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Introducing QSPICE: The Next Generation Mixed-Mode Simulation Tool for Advanced Circuit Design
The original Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE) was introduced in 1973. Engineer Mike Engelhardt began developing his version of SPICE a quarter-century after its inception. Fast forward another 25 years and Qorvo has unveiled QSPICE, the company's latest...
Continue ReadingFlux.ai – An AI Powered, Browser-Based PCB Design Tool Review
In today's world of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLM), it was only a matter of time before someone came up with the idea of incorporating generative AI into a PCB design tool. That is precisely what the team at flux.ai has accomplished. After securing $15M in seed funding,...
Continue ReadingKiCad Version 6.0.0 with New Interface and Improved PCB Design Experience
Many of you might be familiar with the Eagle PCB software suite for electronic design automation. Similar open-source software was introduced about 3 decades ago, KiCad EDA has released a new version with “substantial improvements”. If you are an embedded electronic hacker, KiCad is...
Continue ReadingSnapEDA launches new KiCad plugin to help engineers design electronics faster
Today, SnapEDA - a company that helps engineers design electronics faster by removing barriers - is launching a new KiCad plugin, allowing designers to search and download its computer-aided design (CAD) models directly within the KiCad PCB design environment. KiCad is a free and...
Continue ReadingIntelligent, Automated, and Rapid Circuit Board Design using Circuit-Tree.com
What if your PCB can be designed in just a few minutes, with you providing only the specifications and selecting the major components to be used? Circuit-Tree.com is making it a reality with their Intelligent Rapid Circuit Board Design Platform. Creating Schematics and PCBs, is one...
Continue ReadingMaking your first Circuit Board – Getting started with PCBway [Part 2]
This is the next part of "MAKING YOUR FIRST PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - GETTING STARTED WITH PCBWAY [Part 1]" Series. Designing your PCB When you design your first PCB, there will be several steps that you will need to take before you sent the design files off to the manufacturer for...
Continue Reading“Ultimate Electronics” is a Free Interactive Electronics Textbook
The creator of the CircuitLab simulation software, now used in electronics courses at MIT, CMU, and other top universities, has just released the first few chapters of a new book. It's called "Ultimate Electronics: Practical Circuit Design and Analysis," and it's available free online....
Continue ReadingHow to Read Your First Autodesk EAGLE Schematic
Back to basics. Here is a tutorial on autodesk.com blog on how to read schematics: The schematic forms the building block of every electrical circuit, and even if you aren’t designing one yourself, knowing how to read one is invaluable. And with some schematic reading knowledge in...
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