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Mouser and Altium set up PCB design college

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Mouser and Altium LLC are partnering to support electronics education and careers worldwide. The collaboration seeks to empower the next generation of electronic design engineers by providing expanded access to state-of-the-art design tools and resources. The Altium Educator Centre, a hub for innovative teaching and learning in electronics design and PCB development, together with the Student Lab, provides a programme ...

Altium takes control of sales from resellers across Europe

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Altium is returning to the direct sales channel in France and taking over all activities related to commercial Altium Designer licensing previously covered by an official reseller. The design software firm said it would offer a lower subscription price, as well as support, sales and marketing conducted in the local language. Altium has also recently returned to a direct sales ...

Altium buys UK reseller for design tools

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Design software firm Altium has acquired its UK reseller Premier EDA Solutions. But Altium said it would also continue to expand its direct sales and support of customers in the main European markets. According to Altium CFO Joe Bedewi, Premier EDA Solutions, which has represented Altium in the UK for 23 years, is “highly respected by customers”. Phil Mayo, managing ...

The “Hateful Five” of PCB manufacturing


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Design done, PCB laid-out and components are sourced, but the biggest challenge is yet to come getting it manufactured. David Marrakchi describes the pitfalls to avoid You just completed your last design review, got that needed approval signature, and the finish line has never been closer, or so you think. Even after your components are sourced and your board is ...

Tool tests JTAG coverage for PCB designers

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Boundary scan chain integrity can be checked automatically on Altium’s Designer schematic capture and PCB layout software, using an extension from Cambridge-based XJTAG. Called XJTAG DFT Assistant, and downloadable for free, it “provides engineers with an extension to check if boundary scan chains are correctly connected and terminated at the schematic capture stage, long before the PCB is produced,” said ...

Infineon Aurix MCUs get free Tasking RTOS and tools

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Infineon’s TriCore Aurix microcontrollers now have free software development tools courtesy of Altium. The Lite Edition of the Tasking VX-toolset for TriCore includes a one year license and can be requested now on the Infineon or Tasking websites. Harm-Andre, Tasking product manager, writes: “We were often asked about the availability of a quick and easy way to explore the advantages of ...

Altium adds bikini coverlay support for rigid-flex PCBs

Altium has announced the next update to its PCB design tool, Altium Designer. The new features in Altium Designer 15.1 are adding to an existing foundation set in place with the initial release of Altium Designer 15, which focused on improvements to the high-speed design process.   Embedded World: Your Electronics Weekly guide » Version 15.1 is adds: Improved support ...