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New Dimensions of PCB Simulation Judy Warner: What was the technology impetus behind forming Avishtech as a company? Keshav Amla: The simple answer is that we saw some major pain points in the existing electronics design and development approach, relating to signal integrity, manufacturability and reliability of PCBs. As far as signal integrity, loss modeling was a source of major consternation, but an even bigger cause for concern was the inability to predict manufacturability Read Article

Successful ECAD/MCAD Collaboration Practices In this article, Dr. Zachariah Peterson, founder of Northwest Engineering Services, discusses how his company successfully collaborates with mechanical engineers outside of his firm. He shares practices and tools that have been most useful along the way. Judy Warner: Zach, as an engineer and the owner of Northwest Engineering Solutions (NWES), what challenges do you see as most prevalent and problematic for design engineers when it comes to Read Article

Successful ECAD/MCAD Collaboration Practices In this article Zachariah Peterson, founder of Northwest Engineering Solutions, discusses how his company successfully collaborates with mechanical engineers outside of his firm. He shares practices and tools that have been most useful along the way. Judy Warner: Zach, as an engineer and the owner of Northwest Engineering Solutions (NWES), what challenges do you see as most prevalent and problematic for design engineers when it comes to Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: Component Shortages, Industry Trends and Online Education - March 2021 OnTrack Newsletter March 2021 VOL. 4 No 6 State of the Electronics Industry 2021 Vincent Mazur, Technical Product Marketing Engineer, Altium Ltd. With the challenges of 2020 behind us, what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for hardware designers in 2021? In this article, Vince Mazur, Technical Product Marketing Engineer at Altium looks ahead to three emerging trends and share steps to address each one successfully in the year ahead. Read Read Article

State of the Electronics Industry 2021 With the challenges of 2020 behind us, what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for hardware designers in 2021? In this article Vince Mazur, Technical Product Marketing Engineer at Altium, looks ahead to three emerging trends and share steps to address each one successfully in the year ahead. Introduction It's an understatement to say that 2020 is a year that we won't soon forget. Last year imposed many new challenges on all of us-- Read Article

An Altium Badge of Honor for Engineering Service Bureaus Engineering bureaus are essential to the electronics industry, ensuring high-quality contract work across a wide range of specialties. Altium has partnered with over 800 independent service bureaus over the years, elevating the quality of PCB design. Engineering service companies and contractors using Altium typically provide engineering design services specializing in everything from electrical and mechanical design to signal and power integrity Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: New Altium Subscription Plans, Free Webinars, PCB Design Blogs - January 2021 OnTrack Newsletter January 2021 VOL. 4 No 5 New Altium Subscription Plans: Fit, Flow and Flexibility In this interview, Altium Chief of Staff and Head of Investor Relations, Kim Besharati discusses the new Multi-Level Subscription Plan that was rolled out earlier this month. By providing unprecedented flexibility, choice and a ground-breaking way for design engineers to collaborate with the entire supply chain, this new subscription plan is Read Article

New Altium Subscription Plans: Fit, Flow and Flexibility In this interview, Altium Chief of Staff and Head of Investor Relations, Kim Besharati discusses the new Multi-Level Subscription Plan that was rolled out earlier this month. By providing unprecedented flexibility, choice and a ground-breaking way for design engineers to collaborate with the entire supply chain, this new subscription plan is poised to fundamentally improve the way electronic products are realized around the world. Judy Warner Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: Online Digital Experience, Trustworthy Part Data, AltiumLive Videos are Here! - November 2020 OnTrack Newsletter November 2020 VOL. 4 No 4 Altium Online Digital Experience: Going “All-In” on Customer Centricity In October, Altium unveiled an all-new Online Digital Experience that now allows anyone to digitally access technical support, account management, make purchases, and connect with us in real-time. Through all of the Altium.com webpages, you can engage with over 130 Altium staff members through our human-monitored chatbot and our Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: AltiumLive 2020: Meet the Speakers, Getting Started Guide and Brain Food - September 2020 OnTrack Newsletter September 2020 VOL. 4 No 3 AltiumLive 2020 Virtual Summit: Meet the Speakers Since announcing that AltiumLive 2020 will be a virtual event, our team has been busy assembling a world-class line up of speakers and industry experts to offer insights into the best engineering practices to help drive your career forward. In this article, you will learn about the speakers and topics you will encounter at this year's FREE virtual Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: Thoughtful Design, Schematics, and Brain Food – July 2021 July 2021 VOL. 5 No. 1 Full Article | Watch Video | Brain Food Thoughtful Systems-Based Electronics Design Recently we met Dr. Ed Becze, the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Pegmatis. Ed has spent his long and illustrious career working on highly complex system designs, for everyone from large flagship technology companies to small startups. Over the years, he’s established an extremely skilled cross-functional engineering team that covers Read Article

Thoughtful Systems-Based Electronics Design Recently we met Dr. Ed Becze, the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Pegmatis. Ed has spent his long and illustrious career working on highly complex system designs, for everyone from large flagship technology companies to small startups. Over the years, he’s established an extremely skilled cross-functional engineering team that covers every aspect of end-to-end product design. In this interview, he talks about the critical aspects of truly Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: New Dimensions Simulation, Component Management in the Cloud, Brain Food — June 2021 OnTrack Newsletter June 2021 VOL. 4 No 8 New Dimensions of PCB Simulation Until now, simulation software hasn't considered PCB manufacturability. Furthermore, the unintentional consequences that result from the lack of this information frequently leads to costly failures. Equipped with decades of academic rigor and industry experience, Keshav and Tarun Amla of Avishtech set out to solve this problem with their Gauss 2D and Gauss stack software Read Article

OnTrack Newsletter: ECAD/MCAD, Component Placement and Brain Food - April 2021 OnTrack Newsletter April 2021 VOL. 4 No 7 Successful ECAD/MCAD Collaboration Practices In this article Dr. Zachariah Peterson, founder of Northwest Engineering Services, discusses how his company successfully collaborates with mechanical engineers outside of his firm. He shares practices and tools that have been most useful along the way. Read Article CoDesigner and MCAD Component Placement Watch Now Brain Food Technical Articles to Keep You Read Article

Octopart: Navigating the Complex Landscape Component Data with Confidence Judy Warner: Why do component data, pricing, and availability always seem to take up so much of an electronics engineer's time? Sean Rothwell: There are so many places that data might live, especially pricing and market availability, so if you're an engineer looking for a part to use in a design, there's a good chance you're going to be bouncing around from site to site checking different distributors and manufacturers. Then there's the hurdle of Read Article

Altium Online Digital Experience: Going “All-In” on Customer Centricity Judy Warner: Lawrence, you are working on a new groundbreaking Online Digital Experience that will further advance our focus on customer centricity; tell us about what this is and what it will mean for Altium users. Lawrence Romine: This is very exciting, Judy! As you well know, Altium’s success is built on our focus on the users of our products and services versus a classic value proposition aimed toward executive decision-makers. In our world Read Article

Coming Soon: Altium CircuitMaker Pro® In 2015, Altium released Altium CircuitStudio® to best meet the needs of casual users, hobbyists, students, and PCB design aficionados on a budget. Learn about the new version coming to the public! Read Article