Altium Designer 22 Aims to Solve the Supply Chain Distress

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https://www.electronics-lab.com/altium-designer-22-aims-to-solve-the-supply-chain-distress/

The automated electronic design specialist, Altium, unveils the Altium Designer 22 – the most recent version of the printed circuit board (PCB) design tool. Claiming itself as “the electronics industry’s first ‘design with manufacturing’ application,” the manufacturer, Altimade allows users to request PCB fabrication and assembly while exiting the application. Altium is committed to providing […]

Plotting Pricing Trends from Octopart Data

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https://www.electronics-lab.com/plotting-pricing-trends-octopart-data/

Sanket Gupta @  octopart.com tipped us with his latest article on how to plot pricing trends of electronic parts using Octopart’s data. He writes: Before you search for specific MPNs, it’s useful to understand broad trends in electronic component pricing and availability to save time and money. At Octopart, we manage information of more than […]

How to Select a Resistor

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https://www.electronics-lab.com/how-to-select-a-resistor/

In this guide Sanket Gupta @ octopart.com explains how to select a resistor from a range of common resistor types. In this blog, we will explain all the different types of resistors, their merits and demerits, and popular applications. We have included some recommendations for commonly used resistor series with high supply chain availability from the Common […]

How To Select a Capacitor

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https://www.electronics-lab.com/how-to-select-a-capacitor/

Sanket Gupta @ blog.octopart.com has written a capacitor select guide. The article goes through aluminum electrolytic capacitors, ceramic capacitors, Tantalum Capacitors, mica capacitors, film capacitors and Polymer Capacitors. In this blog, we will explain all the different types of capacitors, their merits and demerits, and popular applications. We have included some recommendations for commonly used capacitor series with […]