Several browser-based PCB design tools have emerged in the past couple of years, yet the vast majority of designers are still using the same desktop applications that have dominated the EDA industry ...

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 ...

In-circuit test can exercise components individually. Boundary-scan test can evaluate components as well as interconnects. Functional test can test for faults that may have escaped other stages while ...

Gain insight into the latest microcontrollers, SBCs, and FPGAs with augmented-reality interaction using the latest "Guide to Boards" from Digi-Key and Make Magazine. Additive and subtractive ...

Protel Autotrax is a PCB design tool first released for DOS in the mid-80s. Consider this a look at the history of PCB design software. I’m not recommending anyone actually use Protel Autotrax — ...

A trip to last month's PCB Design Conference East has reinforced a long-standing opinion of mine regarding the printed-circuit-board (PCB) design-tool industry—it's not very dynamic. Progress in board ...

As the world is becoming increasingly virtual and software is replacing hardware, electrical and electronics engineers are trying to ride the same bandwagon with their tool of choice, PCB (Printed ...

The latest MultiSIM BLUE version of the NI Multisim circuit design tool which is available from Mouser Electronics is the Premium version features a Berkley SPICE simulation environment. This can be ...

Cadence has started shipping version ten of its OrCAD printed circuit design tools. Three new configurations have been added to OrCAD 10.0: Unison EE combines schematic capture with PSpice A/D for ...

Quilter works by using physics-driven reinforcement learning to explore manufacturable board layouts. Instead of placing hundreds of components and routing thousands of traces manually, engineers ...