All items tagged with product development and PCB design (8)

Siemens Unveils Next-Generation AI-Enhanced Electronic Systems Design Software

November 13, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Siemens Unveils Next-Generation AI-Enhanced Electronic Systems Design Software

With a focus on a modern, AI-assisted, user experience, Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the next generation release of its Xpedition electronic systems design software that simplifies complex PCB design processes, and aims to reduce learning curves, and accelerate productivity. This release combines Xpedition, Hyperlynx and PADS Professional software through a unified user experience with cloud connectivity and collaboration. The update also adds enhanced integration with Siemens’ Teamcenter and NX Software.

Renesas to Acquire PCB Design Software Leader Altium

February 15, 2024 by Joao Martins

Renesas to Acquire PCB Design Software Leader Altium

Renesas Electronics announced an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of the global leader in electronics design systems, Altium. The announcement, with important repercussions for product developers globally, enables Renesas to create a system-level integrated and open electronics system design and lifecycle management platform, leveraging Altium’s popular design software and cloud platform capabilities to increase innovation and overall productivity.

Modern PCB Design Practices: Part 2 — Tips and Techniques

April 1, 2023 by Ethan Winer

Modern PCB Design Practices: Part 2 — Tips and Techniques

The first article from audio expert Ethan Winer about Modern PCB Design Practices, gave a general overview of board design using surface-mounted devices (SMDs). The article examines current practices and methods for designing four-layer printed circuit boards using surface mounted components (SMDs), and this second part explains specific strategies and related issues to deal with the design and production of great quality PCBs. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2023.

Modern PCB Design Practices: Part 1 — An Overview of the Process

March 22, 2023 by Ethan Winer

Modern PCB Design Practices: Part 1 — An Overview of the Process

In this two-part series, Ethan Winer examines current practices and methods for designing four-layer printed circuit boards using surface-mounted components (SMDs). A great article for our DIY readers and many developers who often are faced with the need to build and test their projects on a properly designed, prototype printed circuit board. Part 1 presents an overview of the process, while Part 2 he will explain specific strategies. Many related issues will be described along the way.

Arrow Electronics and Freelancer.com Launch New Electronics & Electrical Engineering Services Marketplace

March 15, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Arrow Electronics and Freelancer.com Launch New Electronics & Electrical Engineering Services Marketplace

Arrow Electronics and Freelancer.com, the freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, announced the launch of ArrowPlus powered by Freelancer.com. The new platform allows companies and innovative technology creators to design and build hardware products through access to over half a million skilled electronic and electrical engineers. With the new platform, Arrow enables collaboration on a large volume of projects, from established companies, matching engineering services within 24 hours powered by Freelancer.

DesignSpark Engineering Community Surpasses 750,000 Members

February 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

DesignSpark Engineering Community Surpasses 750,000 Members

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, and Allied Electronics & Automation multi-channel industrial distributor in the Americas, announced that its DesignSpark online engineering community has grown to more than 750,000 members. The DesignSpark family of free tools for electrical, PCB, mechanical design, and connectivity software are a valuable resource for product development and its popularity continues to grow.

New 64-bit Version 18 of Altium Designer Previewed

November 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New 64-bit Version 18 of Altium Designer Previewed

Altium has completed an exclusive preview tour of its Altium Designer 18 at a series of global PCB design conferences. Altium Designer continues its focus on delivering new, easy-to-use and productivity enhancing PCB design tools as part of a single, unified application. Leveraging feedback and suggestions from the design community, Altium Designer 18 features capability updates and performance optimizations to significantly enhance user experience and productivity.

New Cadence Virtuoso System Design Platform Provides Seamless Design Flow Between IC, Package and Board

June 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Cadence Virtuoso System Design Platform Provides Seamless Design Flow Between IC, Package and Board

Cadence Design Systems announced the Cadence Virtuoso System Design Platform, a formal, streamlined and automated co-design and verification flow between the Cadence Virtuoso platform and Allegro PCB design and Sigrity modelling technologies. This higher level of integration enables engineers to design concurrently across the chip, package and board, automating what has until now been a manual process to minimize errors and save time.