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Keeping a Schematic Tidy

Keeping a Schematic Tidy

Introduction When drawing a schematic, crossing wires can make the schematic difficult to read and follow signals (see example, Figure 1)....

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Resetting Reference Designators in Cadence Design Entry CIS

Resetting Reference Designators in Cadence Design Entry CIS

Introduction When drawing a circuit, you will often move and delete components as part of the process, meaning that the reference designat...

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Changing the Default Via Padstack in Cadence PCB Editor

Changing the Default Via Padstack in Cadence PCB Editor

Introduction A via is an electrical interconnection that connects one layer of a PCB to another layer of a PCB. Vias are typically used wh...

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Adding Text to a Layout in Cadence PCB Editor

Adding Text to a Layout in Cadence PCB Editor

Introduction Text is important on PCB layouts to identify the designers, project, version, components, etc. Typically, text can be placed ...

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Printing a PCB Design in DFM Now

Printing a PCB Design in DFM Now

Note : This tutorial shows how to print a PCB design on paper. Please see the  ASU PCB Fabrication Process  for instructions on how to manuf...

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Running a Design for Manufacturing Check in DFM Now

Running a Design for Manufacturing Check in DFM Now

Introduction Designs created in an ECAD program may be electrically correct on the screen, but are ultimately constrained by the capabilit...

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ASU PCB Fabrication Process

ASU PCB Fabrication Process

How are PCBs fabricated at ASU? The following video shows our PCB manufacturing process. Video by Peralta Engineering Studios How ...

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Packaging Cadence Files for Submission

Packaging Cadence Files for Submission

Introduction This tutorial goes through how to package Cadence schematic and PCB files for submission to Canvas. First, configure Micro...

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Cadence Walkthrough: PSoC® 4 BLE Module

Cadence Walkthrough: PSoC® 4 BLE Module

Introduction This Cadence walkthrough goes through the process of creating a PSoC® 4 BLE module schematic symbol and PCB footprint. Step...

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