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Sourcing Components with Christopher Calvi The Head of Octopart^®, Chris Calvi is with us today to talk about sourcing components, which has never been more challenging than it is today. Chris will also share his vision of the future where finding parts will be easy, fast, and fully transparent. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the video: Show Highlights: Chris attended Georgia Tech and after graduation he moved to LA, where he worked at Shopzilla Read Article

What to Look for in a Board Fabricator with Steve Williams Do you know what to look for in a new Printed Circuit Board Supplier? Today’s guest, Steve Williams, is the President of TRAC, also known as The Right Approach Consulting. Today he will share his tips, based on his visits to thousands of shops around the world, on what to look for in terms of certifications and how to look beyond the marketing and window dressing to source the ideal, reliable board supplier who will get the job done. Listen to Read Article

EMC and Signal Integrity with Dan Beeker Our guest today is Dan Beeker, Senior Principal Engineer at NXP Semiconductors, who is well known for addressing EMC and signal integrity in a really fresh way. Dan has presented twice as a Keynote Speaker at AltiumLive, both in San Diego and Munich. The information shared in this talk is extremely practical and valuable. Listen in, this information will impact the designs you do every day! Remember, it’s “all about the space”. Listen to the Read Article

Design for Reliability with Yizhak Bot Today we talk to Yizhak Bot who started his career in the Israeli DOD, and today he will share with us what derating is and how you can work on the schematic level with their simulation software to eliminate field failures. With a background including about ten years working with the reliability of very big systems gaining much insight into how systems work and fail, Yizhak is an expert you’ll want to listen in and learn from. Today he is the Read Article

Materials Science 101 with EIPC Chairman Alun Morgan Meet Alun Morgan, Technology Ambassador for Ventec, a world leader in the production of high quality, high performance copper clad laminates and prepregs with a world-wide distribution network. Alun interacts with customers around the world promoting Ventec materials, and brings the latest market requirements to Ventec in order to develop new products. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the Video: Show Read Article

From CAD to PCB: The Data You Give Me and What I Actually Do With It Gerry Partida, Director of Engineering at Summit Interconnect Technologies, a world class PCB Fabricator, is back to discuss your data package and what he actually does with it. Gerry began his career in the Printed Board industry in 1984 at Everett Charles Test Equipment and joined Optrotech/Orbotech in 1986. He was a member of the team that introduced CAM automation, net list compare, AOI Cad Reference to industry. His current position is Read Article

Why Protect Vias and What is IPC 4761? Why do we need to protect vias? Here to answer is Gerry Partida, Director of Engineering at Summit Interconnect Technologies. Summit is an advanced technology manufacturer creating custom printed circuit boards. Summit focuses on complex rigid and rigid-flex products and offers extensive expertise in RF/Microwave applications. In today’s episode, Gerry will help us untangle IPC 4761 and get actionable info that you can apply to your designs Read Article

Bolt: Part Venture Capitalist, Part Engineering Team and Pure Awesome In this episode of the OnTrack podcast we have as our guest; Tyler Mincey, who is the VP of Engineering for Bolt. Bolt is located in San Francisco and Boston and is a hybrid venture that is part venture capitalist and part engineering team. Bolt offers a unique model to help startups get off the ground, and get product to market. Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the Video: Show Highlights: Tyler’s Read Article

Semi-Additive Process Technology at Averatek In today’s OnTrack Podcast Judy talks to Mike Vinson, the COO of Averatek about their breakthrough innovation in which they use a semi-additive process incorporating a liquid metal ink as the catalyst seed layer. This special catalytic precursor “ink” can be imaged to create the patterns or areas where conducting metal is to be deposited. This ink controls the horizontal dimensions of line width and spacing and creates the ability to get down to Read Article

Am I Big Enough for Data Management? In this episode of the OnTrack Podcast we echo the style of “Ask me Anything” and feature Ben Jordan and Judy Warner who will mine the AltiumLive forum for questions. Ben will answer your questions about Engineering and PCB Design and Judy will respond to topics related to manufacturing and supply chain. Join us today as we tackle the question: If we have only one or two EEs, do we really need data management? For future episodes, you can submit Read Article

Printed Electronics Applications and Innovations The use of printed electronics is on the rise, and Chris Hunrath from Insulectro is here to talk about how to design for it. Learn about the different applications and design possibilities that are available to PCB designers. The proliferation of more advanced printed electronics materials from polyester film, polycarbonate, to transfer film for fabric and flexible circuitry have enabled interesting new applications for printed electronics Read Article

Embedded Capacitance and Embedded Passives with John Andresakis Listen in to Judy Warner and guest John Andresakis from DowDupont and learn about embedded resistance materials. There are several benefits that make this a beneficial technology. Did you know that you can take up to 90% of your decoupling caps off the surface of the board, while improving reliability and reducing inductance? Learn about several design considerations for using embedded capacitors and build on the knowledge of experts like Rick Read Article

Electronic Components Shortages, Insights from John Watson Electronic Components Shortages, or part shortages are so big that it impacts nearly every aspect of electronics design and manufacture. Lead times continue to rise no matter how fast parts are being produced. It is just not possible for production to catch up. The reality of this current shortage means it’s time to be innovative, and guest John Watson has some ideas to help including an expert tip Altium Designer users can put to good use. (Hint Read Article

Altium Designer 19: Highlights from the Latest Release with David Marrakchi Altium Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, David Marrakchi is here on the show to talk about Altium Designer 19. This latest release is part two of three major releases Altium has planned to level up high-speed design capabilities. As an engineer who likes to wear multiple hats - and with experience in the field as an Electrical Engineer - David has done it all from developing requirements to schematic capture and PCB layout, across industries Read Article

Stephen Chavez Calls on PCB Designers to Get Involved Professional Development (self-directed) IPC APEX, San Diego - manufacturing perspective, fabricators, if you don’t have time to get into a board shop this is the place to be, machines are running live PCB West - pure design for PCB designers; content is second to none DesignCon Del Mar Electronics and Design Show PCB Carolinas (1,000 people/ 1 day conference) AltiumLive Munich - learn more or register today IPC Designers Council, etc. CID Read Article

John Mitchell, CEO of IPC, Visits The White House to Participate in the Pledge to America’s Workers John Mitchell, CEO of IPC, is advocating for the electronics industry workforce in Washington D.C., and participating in the Pledge to America’s Workers. Listen in and learn how IPC has joined in pledging 1 million new job opportunities for the industry, when John shares a "state of the union" about IPC’s current direction. If you’re a current IPC member, you’ll benefit by finding out all that IPC is up to these days and and how you can get Read Article

AltiumLive 2018 Panel Discussion with Experts from PCB Supply Chain Listen to the Podcast: Download this episode (right click and save) Watch the video: Trade In Your Outdated PCB Design Tool & Unlock 45% OFF Altium today! Click here to view all Episodes Or click here to access the Altium Free Trial Today. Transcript: Hi everyone this is Judy Warner with Altium's OnTrack Podcast. Welcome back. We are glad to have you. Remember to connect with us on all the usual social media platforms I'm @AltiumJudy. Please Read Article