Cloud tools like Altium 365 are gold for PCB design collaboration. They unify schematics, layouts, and BOMs in one hub. A 2025 Gartner report says cloud adoption speeds design cycles by 21%. No more ...

SAN MATEO, Calif — Consolidation in the printed-circuit board design tool industry has radically altered the landscape for these venerable products, to the point where some industry watchers are ...

Several tools now combine MCAD and ECAD in one simulation platform to facilitate analysis of ever-more-complex boards, as well as reduce overhead and potential errors. Higher-speed connections and ...

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This is the continuation of a series where I create a PCB in every software suite imaginable. Last week, I took a look at KiCad, made the schematic representation for a component, and made a schematic ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. This article takes a look at how to get a 3D preview of a printed-circuit-board (PCB) project designed using mid-level ...

Whether Marie Antionette's infamous decree “Let them eat cake” to reports of starving subjects is true or not, a similarly apathetic response, “Let them ignore signal integrity,” could be imagined to ...

Protel Autotrax is a PCB design tool first released for DOS in the mid-80s. Consider this a look at the history of PCB design software. I’m not recommending anyone actually use Protel Autotrax — ...

An open beta program has been announced by Altium for its community-driven PCB design tool. CircuitMaker, which is a free software offering, will be available worldwide to all interested electronics ...

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003--Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT), the market leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design software, today announced it has established a ...