Hackaday

Creating A PCB In Everything: Creating A Custom Part In Fritzing

This is the continuation of a series of posts where I create a schematic and PCB in various EDA tools. Already, we’ve looked at Eagle CAD, KiCad, and took a walk down memory lane with one of the first ...
EDN

Mixed-Signal PCB Design: Schematic-Level Design Considerations

If you can't pick up the schematic and know (at a moderately high level) what the design is supposed to do and how it is supposed to do it, then you have not really done your job as the designer. The ...
EDN

PCB Design Basics: Example design flow

This series of articles discusses the different steps of PCB development from the basics of creating a design schematic with specific requirements, to finalizing a board and preparing it for ...
Hackaday

Creating A PCB In Everything: Introduction

A few years ago, I wrote a few columns titled Making A Thing. These columns were a tutorial of sorts for several different 3D modeling programs. This column wasn’t meant to be a complete guide to ...
Machine Design

From Napkin to Final Product, One PCB Design’s Journey (Part 1)

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Isn’t a Maker-Pro very similar to a hobbyist? Yes, but Maker-Pros set themselves apart by trying to capitalize on their ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Fast And Simple Rigid-Flex PCB Bending EM Analysis Using Clarity 3D Solver

Rigid-Flex PCBs have been used in many modern electronic devices (such as mobile phones, laptops, and wearables, among others), due to their form factor, light weight, and cost-effectiveness.
Electronic Design

The Importance of Test Points in Circuit Design

Why are test points a crucial element in developing a successful circuit? Types of test points available, and the different techniques that employ them. Electronic design has always been an endeavor ...