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Posts tagged with 'Printed Circuit Board'

New Technologies Rocket from ESC to Outer Space

Posted May 20, 2010, by J VanDomelen

ESC is always the best place to see the latest and greatest in embedded electronics here in the states. When touring the ESC exhibit floor, I am always interested, and sometimes amazed, to see how much the form factors of printed circuit boards (PCBs), connectors, and myriad other components have shrunk, and this year was no different. AT, Baby AT, ATX, eATX, MicroTCA, AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI, VME, … Read More

Tags: Printed Circuit Board, Mil-Aero, Computer, DECLIC, Milaero, Military, MOD, Add new tag, EDA, Kontron, Embedded Systems, Mentor, Mentor Graphics, Design, Mentor.com, Design Automation, Geek, Galileo, ISS, Royal Air Force, UAVs, UK Ministry of Defence, SWaP, Tornado

How 'bout a bite?

Posted Dec 17, 2009, by Mark Forbes

We’ve just been introduced to a new website that I would like to pass on to you. It’s been up for just a couple of weeks and new members are welcome. The website is called Tech Bites (http://www.techbites.com/groups/pcb-design.html), and it is a set of user “Communities”, roughly categorized by design application (PCB, FPGA, Chip Design, etc.) Basically it’s like an online coffee shop for technical … Read More

Tags: Printed Circuit Board, Online Community, Tech Bites

Hard to Believe

Posted Nov 23, 2009, by Mark Forbes

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 Analysis, HyperLynx PI, PCB Simultaion, Data Loss, PI, Expedition Enterprise, Mentor Graphics, HyperLynx SI, PADS, SI, Voltage Sag, Signal Integrity, Voltage Drop