A Breakdown of Costs Involved in Developing a New Electronic Product

May 20, 2021

There was a time when electronic products consisted of a small number of components and circuit elements. Estimating production costs was fairly straightforward. After all, the fewer parts and components there are in a product, the less time-consuming and the more...

Prototyping Printed Circuit Boards: What You Need to Know

May 4, 2021

If there is any electronic appliance or device component with zero tolerance for error, it is the Printed Circuit Board (PCB). As the blueprint for your entire circuit, a faulty PCB design can render your electronic project useless or produce serious functional...

Designing PCBs to Withstand High Vibration Applications

Apr 22, 2021

We continue to put electronic devices in testing environments that can affect the printed circuit board in their hardware. This could cause a range of issues in the PCB. For instance, a constantly moving device will carry a lot of pressure to the PCB and cause...

EMI/EMC Shielding Basics for Electronic Devices

Apr 6, 2021

Electromagnetic interference or EMI occurs when an electrical circuit experiences a disruption in performance due to induction, electrostatic coupling, or conduction on a PCB. Essentially, electromagnetic interference is caused by an external source and may include...

Tips to Reduce Electromagnetic Interference in a PCB

Mar 25, 2021

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) has been plaguing PCB designers since forever. EMI is electromagnetic energy that disrupts an electronic device’s signaling via induction or radiation. Too much EMI can result in a damaged or defective item. EMI radiations from a...

Understanding Actuators and Sensors

Mar 2, 2021

Actuators and sensors are two vital components of embedded and electronic systems. Actuators form a link with the output ports while sensors connect to the input ports of a given system. These components are used to facilitate efficient output in many real-life...