It's not every day that a World Record is broken and in speedsports it's indeed a very rare experience. To do it both safely and cost effectively requires meticulous planning, solid engineering design … [Read more...] about The A to Z of Breaking a World Water Speed Record
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Improve Reliability with Accurate Voltage-Aware DRC
Voltage-aware DRC is an essential component in the reliability assessment of a design. Calibre PERC is the only comprehensive solution capable of verifying both the geometrical and electrical … [Read more...] about Improve Reliability with Accurate Voltage-Aware DRC
Reliability in Avionics Systems – Managing Excessive Heat
The main source of heat in electronic equipment is their semiconductor chips, and the temperature sensitivities of these chips presents a challenge in designing cooling mechanisms. Overheating causes … [Read more...] about Reliability in Avionics Systems – Managing Excessive Heat
Optimizing Air-to-Air Refueling Systems
In the mil/aero industry, systems are getting more complex and the time/cost to design them getting tighter. These systems and components may be mechanical, electrical, or a combination of both. A … [Read more...] about Optimizing Air-to-Air Refueling Systems
Maximize Power & Efficiency With PADS® Placement & Routing
Printed Circuit Board design is a complex process. The most time-consuming tasks are placing parts on the board and routing traces. How effectively you’re able to accomplish this will have a direct … [Read more...] about Maximize Power & Efficiency With PADS® Placement & Routing
10 New Ways To Make Wiring And Harness Design Faster And Better
Electrical design is getting more complicated—the electronics on even the “simplest” machines are sometimes beyond what the big carmakers were doing 25 years back with big engineering teams and the … [Read more...] about 10 New Ways To Make Wiring And Harness Design Faster And Better
Beer Fridge: A Personal Journey
Mini-fridges, commonly filled with beer and the occasional moldering sandwich, have become a ubiquitous fixture in college dorm rooms and office break areas. But for some reason, they never seem to … [Read more...] about Beer Fridge: A Personal Journey
A Step Change in Electronics Thermal Design: Incorporating EDA and MDA Design Flows
Increased design complexities are driving the EDA and MDA design flows closer together and electronics cooling design and simulation applications must be quick, reliable and … [Read more...] about A Step Change in Electronics Thermal Design: Incorporating EDA and MDA Design Flows
Improving Design Reliability by Avoiding Electrical Overstress
Electrical overstress (EOS) is one of the leading causes of IC failures across all semiconductor manufacturers, and is responsible for the vast majority of device failures and product returns. The use … [Read more...] about Improving Design Reliability by Avoiding Electrical Overstress
High-Quality Test of ARM® Cortex™-A15 Processor using Tessent® TestKompress®
Customers are integrating single or multiple ARM® Cortex™-A15 processors into their SoC designs in order to take advantage of this industry-leading IP. In order to perform manufacturing test for the … [Read more...] about High-Quality Test of ARM® Cortex™-A15 Processor using Tessent® TestKompress®