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 ...

[LudwigLabs] is creating PCBs using copper foil and a cutting plotter (vinyl cutter). In this approach, it’s an additive process where instead of removing copper from a copper-clad board, the traces ...

ICStripBoard is a new tool that facilitates rapid prototyping of surface-mount ICs available in a variety of packages and different sizes. ICStripBoard has been designed to accommodate the majority of ...

Cadence Design Systems has started bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the fold on its flagship chip design suite to help designers build smaller, faster processors that consume less power and ...

This week’s fail is an attempt to retrofit a PCB cutting shear with a geared motor. The project was undertaken by [David Cook]. Incidentally he’s very near and dear to us as his book Robot Building ...

Altium’s latest printed circuit board (PCB) design tool, Designer 16, incorporates a range of new features including a new component-placement system and an alternate parts-choice system. The improved ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — BluePrint for PCBs, an automated documentation tool from DownStream Technologies LLC, has been upgraded with new functionality and new integrations with pc-board CAD systems, ...

KYOTO, Japan & JAMSHEDPUR, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyocera Corporation's (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971)(herein "Kyocera") wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to sales in the Asia-Pacific region, Kyocera Asia ...