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40 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I AUGUST 2024 Article by Josh Moore ALTIUM There's a saying in electronics hardware design: "There are two types of electronics designers: those who have signal integrity prob- lems and those who will." is adage empha- sizes the inevitability of encountering and the need to address signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) issues. It has oen been used as a clever yet pro- phetic sales and marketing tactic by soware vendors at a time when electronic products were rapidly evolving, becoming higher-per- forming and increasingly complex, integrat- ing a multitude of functions into ever-smaller form factors. is inevitably contributed to a significant increase in signal quality and power problems. It was also a time when design organizations and their engineering teams were working to Impact of the Altium-Ansys Partnership on PCB Design overcome numerous challenges, evolving and adapting their design methodologies and pro- cesses to overcome the increase in signal- and power-related problems. • Complexity in electronic designs: Circuit and systems complexities made it chal- lenging to ensure that designs meet the required specifications for performance, reliability, and new regulatory compli- ances without extensive testing and revisions. • Cross-domain design and simulation silos: e printed circuit board (PCB) simulation EMI, EMC, thermal, and signal behavior had to be performed indepen- dently from the layout designer by simula- tion specialists using specialized tools.