There are a multitude of cad packages for designing printed circuit boards (PCB). Generally, the pcb cad software will include some sort of schematic capture, board layout, and gerber generator. I am ...

SnapEDA’s library of computer-aided design (CAD) models is now part of Nexar’s growing ecosystem of cloud-based PCB design tools. The partnership aims to streamline PCB design and part selection ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexar, a business unit of Altium LLC (ASX:ALU) announced today that SnapEDA has joined Nexar’s growing ecosystem of electronics innovators. As a Nexar partner, SnapEDA will ...

This guest blog post, a review of Easy-PC, is written by Philip King, Director of PCB Train. This guest blog post, a review of Easy-PC, is written by Philip King, Director of PCB Train. For circuit ...

The diagram above is a typical PCB layout in Altium Circuitmaker software. The days of “electro” and “mechanical” being separate disciplines are long gone. Virtually all mechanical systems now come ...

RS Components has launched DesignSpark PCB Pro, an upgraded version of its PCB design suite with new productivity features. DesignSpark PCB Pro is aimed at professional electronic design engineers, ...

Why PCB workflows need different levels of EDA functionality. How to use the right amount of EDA for different PCB tasks. Which PCB scenarios require maximum vs minimum EDA. Designing a PCB is a ...

EMA Design Automation, a full-service provider and innovator of electronic design automation (EDA) solutions, recently launched its free eBook titled The Hitchhiker’s Guide to PCB Design, a resource ...

Mentor Graphics has partnered with SamacSys to provide free PCB symbols, footprints and 3D models from within PartQuest, Mentor’s online platform for finding component information. The SamacSys CAD ...

RS Components (RS) and Ultra Librarian, the world’s largest CAD library, have teamed up to integrate the Ultra Librarian CAD models library directly into RS’s DesignSpark online platform. DesignSpark ...

I’ve been an EagleCAD user for 20 years now—more than half the product’s 36-year lifespan. I’ve used EagleCAD as a hobbyist, a maker, a design-for-manufacturing (DFM) blogger, and a small robot ...