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Meet Us Government Security Standards in PCB Design: Commercial Altium 365 vs Altium 365 GovCloud
Watch our webinar and learn how to design PCBs while staying compliant with US government security regulations. Understand the differences between commercial Altium 365 and Altium 365 GovCloud in real-case scenarios.
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Altium 365 Assembly Assistant: Available Now in the Altium Store
Happy New Year! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the Altium 365 Assembly Assistant is now officially released and available for direct purchase through the Altium Store.
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Simple Documentation for Hand PCB Assembly
Creating documentation for hand PCB assembly does not prevent the same documentation from being utilized to assist in automated PCB assembly. Learn more about the optimal format for this data to enhance both your hand PCB assembly and overall assembly processes.
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Constraint Manager: Precision in Every Detail
Explore the powerful features of Altium Designer 24! Experience Constraint Manager and revolutionize your PCB design with reusable constraint sets, schematic-to-board rule transition, easy class and differential pair grouping, and more.
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Accelerate Last-Minute Design Changes with Altium 365
Curious about how to solve production blockers before they derail your product launch? Explore how Altium 365® can help you swiftly manage last-minute design changes.
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Design Phase – Lid Assembly Electronics Part 1
We are advancing our Open Source Laptop project to the next stage: assembling lid electronics. In the first part of this phase, we are focusing on the electronics and PCB design of the webcam module.
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3 Common Challenges Stopping Your Production Line
The efficiency of production lines is crucial for any successful hardware product development. However, some challenges derail these processes. Do you face these problems, too? Let’s find out!
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Explore New Possibilities with True 3D-MID Design
3D-MID technology seamlessly integrates electrical circuits with three-dimensional mechanical parts. This unique fusion of functionality unlocks a myriad of possibilities across various application areas. Explore more about this innovative feature, available in Altium Designer 24, to delve into the fascinating world of the 3D design process.
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Strategies to Minimize PCB Damage
The PCB design process is always an exciting journey for a designer or the founder of a project. The first run of it can be breathtaking. In this article, we delve into strategies for minimizing PCB damage in the case of an exemplary circuit.
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Fragmented Feedback Loops: The Hidden Cost in PCB Design and Testing
Explore the hidden impact of fragmented feedback loops in PCB design and testing. Check how minor communication gaps lead to significant financial burdens and learn how to address them.
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Altium 365 GovCloud 101: Everything You Need to Know
Would you like to improve the protection of your data? Altium 365 GovCloud can help you achieve these goals. It’s a version of Altium 365, engineered to meet the stringent demands of US government regulations.
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Avoid Cross-Board Signal Integrity Issues in High-Performance Multiboard PCB Designs
Your signal may be perfect on the PCB and fail the moment it crosses a connector. This article explores the hidden SI challenges in multi-board systems and how engineers can eliminate them before they become costly debugging sessions.
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Proto-BOM in Minutes: How BOM Portal Accelerates Component Selection
Still building BOMs the hard way? Discover how modern workflows can help you create a prototype-ready BOM faster while improving visibility into pricing, availability, and risk.
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How to Manage Power Integrity and EMI in Complex Multiboard Systems
This article examines the challenges of maintaining power integrity and controlling EMI in complex multiboard systems. It provides practical strategies for managing return paths, connector transitions, and power distribution across interconnected assemblies.
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Agile Teams: From Design Tool to Product Development Platform
Learn how Agile Teams evolves beyond traditional PCB design workflows to support connected product development. This webinar explores how centralized data, collaboration tools, and governance capabilities help teams accelerate delivery while maintaining control.
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Benefits of Using an Integrated Design Environment for PCB Development
Using separate tools often creates inefficiencies and increases the risk of mistakes. This article explains how integrated design environments streamline workflows by keeping design data connected and accessible.
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Enterprise vs. Midsize PCB Design Software: What Actually Changes at Scale
PCB design challenges change significantly as organizations scale. This article explores the key differences between mid-size and enterprise design environments, from collaboration and governance to data management and workflow automation.
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BOM Portal vs BOM Tool: What Changes When You Upgrade
Not all BOM solutions work the same way. This article explains the key differences between BOM tools and BOM portals, and why real-time data and collaboration are becoming essential for modern electronics development.
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Altium vs KiCAD: Built to Scale From First Board to Full Product
Starting with a simple board today doesn't mean your next project will stay simple. Learn how Altium Designer and KiCAD compare when designs become more complex, teams get larger, and products move toward manufacturing.
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Eliminate the Design-to-Production Gap with Agile Teams + Duro
Learn how Agile Teams and Duro connect design and production workflows through a unified system of record. This webinar shows how structured change management and automated data synchronization help teams reduce errors and accelerate product releases.
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Agile Hardware Development: How to Scale Speed Without Losing Control
Agile hardware development isn’t just about working faster, it’s about working together in real time. This article explores how shared environments for ECAD, MCAD, sourcing, and requirements management eliminate handoff delays and improve decision-making across teams.
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How Reusable Parameters in Requirements Reduce Errors and Speed Up Iterations
Verification becomes much easier when requirements and system performance data stay connected automatically. This article explains how reusable parameters and V&V rules help teams detect violations earlier and validate designs with greater confidence.
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Complex Engineering Projects Leverage Multiple ECAD/MCAD Formats
This article explores how modern engineering teams manage complex projects involving multiple ECAD, MCAD, and manufacturing file formats across distributed workflows. It highlights the importance of design authority, disciplined revision control, and bidirectional collaboration to ensure accurate integration between PCBs and mechanical systems.
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Avoid Costly Interconnect Errors: Essential Multiboard PCB Layout Strategies for Reliable Designs
Complex multiboard designs demand more than just connecting boards together. They require every interface to work flawlessly under real-world conditions. Discover how better pin assignments, return paths, and mechanical planning can dramatically improve reliability and reduce rework.
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BOM Cost Optimization During Schematic Capture
Engineering and sourcing teams work best when BOM decisions happen with live market data in view. This article explains how integrated cost and availability insights help teams collaborate earlier and avoid redesigns driven by supply chain issues.
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Why ECAD–MCAD Collaboration Is Essential to Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
Poor ECAD-MCAD coordination often leads to enclosure conflicts, connector misalignment, and costly redesigns. This article shows how integrated collaboration helps teams catch manufacturability issues earlier and keep projects moving smoothly.
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Registration Tolerance Is Now a Design Constraint, Not a Fab Problem
Ultra HDI is changing the rules of PCB design and registration tolerance is now part of the design conversation from day one. Discover how smarter spacing, stackup planning, and collaboration with fabricators can dramatically improve manufacturability and reliability.
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