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Altium Announces New Cloud-Based Design Environment with Eye Towards Collaboration: Altium 365

Altium Announces New Cloud-Based Design Environment with Eye Towards Collaboration: Altium 365

Altium today announced Altium 365, a cloud-based design platform intended to bring manufacturing and sourcing into a hardware design environment.


News Oct 04, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Amphenol SV Microwave Solderless PCB Edge Launch Connectors | Tech Specs

Amphenol SV Microwave Solderless PCB Edge Launch Connectors | Tech Specs

SV Microwave’s Solderless PCB Edge Launch connectors offer a testing solution that does not cause damage to the board and are ideal for high-frequency PCB applications.


new products Oct 04, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Phoenix Contact Environmental Case Systems | Tech Specs

Phoenix Contact Environmental Case Systems | Tech Specs

Phoenix Contact's environmental case system (ECS) enclosures can be used nearly anywhere to house and protect PCBs.


new products Sep 26, 2018 by TTI, Inc
Rigid-Flex PCB Design: Benefits and Design Best Practices

Rigid-Flex PCB Design: Benefits and Design Best Practices

This article will discuss what rigid-flex PCBs are, the advantages of using them, and the rules for designing with them for an application.


STMicroelectronics STEVAL-SMARTAG1 NFC Sensor Node Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics STEVAL-SMARTAG1 NFC Sensor Node Evaluation Board | New Product Brief

STMicroelectronics’ NFC Tracker evaluation board is an ultra-low power sensor node with an NFC tag, MCU, and sensors for developing IoT, industrial, retail, and other sensing applications.


Clock Signal Management: Clock Resources of FPGAs

Clock Signal Management: Clock Resources of FPGAs

This article will review the common FPGA resources that allow us to efficiently generate and distribute clock signals throughout a system.


How to Design a Super Simple Sensor System for Industrial Monitoring Applications

How to Design a Super Simple Sensor System for Industrial Monitoring Applications

This article describes an Ethernet-connected subsystem of a larger modular sensor system designed for industrial or smart home sensing and monitoring. We will discuss a custom sensor subsystem developed for this application.


Projects Sep 12, 2018 by Mark Hughes
Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), Apps, and Machine Learning: Tools for PCB Quality Control

Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), Apps, and Machine Learning: Tools for PCB Quality Control

Visual inspection of PCBs has advanced from simple spot-checking using a microscope. Here are some tools and updates for visual inspection.


News Sep 04, 2018 by David Jones
How to Build a Class-D Power Amp

How to Build a Class-D Power Amp

Learn how to build your own Class D power amplifier—one of the most efficient ways to listen to music.


Projects Aug 29, 2018 by Cezar Chirila
Guide to PCB Design: How to Choose a PCB Manufacturer

Guide to PCB Design: How to Choose a PCB Manufacturer

In this article, we will discuss some best practices for how to choose a manufacturer to produce your custom PCB board.


Guide to PCB Design: How to Generate Manufacturing Files for Custom Printed Circuit Boards

Guide to PCB Design: How to Generate Manufacturing Files for Custom Printed Circuit Boards

In this article, we'll go over the basics of generating manufacturing files for PCB design and manufacturing.


Guide to PCB Design: From PCB Schematic to Board Layout

Guide to PCB Design: From PCB Schematic to Board Layout

In this article, you will learn the basics of how to plan a schematic for a custom PCB and lay out your PCB prototype design.


Harwin Archer Kontrol Board to Board Connectors | Tech Specs

Harwin Archer Kontrol Board to Board Connectors | Tech Specs

Harwin's Archer Kontrol series connectors are designed to work in industrial applications including factory equipment, roadside monitoring, and large vehicle control systems.


new products Aug 24, 2018 by TTI, Inc
3M 25G SFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies | Tech Specs

3M 25G SFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies | Tech Specs

3M’s 1422 series of 25G SFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies help keep data center racks cool and easy to service.


new products Aug 16, 2018 by TTI, Inc
ASICs Wanted: The BM1387 and the Hardware Designed for Cryptocurrency Mining

ASICs Wanted: The BM1387 and the Hardware Designed for Cryptocurrency Mining

Cryptocurrencies have been in and out of the news for a while now. Because "mining" is the only source of new cryptocurrency units, complex ASIC devices such as the BM1387 have been created to aid in the mining process. Here's a look at some ASICs that aims to make mining faster and more effective.


News Aug 02, 2018 by Robin Mitchell
Hardware Assessment: OPB9000 Reflective Light Sensor from TTElectronics

Hardware Assessment: OPB9000 Reflective Light Sensor from TTElectronics

The OPB9000 is a reflective light sensor from TTElectronics with programmable output and sensitivity levels.


Projects Jul 27, 2018 by Mark Hughes
PCB Layout Tips and Tricks: Minimizing Decoupling Inductance

PCB Layout Tips and Tricks: Minimizing Decoupling Inductance

This article examines some subtle details associated with the high-frequency performance of decoupling capacitors.


Build a PWM Controller for PC Fans with GreenPAK

Build a PWM Controller for PC Fans with GreenPAK

This article shows how to build a 12 V PC fan PWM controller with GreenPAK ICs.


3M 100G QSFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies, 9Q Series | Tech Specs

3M 100G QSFP28 Direct Attach Copper Cable Assemblies, 9Q Series | Tech Specs

Based on 3M Twin Axial cable technology, the 3M 9Q series 100G QSFP28 direct attach copper cable assemblies offer rack cable management for data centers.


new products Jul 26, 2018 by TTI, Inc
How Do Satellites Communicate with a GPS System? A Look at the GPS Antenna

How Do Satellites Communicate with a GPS System? A Look at the GPS Antenna

Antennas provide the wireless linkage required for any satellite-based system. Here's a look at the many antennas of GPS.