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PCB Layout Replication: The Perfect Tool for Test Jigs
Replicate your circuits across multiple blocks with just a few clicks using a flawless preview pane, ensuring consistent, perfect results without the need for trial and error. Check out our new article on the PCB Layout Replication feature.
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Iterate Faster in Complex Engineering Projects
Learn how Valispace is transforming the world of requirements and systems engineering, enabling teams to do super fast design iterations and develop quality products while ensuring they comply with standards and regulations.
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Durability of Pin Plating Materials for PCB Connectors
Pin headers are common components in PCBs, yet one specification often overlooked is the plating material. Discover more about plating materials for electrical connectors in our latest article.
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4 Reasons Why We Chose AWS GovCloud (US) for Altium 365 GovCloud
In this blog, we explain the reasons behind our decision to operate Altium 365 GovCloud within AWS GovCloud (US). This partnership is guided by a clear vision: to provide our users with a secure, compliant, and reliable platform for sensitive electronics design data.
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How to Reduce Noise From Magnetostriction in Magnetic Components
Magnetic components driven by an AC signal can exhibit an irritating property due to magnetostriction - an effect causing vibrations in magnetic materials, resulting in audible sound. Explore this phenomenon further and discover methods to minimize its impact.
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3D MID Design Whitepaper
Dive into a dynamic design experience where you can visualize and edit your circuits in true 3D, offering unparalleled precision. Altium Designer's 3D-MID (Mechatronic Integrated Device) Design tool revolutionizes the design process, providing a fresh perspective. Explore the capabilities and benefits of this feature in our comprehensive guide.
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Types of Wiring Harnesses for Electronics
In today's world, many products utilize multiple PCBs interconnected with each other, often leading to a complex network of cables within an enclosure. The most effective way to manage these wires and cables is by constructing a wiring harness. This article explores the various types of harnesses used in electronics.
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5 Advantages of Z2Data Integration You Can't Ignore
Z2Data Integration in Altium 365 offers a practical way forward for engineering and procurement. Here are the top five advantages that can streamline your workflows.
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Leveraging Altium Designer's Capabilities: Transforming PCB Design Data Management
Are you curious about how Altium Designer's PLM integration is revolutionizing electronics design? Bid farewell to inefficiencies and expensive revisions, and embark on discovering the cutting-edge approach to managing design data. Dive into our latest article to learn how to leverage this new standard in design data management.
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Start Altium Designer 24 Training for Free
Level up your design skills with Altium Designer 24 training! Whether you're looking to brush up on the basics or delve into advanced techniques, our instructor-led or on-demand videos will help you master the latest features.
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How Altium 365 Supports Agile Hardware Development
Discover how Altium 365 can be your ally in making agile hardware development a practical reality.
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PCB Layout Replication Whitepaper
Experience seamless acceleration in your design workflow with Altium Designer® 24's PCB Layout Replication feature. Effortlessly duplicate layouts for recurring circuit blocks and component groups, amplifying efficiency and reducing expenses.
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7 Ways to Catch Rules & Constraints Early – Checklist
Discover seven actionable ways to spot and fix rules and constraint issues before they derail your PCB project. Using Altium Designer Agile, these tips help you build more manufacturable and reliable boards with fewer iterations.
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Do You Need an IPC-D-356 Netlist?
If your output package is Gerber-based, adding an IPC-D-356 netlist can dramatically improve how your design is reviewed and validated for production. Here’s when it matters, what it contains, and how to generate it quickly in Altium.
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How Agile BOM Management Helps You Lock in Pricing Before Market Shifts
When engineering and procurement work from different BOM versions, delays and cost surprises follow. Learn how agile BOM management brings teams onto one connected BOM so they can respond fast, manage risk, and lock pricing early.
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Flexible Circuits: Enhancing Performance with Shielding, Heat Dissipation, and Stiffeners
A flex circuit can look perfect on paper and still fail in the real world due to EMI, hot spots, or mechanical strain. This article breaks down how shielding, thermal planning, and stiffeners help deliver designs that stay reliable over time.
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Avoid These Top 3 Power Distribution Failures in PCB Design
Power distribution issues can silently undermine your PCB’s reliability. This article uncovers the top three failure modes and shows how Power Analyzer by Keysight helps you catch them early in the design phase and how Altium Agile Teams turns those checks into structured team action.
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From BOM to Requirements and Back: Building Sourcing Constraints Into Specs
When engineering and procurement remain disconnected, supply-chain problems will sneak up on you. This guide argues convincingly: embed sourcing constraints into your requirements from day one, and avoid costly rework down the line.
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Understanding Power Integrity in PCB Design: Power Analyzer by Keysight Whitepaper
Power integrity is the backbone of reliable PCB design. This whitepaper explains how to analyze and optimize voltage drop, current density, and grounding directly within Altium Designer Agile using the Power Analyzer by Keysight.
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How to Manage ECAD Libraries for Consistent PCB Layout Design
Strong hardware starts with strong libraries. Discover how disciplined ECAD-library management dramatically improves design consistency and accelerates every stage of your PCB workflow.
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High Speed PCB Design Review: Signal Integrity Questions You Should Always Ask
As data rates increase, the risks hidden in your layout grow with them. This quick guide highlights the critical SI checkpoints that can save you from late-stage surprises and redesigns. If you design high-speed boards, you’ll want to read this before your next review.
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Supplier Negotiation: Turn Market Data Into Your Best Negotiation Tool
Don’t walk into supplier talks blind. Use market data to benchmark quotes, check lead times and uncover alternate parts. This article shows how visibility can shift the balance and de-risk your BOM.
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Via-in-Pad in Rigid-Flex Designs: When Space Is Tight, Details Matter
Designing rigid-flex boards is like solving a 3D puzzle of materials, bends and tight spaces, and via-in-pad might just be the piece you need. Dive into how and when to use via-in-pad in rigid-flex designs, and what to watch out for from fabrication to field reliability.
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Wearable Electronics: Innovations, Challenges & Future Trends
This whitepaper examines how next-generation wearable electronics are evolving through advancements in flexible and rigid-flex design, smart materials, AI, energy innovations, and connectivity. Discover what’s required to transform early prototypes into scalable, reliable products across healthcare, sports, defense, fashion, and enterprise applications.
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Streamlining Component Selection for Long Product Lifecycles
Electronic parts may now cycle from launch to end-of-life in just a few years, but many systems are expected to serve for 10–20+ years. Here’s how to build a component selection process that aligns engineering, procurement and design for longevity and stability.
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Using ECAD Software to Track Part Availability During PCB Design
As component lead-times extend and obsolescence becomes a persistent threat, PCB projects demand more than schematic capture and layout tools alone. This article details how ECAD software with embedded supply-chain intelligence can: unify engineering and procurement teams; provide visibility into stock levels, lead times and alternates; and enable proactive risk mitigation within the design loop.
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PCB Design Data Management Tips for Multi-Board Projects
In complex electronic systems, managing data from multiple printed circuit boards can quickly become a logistical challenge. This article outlines a structured workflow for handling both board-level and assembly-level design outputs, ensuring clarity and consistency across fabrication, assembly and product-level documentation.
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6 Areas Your PCB Design Reviews Should Focus On
Learn the six essential topics every electronics team should address in design reviews to improve quality, avoid surprises and bring products to market faster.
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