg=1) discussing signal integrity within a military environment. The author’s company, fortunately, uses HyperLynx SI and calls the tool a “requirement” for their job.
Thinking about that, it is quite an endorsement of HyperLynx (and PADS too, which they use to design and lay … Read More
Tags: Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, Signal Processing, EW, HyperLynx PI, Electronic Warfare, PADS, PCB 007, HyperLynx SI, Military Electronics
For those of us involved in the EDA industry, we’re all familiar with user group meetings. It’s a time to get together with fellow users of specific vendors tools, network, and learn from one another.
Being a product marketing manager at Mentor Graphics, I present at several of these a year. A common theme I have seen at these the past couple of years is the decline in attendance. When I ask users … Read More
Tags: PCB, User Group, PADS
Back in the late ‘90s, I felt I wasn’t getting enough abuse and needed to spend a lot more time working for no pay, so I ran for my community’s school board. One of the reasons that I ran was that the school district had fumbled two applications for funding from the state and received just $400,000 over the previous four years. Making that a priority, the district received more than $2.5 million over … Read More
Tags: Reduced Product Cost, Product Ddevelopment Cost, Power Analysis, Cost Saving, Data Corruption, Power Integrity, Power Supply Noise, Printed Circuit Board, Boot Error, HyperLynx, PCB, PCB Analysis, HyperLynx PI, PCB Simultaion, Data Loss, PI, Expedition Enterprise, Mentor Graphics, HyperLynx SI, PADS, SI, Voltage Sag, Signal Integrity, Voltage Drop
Mentor Graphics’ Technology Leadership Awards were recently announced. These awards recognize engineers and designers who use innovative methods and design tools to address today’s complex PCB systems design challenges and produce industry-leading products. I’d like to personally congratulate all of the winners!
I’m often asked what differentiates the desktop market segment from the enterprise segment. … Read More
If you have been listening to your radio the past month, you’ve probably noticed the Beatles “overload” thanks to their digitally re-mastered release of all their recordings. I’m not complaining – I’m a big fan. They have lots of messages in their songs. I even recall how I got my first (and few!) A’s in college by doing a paper on “The Fool on the Hill,” dissecting the message…
The message in “With … Read More
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