SANTA CRUZ, Calif. ” With a new release that includes expanded libraries and a library creation tool, a free pc-board CAD tool claims to be approaching the capabilities of commercial offerings. The ...

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SANTA CLARA, CA – Mistakes were made. That was one of the big takeaways from the keynote address at PCB West this week, in which Wally Rhines, CEO of Mentor, traced the evolution of the CAD industry.

Several browser-based PCB design tools have emerged in the past couple of years, yet the vast majority of designers are still using the same desktop applications that have dominated the EDA industry ...

When I saw this year’s Supercon Vectorscope badge, I decided that I had to build one for myself. Since I couldn’t attend in-person, I immediately got the PCBs and parts on order. Noting that the ...

Power Integrations (PI), a leading high-voltage integrated circuit (IC) provider, and SnapMagic, an innovator in electronics design streamlining, have announced a significant update to PI Expert, PI’s ...

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digi-Key, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, and Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ:MENT), the worldwide ...

Abstract: This paper presents an automated flow to quickly design and layout an optimal multi-layer square, hexagonal, octagonal spiral printed circuit board (PCB) coils for inductive sensing ...