Understanding Eye Pattern Analysis for PCB Designers

A high-speed interface passes simulation. The PCB is manufactured. Initial bring-up succeeds. Yet during system validation, intermittent communication errors begin to appear. The layout meets impedance targets. Differential pairs are length matched. Design rules pass. Manufacturing files are released. So why does communication still fail? Read more FOTO:

Understanding Eye Pattern Analysis for PCB Designers

A high-speed interface passes simulation. The PCB is manufactured. Initial bring-up succeeds. Yet during system validation, intermittent communication errors begin to appear. The layout meets impedance targets. Differential pairs are length matched. Design rules pass. Manufacturing files are released. So why does communication still fail? Read more

Most PCB design issues aren’t caused by poor PCB design

That sounds contradictory, but it’s becoming increasingly true. Modern electronic products are no longer built around a single PCB. High-speed signals now travel across multiple boards, connectors, cables, and complex power delivery networks. While each individual PCB may pass design…

The PCB Passed Every Review. So Why Did the Product Fail?

Modern multi-board PCB design is becoming less about creating individual boards quickly and more about identifying engineering problems before they become expensive. A PCIe signal leaves one PCB, crosses a connector, travels through a cable assembly, enters a second board, and suddenly fails EMC testing three months later. The layout on each board looked correct. Signal lengths were matched. Design rules…

From Product Configuration towards Flexible Solution Architectures (FSA)

Customer centricity through customer-specific products drives value and is a key competitive differentiator. At the same time, this approach to developing products presents many manufacturers with a structural dilemma: while engineer-to-order business models enable maximum flexibility, they also make it more difficult to reuse existing solutions and increase dependence on expert knowledge.

Does This Truck Make My Wheels Look Fat?

Behind the Scenes at Zeal Motors A few months ago, Bob and I traveled to Canada (again in the dead of winter!) to visit Zeal Motors, the company behind the Fat Truck, for our latest E3.series customer success story. The goal was to capture how their team uses E3.series to support electrical and wire harness design…