Layout & Routing

February 29, 2024
Stephen Chavez is chairman of the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) and a Senior Product Marketing Manager with Siemens EDA. He is an IPC Certified Master Instructor Trainer (MIT) for PCB design, an IPC Certified Advanced PCB Designer (CID+), and a Certified Printed Circuit Designer (CPCD). He is chairman of the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA).

Mastering the art of PCB routing

Learn which routing techniques offer a PCB designer the best balance between automation and control by applying them in harmony.
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December 18, 2020
The PCB Technology Leadership Awards is the longest running PCB design contest of its kind

The best in 2020 PCB design

Learn more about the Infinera design that took top place at the this year's PCB Technology Leadership Awards.
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June 28, 2019
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The necessity and benefits of ECAD-MCAD collaboration for PCB design

Collaboration across the electrical and mechanical domains leverages more tightly integrated and highly featured tools with richer data formats for greater accuracy and shorter time-to-market.
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February 27, 2018
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Tackling the design challenges of PCIe 5.0

Moving up to PCIe 5.0 speeds demands rethinking everything from silicon design through choice of PCB material and connectors up to track layout and validation.
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May 10, 2017
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The basic PCB rules for a successful IoT design

Seven core considerations will help you realize your PCB for the Internet of Things more effectively.
December 29, 2016
Danit Atar is a senior marketing programs specialist at Mentor Graphics

A reliability checklist for the Connected World

Reliability is growing to match security as a key challenge for PCB design. These tools and techniques will help you rise to it.
February 11, 2016

Where tools end and best practices begin

Learn how you can benchmark your design practices against the most successful players in the PCB market - and why you should.
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May 28, 2015
Featured image PCB Design for the mid-market

PCB tool innovation from the middle out

Mid-market users are driving richer features and cost competition into PCB design software like never before, largely thanks to the Internet of Things.
April 15, 2015
AIDT allows automated timing-alignment of PCB traces

Layout automation and simulation support DDR4 at lower system cost

The introduction of the DDR4 memory-bus standard will allow system designers to meet aggressive performance targets for their next-generation systems. But the changes required to support the higher datarates of DDR4 place stringent demands on the PCB designer.
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July 25, 2014
Bundles help group signals on package pinouts

Multi-fabric planning for more efficient PCB design

A coordinated design methodology fine-tunes chip-to-package PCB layout and routing that involves high-integration devices.

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