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Blog • Sep 4, 2025
The Cost of Overreaction: How Misguided Orders Disrupt the Semiconductor Market

Discover how short-sighted ordering practices fuel volatility in the semiconductor market and why smarter, data-driven approaches are key to building resilience and sustainability.

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Altium Training • Sep 3, 2025
Altium Essentials: Workspace Folder Structure Overview

Altium Essentials: Workspace Folder Structure is a tutorial series designed for PCB designers who are learning the fundamentals of navigating an Altium workspace. This playlist walks through key Explorer panel skills, including multiple ways to open it (via keyboard shortcuts, menus, panel buttons, and workspaces), navigating projects, and understanding the panel’s six core information areas.

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Blog • Sep 2, 2025
The Top 5 Workflow Bottlenecks Slowing Down Mechanical Engineering Teams

Mechanical engineering teams frequently encounter delays from fragmented communication, disconnected toolchains, and inefficient synchronization processes. This article examines five critical workflow bottlenecks and highlights how ECAD-MCAD integration with real-time, bidirectional updates can eliminate rework and accelerate design iterations.

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How-To's • Aug 28, 2025
NFC Reader Project Part One: Schematics to PCB in Altium

Check out our new, in-depth NFC Reader Project tutorial! In this two-part video series, we design an ESP32-based NFC transceiver board from schematics to PCB layout. In Part 1, we dive into the TRF7970A NFC chip from Texas Instruments and guide you step-by-step through the complete design process in Altium.

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Blog • Aug 27, 2025
Optimize Your Multiboard PCB System with Intelligent Design and Manufacturing Solutions

Optimizing multiboard PCB systems demands visibility across logical, physical, and manufacturing domains. This article outlines how Altium’s environment lets engineers establish system‑level schematics, 3D spatial validation, harness documentation, and synchronized outputs to streamline design and production.

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Blog • Aug 26, 2025
Why Mechanical Engineers Struggle With ECAD Collaboration (And How to Fix It)

If you’ve ever been frustrated by clunky PCB-to-mechanical workflows, you’re not alone. Learn why collaboration between mechanical and electrical engineers is harder than it should be and what’s behind the struggle.

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How-To's • Aug 25, 2025
HDI PCB Design Review: nRF52840 Via Sizing & Stack-Up Best Practices

Explore key HDI design strategies, from calculating aspect ratios and optimizing pad diameters to managing drill tolerances and refining stack-ups for improved signal integrity. This comprehensive review highlights practical solutions to common HDI challenges, including via-in-pad layouts, clearance violations, and layer thickness adjustments for both mechanical and laser drilling processes.

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Blog • Aug 21, 2025
Digital Thread for Electronics: Synchronizing PCB, Multi-Board, and Harness Design

Eliminate costly mismatches and assembly delays. This whitepaper shows you how to apply a unified digital thread across PCB, multi-board, and harness workflows - bridging ECAD/MCAD silos, ensuring connector accuracy, mechanical fit, and real-time collaboration for flawless system design.

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How-To's • Aug 20, 2025
13 Common PCB Problems & How to Fix Them in Altium

Stop wasting time on manufacturing rework. This guide shows you how to set up Altium’s design rules to prevent the 13 PCB issues that most often derail production ensuring your boards are built right the first time.

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Blog • Aug 19, 2025
Building a Model Context Protocol Server for Arduinos

This guide walks you through creating an MCP server that turns AI interactions with Arduino into a predictable, automated process handling tasks like board listing, compilation, and serial communication via a fast, menu‑driven interface. Skip the guesswork of prompt nudging and reduce the risk of unintended device issues.

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How-To's • Aug 18, 2025
What's Inside Your MCU Module?

Are you curious about what’s inside a microcontroller module? Join us as we take a closer look at the Texas Instruments CC3235 Wi-Fi module under the microscope. In this video, we’ll explore its key components, including the microcontroller, flash memory, and RF circuitry, and explain how they work together to power the module.

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Blog • Aug 13, 2025
Zero Voltage Switching in DC/DC Converters

Our brand-new article explains how zero-voltage switching improves performance in DC/DC converters through reduced losses, lower EMI, and smarter gate-drive control.

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How-To's • Aug 12, 2025
Altium Harness Design Tutorial - From Schematic to 3D Layout

Design professional harness systems in Altium with confidence. Follow this comprehensive tutorial to learn multiboard project setup, create wiring diagrams, visualize in 3D, and produce manufacturing-ready documentation complete with ECAD-MCAD integration for precise wire length measurement.

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Blog • Aug 11, 2025
Getting Started with the GreenPAK Introduction Kit

Take your first steps into mixed-signal design with the Renesas GreenPAK Introduction Kit. Ari Mahpour shows how to design, simulate, and validate a clock divider project, making it easy for beginners to start experimenting with programmable mixed-signal devices.

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How-To's • Aug 7, 2025
Arduino to Custom PCB: Professional Design Transformation

Discover how to upgrade your Arduino Nano-based PCB design into a professional, custom PCB. This tutorial walks through the process of replacing development boards with individual components to create a production-ready design, using a real drone project as the example.

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Blog • Aug 6, 2025
Smarter Electronic Part Sourcing for Automotive Purchasing Professionals

Targeted at procurement professionals in the automotive industry, the article outlines the evolving pressures of sourcing components for electrified and connected vehicles. It highlights Octopart’s ecosystem as a unified tool that centralizes availability, compliance, pricing, and lifecycle intelligence to optimize sourcing efficiency.

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Blog • Apr 9, 2024
Balancing Budget and Data Security: Cost-Effective Strategies for IT Managers

Make decisions that balance cost-efficiency with uncompromised security. Find ways to ensure your data security measures are both strong and economically viable.

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Blog • Apr 5, 2024
Custom Pad Stack Whitepaper

Explore our manual on the Custom Pad Stack enhanced feature. From thermal connections to pad shapes, every detail matters. Pads are no longer merely points; they demand unique, tailored solutions. With Altium Designer 24, you can customize pad shapes, fine-tune thermal relief, and master rounded/chamfered rectangle pads to meet manufacturing standards, conquer tight spaces, and elevate your design game significantly.

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Blog • Apr 2, 2024
Pi.MX8 Project - Board Layout Part 2

We are continuing the exploration of board layout in our Pi.MX8 Project. In this chapter, we focus on defining the impedance profiles, establishing matching design rules for the correct trace width, and initiating the routing of the DRAM interface.

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Blog • Mar 28, 2024
How Altium Designer Empowers Designers to Master Complex PCB Projects

Discover the power of Altium Designer for tackling modern PCB design challenges! From advanced constraint management to dynamic routing, it's tailored for success. In our brand new article, you'll find the ultimate solution for managing the varying complexities of PCB design.

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Blog • Mar 26, 2024
How Data Integrations Improve Supply Chain Performance

Discover how data integrations can elevate your supply chain performance through real-time insights, enhanced transparency, and enriched component data.

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Blog • Mar 21, 2024
Why Altium Designer Can Help Design PCBs Intuitively and Intelligently

Altium Designer sets the PCB design standard with its cohesive environment, cutting-edge tools, and 3D-MID support. Learn more about how to eliminate errors, accelerate cycles, and foster innovation with our software.

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Blog • Mar 19, 2024
Multi-CAD Engineering: Top 6 Challenges

Explore the challenges and reasons behind Multi-CAD engineering and discover solutions for smooth cross-platform ECAD collaboration.

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Blog • Mar 15, 2024
Constraint Manager Whitepaper

Explore the precision of PCB design with Altium Designer's latest Constraint Manager! Hone your skills in component positioning, routing, and rule definition to enhance your design capabilities with Altium's state-of-the-art tools. Discover more about this cutting-edge feature in the manual today.

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Blog • Mar 14, 2024
Redefining the Assembly Process for Miniaturization and Ultra HDI Technology

Learn the whole story of revamping the SMTA Test Board, the groundbreaking tool for solder paste testing.

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Blog • Mar 11, 2024
Why the Principles Are Sound, but the Tactics Need a Re-Think

Explore common principles and rituals of Agile and how you can adapt them to hardware product development.

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Blog • Mar 8, 2024
USB to Serial-Over-RJ45 Module

Have you considered converting a USB interface to serial (UART), while delivering data over a custom Ethernet cable and RJ45 connectors? If so, we invite you to check out this article on building a USB to Serial-Over-RJ45 Module. Additionally, you'll find a link to our workspace to explore the entire project.

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Blog • Mar 6, 2024
Why the Principles Are Sound, but the Tactics Need a Re-Think

Explore common principles and rituals of Agile and how you can adapt them to hardware product development.

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Blog • Mar 5, 2024
Pi.MX8 Project - Board Layout Part 1

Our exploration of the Pi.MX8 open-source computer module project progresses. In this third chapter, our focus shifts to the PCB layout preparation of the board. Key topics include defining the layerstack and component break-out routing.

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Blog • Mar 4, 2024
PCB CoDesign Whitepaper

Design faster together with the innovative PCB CoDesign feature, exclusively available in Altium Designer. This cutting-edge functionality seamlessly integrates schematic and PCB design, facilitating concurrent work by multiple engineers on the same project. Learn more about this groundbreaking feature in our comprehensive manual.

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Blog • Feb 29, 2024
How to Test Suspect Electronic Components

Electronic components power nearly everything in our modern lives. However, as long as there are buyers for parts, counterfeiters will persist in their endeavors. Financial losses resulting from fake components are challenging to ascertain due to enforcement limitations and the difficulty in collecting data on the issue. In this article, we demonstrate how to test and verify components in batch orders.

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Blog • Feb 27, 2024
The Positive Impact of Supply Chain Visibility on Design to Cost

With increased electronics supply chain visibility, you can develop better products faster and align perfectly with budget constraints early on. Here’s why.

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How-To's • Dec 13, 2024
Pi Filter Formulas and Simulation Deep Dive

Learn the essentials of Pi filters, including how to size, design, and simulate them in Altium Designer. Host Zach Peterson explains the design equations for Pi filters, discusses online tools for accurate component selection, and demonstrates real-time simulations in Altium Designer to visualize the effects of impedance mismatches.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Dec 11, 2024
True Donut Pad Shapes

Check out our brand-new short video showcasing an exciting improvement in the PCB design process. Altium Designer 25 now supports true donut pad shapes, enhancing both your routing and performance.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Dec 10, 2024
Modernizing Engineering Workflows: Altium Designer 25 and the Future of Concurrent Design - Recording Preview

Discover the new features in Altium Designer 25! This webinar recording highlights the Signal Analyzer by Keysight, advanced Wire Bonding capabilities, multi-board design enhancements, and more, showcasing how these tools can transform your PCB design process.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Dec 5, 2024
Dynamic Phase Matching and Tuning for Differential Pairs

Explore how dynamic phase matching for differential pairs works with the improved match length rule in Altium Designer. Learn key techniques in this quick tutorial!

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Dec 4, 2024
Obey Rules and Auto-Shrinking Features

Discover how Altium Designer 25's Obey Rules and Auto-Shrinking features streamline routing, ensuring speed and precision while maintaining adherence to all design constraints.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Nov 27, 2024
Quickstart Guide: Single Layer PCB Design with Altium Designer 25

Transform your designs with the new Single Layer PCB Design feature in Altium Designer 25! Whether you're working on Rigid-Flex projects or creating simple, space-saving boards, this tool makes the process faster, smarter, and more efficient. Watch our guide now and unlock your next big innovation.

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How-To's • Nov 25, 2024
How to Design Bending Regions in Flex PCBs

Watch our latest video on bending regions in flex PCBs! This step-by-step guide will show you how to configure stack-ups, distinguish between flex and rigid regions, and troubleshoot common issues in 3D views.

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LDO Regulator Essentials • Nov 22, 2024
LDO Regulator Essentials: From Basics to Advanced. Part V: Ripple Rejection

The final part of the LDO Regulator Essentials series focuses on voltage ripple rejection in Low Dropout Regulators (LDOs). Our host Rafał Stępień explains how LDOs clean up DC supply waves, ensuring stable performance in power systems. This episode provides practical insights for optimizing sensitive designs.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Nov 21, 2024
Explore Routing Improvements in Altium Designer 25

Discover Routing Improvements in Altium Designer 25. Learn about Dynamic Phase Matching, True Donut Pad Shape, and more in our latest video showcasing the powerful enhancements in our newest release.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Nov 19, 2024
Join our upcoming webinar and WIN Free Training!

Don't miss the chance to win FREE access to Mixed Simulation On-Demand Training! Be a part of our webinar on November 21 for our webinar, Modernizing Engineering Workflows: Altium Designer 25 and the Future of Concurrent Design. Register here: AD25 Webinar Registration Page. 

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Nov 18, 2024
Wire Bonding Shorts: Die Footprints

Check our new short video where Samer Aldhaher demonstrates the Wire Bonding feature in Altium Designer 25, including die-to-die and die-to-copper connections, multiple wire bonds, and pad rotation techniques.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Nov 13, 2024
Altium Designer 25: Collaboration at its Finest

Altium Designer 25 focuses on enhancing collaboration for engineering teams with new tools like the SI Analyzer by Keysight, updated PCB CoDesign, MCAD and Ansys CoDesigners, and improved Simulation modules. This release also introduces Wire Bonding, Single Layer PCB, and performance upgrades for optimized PCB design workflows. Check our overview video about all the improvements in this release.

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How-To's • Nov 12, 2024
The Fastest Ways to Run a PCB BOM Review

Conducting a BOM review is crucial to prevent costly delays, obsolete components, and unforeseen sourcing challenges in your PCB project. Discover powerful tools like DigiKey, Octopart, and Altium 365’s BOM portal to simplify your review process and ensure you're selecting the best parts at optimal prices.

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Altium Stories • Nov 6, 2024
Quantum Systems uses Altium Designer and Altium 365 to build the future of Drones

Quantum Systems creates advanced drones for critical aerial intelligence across industries. With Altium Designer and Altium 365, they streamline electronics engineering and enhance team collaboration. Watch how Altium software helps them innovate faster and build reliable drones for mission-critical moments.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Nov 5, 2024
Wire Bonding Shorts: 3D Stacked Die with Cavity

Check our short video by Samer Aldhaher on using Altium Designer’s wire bonding tool for creating 3D stacked die in cavity. Highlights advanced techniques for compact, high-performance PCB designs with 3D integrated circuits.

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New in Altium Designer 25 • Nov 4, 2024
Constraint Manager Improvements in Altium Designer 25

Discover the latest in Altium Designer 25’s Constraint Manager, with updates like flexible net selection, streamlined rule management, and differential pair handling. Simplify your PCB design workflow with powerful new tools and enhancements.

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BOM Editor
On-Demand Webinar • Jun 13, 2024
BOM Editor
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Simulation
On-Demand Webinar • May 24, 2024
The Value of Upgrading: Time and Financial Advantages of Recent Altium Versions
Learn how features such as PCB Layout Replication, Auto Tuning, and Simulation are making design processes more efficient and effective.
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Constraint Manager
On-Demand Webinar • May 22, 2024
Constraint Manager
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Configurable Workflows In-App On Demand
On-Demand Webinar • May 20, 2024
Configuring Electronics Development Workflows That Really Work: Best Practices
Watch the webinar to understand the impact of disjointed workflows on project timelines, product quality, and cross-functional collaboration. Learn how configurable workflows can help you accelerate innovation and maintain competitive advantage.
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On-Demand Webinar • May 15, 2024
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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On-Demand Webinar • Apr 25, 2024
Bridge the Information Divide: Altium 365 Meets Z2Data
Watch the webinar to learn how Z2Data can help you build resilience in engineering, compliance, and procurement through the comprehensive supply chain and component data.
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Data management
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 22, 2024
Mastering Data Management with Altium Designer 24
Join our webinar to learn how easy it is to manage, access, and synchronize your data with Altium Designer 24.
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On-Demand Webinar • Apr 19, 2024
Bridge the Gap Between Engineering and Procurement: Altium 365 BOM Portal
Watch the webinar to learn how to make informed decisions and mitigate supply chain risks with Altium 365 BOM Portal, BOM management application purpose-built for electronics engineering and procurement. Improve your time to market and proactively manage electronic component supply chain risks.
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Enterprise Subscription
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 18, 2024
Introduction to Altium 365 Enterprise Subscription Level
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Introduction to Altium 365 Enteroruse Subscription
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 18, 2024
Introduction to Altium 365 Enterprise Subscription Level
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On-Demand Webinar • Apr 18, 2024
Introduction to Altium 365 Pro Subscription
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Altium 365 Standard Subscription
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 18, 2024
Introduction to A365 Subscription Levels - Standard
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Harness Design
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 18, 2024
Harness Design Introductory Demo
In this video, we explore Altium Designer's integrated harness design features, showing how it simplifies creating wiring harnesses within the same environment as PCB and system design.
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Introduction to Altium Designer Subscription Levels
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 18, 2024
Introduction to Altium Designer Subscription Levels
Whether customer designs are simple or complex, and your customers work solo or in a team,
Altium has a solution for every engineer or enterprise. Altium offers three subscription levels, Standard, Pro and Enterprise.
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MCAD CoDesigner
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 18, 2024
MCAD CoDesigner: ECAD-MCAD Collaboration
This video introduces the MCAD CoDesigner feature in Altium Designer, a powerful tool designed to enhance collaboration between electrical and mechanical engineers.
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SiliconExpert Integration Altium 365
On-Demand Webinar • Apr 11, 2024
Design with Confidence: Altium 365 Meets SiliconExpert
Watch the webinar to learn how SiliconExpert Integration in Altium 365 can optimize your workflows and elevate your design process.
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