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DesignCon 2025 Highlights and Papers on Demand

The Cadence MSA team had a GREAT DesignCon highlighting how Cadence can help you…

MSATeam
• 2 min read
featured , DesignCon , Advanced IC packaging , PCB design

Designing High-Performance Sensor Packages to Ensure Optimized Performance

In an era where technology and connectivity reign supreme, electronic, and mechanical…

Vinod Khera
• 4 min read
featured , IC Packaging , Allegro X Design Platform , EDA , MCAD-ECAD

Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing IBIS-AMI Optimization in High-Speed Design

The complexity of IBIS-AMI models used in simulating serial links has increased to…

MSATeam
• 1 min read
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BoardSurfers: Allegro In-Design IR Drop Analysis: Essential for Optimal Power Delivery…

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BoardSurfers: Footprints for Silicon - Two Steps to Creating PCB Footprints

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IC Packagers: Design Element Label Management

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We’ve come to the end of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2020. Before we dive deeper…

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BoardSurfers: Leveraging IPC-2581 Spec Element Capabilities to Streamline Design…

If you are a PCB designer and follow IPC-2581 guidelines to design a board, this…

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The Year That Was: PCB Design Blogs in 2019

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