There are many powerful and easy-to-use electronic design automation (EDA) software packages available for PCB designers today. Here's a closer look at some. There are many powerful and easy-to-use ...

1. PCB design represents just one segment of a larger system design that starts with integrated-circuit fabrication. Higher-speed connections and SWaP (size, weight, and power) consistently raise the ...

SAN MATEO, Calif — Consolidation in the printed-circuit board design tool industry has radically altered the landscape for these venerable products, to the point where some industry watchers are ...

From circuit simulation to embedded firmware testing and PCB design, Proteus lets you see how hardware and code work together before building a single board.

Protel Autotrax is a PCB design tool first released for DOS in the mid-80s. Consider this a look at the history of PCB design software. I’m not recommending anyone actually use Protel Autotrax — ...

The new DesignSpark PCB version 12 enables complete, error-free PCB designing enhanced for greater results. DesignSpark PCB v12, backed by Infineon, introduces new features for both free and paid ...

PCB design tools have traditionally revolved around software packages users would download and install on their own PCs or workstations. A startup company called Flux is trying to change that ...

Skills shortages in engineering have long been recognised and are impactful to many organisations in the manufacturing space.

San Diego, CA. Altium LLC has announced the next installment of its flagship PCB Design Software, Altium Designer 18. This version upgrade focuses on enhancing the user experience with key feature ...

Not content with rendering Doom in PCB design software or playing it on an oscilloscope, engineer Mike Ayles has got the ...

Mihir Shah has designed many a PCB in his time. However, when working through the development process, he grew tired of the messy, antiquated methods of communicating design data with his team.