By Matt Walsh Let’s delve into the challenges that electronic systems development organizations face and how an integrated part research solution, such as PartQuest Portal, can help streamline the design process, making it faster and more efficient. Challenges in electronics development Electronic systems development organizations are no strangers to complex challenges. Tight deadlines, resource limitations, the aspiration for first-pass success, and productivity hurdles coll

By Stephen Chavez What is electrical/electronic co-design? Circuit boards don’t work in isolation, they usually interface with other circuit boards via connectors, cables or harnesses. Electrical/electronic co-design is the integrated collaboration between these disciplines. This way, your entire hardware design from multi board electronic system specification to completed PCBs and cables can be handled within one integrated flow. What’s not working? Full systems design is us

By Jim Martens You asked and we answered! Here are the frequently asked questions about PADS Professional. What is PADS PCB design software? PADS PCB software is a comprehensive electronic design automation (EDA) software suite developed by Siemens Digital Industries Software, formerly Mentor Graphics. It provides advanced tools for designing, simulating, verifying, and manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electronic systems. What does PADS Professional include? PA

By Maya Shani Introduction: In a response to growing DFM requests from our customers, the latest release of Valor NPI , 2305, our biggest mission was to improve our analysis on positive polarity copper layers. In addition to this, we have also extended our coverage of conveyor related issues with board and rail corners, cleaned up analysis result viewing, provided an ability to graphically view the component VPL side definition and re-organized MRA menus and icons. Take a pee

By Jim Martens The new VX.2.12 release of PADS Professional has improvements across the following areas: Array placement MCAD collaborator Physical reuse Improved differential pair stability while moving complex vias High speed routing and design Performance General improvements PADS Professional cloud ecosystem applications Array placement We have made some design creation improvements that affect predictability such as the new array component property, and we have improved

過去幾年，隨著新產品導入（New product introductions，簡稱NPIs）和定制化的迅速發展，電子組裝領域本來就很小的利潤率進一步縮水。 15年前，PCB是產品。而今天，大多數產品都是具有多個PCB、電纜和外殼的系統。許多製造商希望提供具有多個物料清單(bill-of-materials，簡稱BOM)的“交鑰匙”產品，使得組裝過程變得更加複雜。 準確的報價比以往任何時候都更為關鍵，但正如電子產品製造商所知，這絕非易事。 PCB組裝的BOM文件類型、格式（文本、XML、數據庫）和準確性差異很大，OEM被迫在創建報價之前投入大量資源來整理數據和驗證內容。即使在提取數據後，也無法驗證製造商的部件號可用於採購，也無法檢查是否有成本更低的可替代選項。這些挑戰導致了採購和生產過程中無法準確報價等各種問題。 過去， EMS公司依靠手工和Excel來報價PCB項目。但是，隨著工藝工程解決方案的不斷發展，需要一種更有效的方法來驗證設計、採購元件並準確計算項目成本。 鑑於電子組裝行業利潤率很低，準確報價至關重要。設計公司通常會為每個項目發送多個報價

PADS 是用來設計線路圖和 PCB 的專業軟體，全球市佔率超過50%，本次【PADS Standard 進階佈局設計實戰課程】，邀請有豐富業界實務經驗的資深 AE 工程師，針對電路圖繪製、電路板佈局佈線設計、佈線技巧以及電路板製造設定及文件等關鍵實戰應用進行講解，幫助學員快速掌握設計重點與技巧。 紮實的課程內容，不僅以深入淺出的方式教導學員，同時透過現場實作，讓每位學員實地操作，如何以最有效率的方式進行設計，本次課程也在熱烈的討論中圓滿落幕，相信學員們都 滿載而歸！ 同時近期收到許多課程資訊的詢問，目前9月份課程已開放報名，歡迎索取課程資訊，帶您快速從入門到精通，快速加強 PCB 設計實力！ 恩萊特科技股份有限公司 Enlight Technology Co., Ltd. www.enlight-tec.com 300052 新竹市東區關新路27號14樓之1 電話：03-602-7403 傳真：03-563-0016 sales@enlight-tec.com

PCB設計面臨著諸多機電方面的挑戰，處理不當將會急劇加重設計工作負擔，造成上市時間延後。這些挑戰包括既要使 PCB Layout 設計符合機械要求，又要讓這些設計滿足 MCAD 人員的要求。例如，要確保將 PCB 佈局在外殼或系統中後不發生任何物理違規，無論是電氣設計還是機械設計，都必須考慮到元器件和機械間距。透過在 Layout 階段考慮機械要求，並確保電氣和機械流程之間保持高效的溝通，那麼設計就能完全符合製造要求，從而避免在最後關頭進行更改，耗費多餘的時間和費用。 利用 PADS 3D Layout，PCB 設計人員可以更多地參與到機械方面的設計之中並查看更多信息，因而能在遵守機械要求的前提下完成器件的佈局和佈線。 PADS 3D Layout 支援在 2D 和3D 環境的交互驅動佈局，可以導入導出 Step 數據，並能根據設置的立體約束和間距顯示元件佈局過程中的任何約束違規情況，使用導出的 3D PDF 幫助製造商把握設計意圖。除此之外，PADS 3D Layout 功能還可讓您有效地與 MCAD 人員進行溝通和協作，顯著改善您與 MCAD

PCB assembly is a complex process. One must carefully manage and monitor the process to comply with quality and traceability standards to avoid material waste. Watch as Oren Manor, Valor division, guides you through the highly-automated PCB assembly process at ROJ Srl Italy.