OCTOBER 2021 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 119
I-Connect007 recently
spoke with Ted Pawela,
chief ecosystem officer
and head of the Nexar
business unit at Altium.
Ted discussed Altium's
new Nexar cloud plat-
form which aims to build
an ecosystem that con-
nects designers, supply chain companies,
and manufacturers.
This article briefly
introduces various
via structures on the
PCB for layer transi-
tion purposes. It also
investigates the impact of these via structures
on multi-gigabit transmission by analysing
time domain reflectometry (TDR), differential
insertion loss (Sdd21), and eye diagrams.
For PCB designers, the
most common part of
the library is the col-
lection of components
used in the PCB design
process. But I have seen
some libraries have
other information, includ-
ing a resource area, a
group of documents, standards, and articles.
So, basically, it can have anything you want.
Whether you are beginning board
layout, building the first run of a pro-
totype, or you're making a change
to a mature product several years
into its life span, there is no incorrect
time to consult your PCB manufac-
turer. Circuit boards today are dense
with features that push the limits of manufacturing
technology, and as designers employ these tech-
nological advances it's easy to venture off the well-
documented path of standard manufacturing.
We recently spoke with Patrick Davis,
product management director of Cadence
Design Systems, about the benefits of
collaboration between PCB designers
and fabricators—and the drawbacks to
throwing designs "over the wall."
Nolan Johnson recently
spoke with Dean
Marquart, product man-
ager at Rogers Corpora-
tion, about his role in
managing parts so that
customers are getting
what they need—and
when they need it.
For the latest news and information, visit PCBDesign007.com
Altium's Nexar Platform Unites
Design, Supply Chain, and
Manufacturing, Part 1
John Watson
Dean Marquart
Ted Pawela
Elementary, Mr. Watson:
The Danger of Rogue Libraries
The Impact of Via Structures on
Multi-Gigabit Signal Transmission
From DesignCon: Rogers' Products
at the Right Place and Time
The Power of Designer and
Manufacturer Collaboration
Collaboration: The Key to
Streamlining Your Design Process
