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Must Know This to Understand High Speed PCB Layout Simulation | S-Parameters Explained, Eric Bogatin

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Do You Really Need Power Planes? Are you sure? | Eric Bogatin

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NOT in the Copper! 3D Animation of a Signal Through a VIA | Yuriy Shlepnev

<div class="entry-content"> <p>I have received couple of emails where readers of this blog ask me the same question:</p> <h2><strong>How to become a good hardware design engineer?</strong></h2> <p>This is what works for me:</p> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;">Work on as many different designs as you can<br> </span>With each new design you will get new experience.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;">Take challenges<br> </span>With each new challenge your knowledge and experience grows rapidly.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;">Learn from design guides<br> </span>Design guides don't go into details, but are very&nbsp;practical and â€“ they work!</li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;">Learn from solving problems<br> </span>Problems can't be solved without understanding how things work.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;">Minimise potential risks<br> </span>Stay as close to reference / existing designs as you can. This not only minimise HW risk, but also speeds up software development.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;">Check your work, double check, triple check<br> </span>Check it from different views and angles. I do really a lot of checking.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color:#000000;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;">If you feel you are not learning, find a new job<br> </span>With a new job you will be working on completely different designs â€“ getting new experience and skills for your CV.</li> </ul> <p>Any other points? Leave a comment.</p> </div>

7 TIPS How to Become a Good Hardware Design Engineer

<div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="http://www.fedevel.com/welldoneblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hw_tools_and_accessories.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1553" data-permalink="https://welldoneblog.fedevel.com/2011/11/19/essential-tools-for-a-hardware-design-engineer/hw_tools_and_accessories/" data-orig-file="https://welldoneblogfedevel.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/f00be-hw_tools_and_accessories.jpg" data-orig-size="1536,1788" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="hw_tools_and_accessories" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://welldoneblogfedevel.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/f00be-hw_tools_and_accessories.jpg?w=258" data-large-file="https://welldoneblogfedevel.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/f00be-hw_tools_and_accessories.jpg?w=880" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1553" title="hw_tools_and_accessories" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.fedevel.com/welldoneblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hw_tools_and_accessories-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150"></a>Hi all Hardware Design Engineers,</p> <p>what tools do you use every day to do your job? What tools are essential for you and which you found very useful?. Feel free to share and leave your comments.</p> <p>â€“ Robert</p> <p>â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”-</p> <p><em>Here is my list of the things what I found useful or what I use when I work on a hardware design. </em></p> <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><em>Tools &amp; Accessories</em></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><em><a href="http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=037103191311" target="_blank">Soldering station</a> <em>Weller WES51. <em>Minimum one, two are very useful when de-soldering</em> </em>(<strong>Essential</strong>)</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://www.teleskop.rs/teleskop/profesionalni-stereo/ind-2z-stereo-mikroskop" target="_blank">Microscope</a> IND-2Z. Enables me to work directly on the table and soldering under microscope (Very useful)</em></li> <li><em><em style="border-width:initial;border-color:initial;"><a href="http://www.mastechpowersupply.com/dc-power-supply/linear-power-supply/mastech-linear-dc-power-supply-30v-5a-hy3005f-3-triple-outputs/prod_9.html" target="_blank">Power Supply</a> HY3005-3 (Very useful, but if I could, I would choose power supply where power rails can be individually switched off)</em></em></li> <li><em><a href="http://sk.farnell.com/coil/5408/magnifier-eye-glass-x7/dp/201881" target="_blank">Magnifier</a>, Eye glass x7 (<strong><em>Essential</em></strong>)</em></li> <li><em>Digital <a href="http://sk.farnell.com/duratool/d00377/digital-caliper-150mm/dp/1341278" target="_blank">Calipper</a>, measure in inch and mm (Very useful)</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://sk.farnell.com/duratool/1pk-105t-f/tweezer-fine-straight-tip-140mm/dp/3127590" target="_blank">Tweezer</a> (<strong><em>Essential</em></strong>)</em></li> <li><em>0.5mm Tin (<strong><em>Essential</em></strong>)</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://sk.farnell.com/servisol/200004360/no-clean-braid-1-5mmx10m/dp/4754347" target="_blank">Braid</a> (<strong><em>Essential</em></strong>)</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://sk.farnell.com/chip-quik/smd291/flux-rework-no-clean-10cc/dp/1850216" target="_blank">FLUX</a> (<strong><em>Essential</em></strong>)</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://sk.farnell.com/electrolube/flu400db/fluxclene-aero-brush-400ml/dp/725663" target="_blank">FLUX remover</a> (Very useful)</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://sk.farnell.com/ideal-tek/0803/scalpel-handle-no-3/dp/1551277?crosssellid=1551277&amp;crosssell=true&amp;in_merch=true&amp;" target="_blank">Scalpel handle</a> and <a href="http://sk.farnell.com/swann-morton/0102/swann-morton-blade-10a-pk5-f-handle/dp/1551281?crosssellid=1551281&amp;crosssell=true&amp;in_merch=true&amp;" target="_blank">Blades</a> (Very useful)</em></li> <li><em>Colour ribbon <a href="http://sk.farnell.com/amphenol-spectra-strip/135-2801-040/ribbon-cable-40way-per-m/dp/1207459" target="_blank">cable</a> (Useful)</em></li> <li><em>A white <a href="http://sk.farnell.com/3m/fe510089728/tape-pvc-general-electrical-19mmx25m/dp/1316039" target="_blank">tape</a>.&nbsp;White because it's easy to write on it (Useful)</em></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><em>Hardware</em></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><em>PC or <a href="http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-e6400/pd" target="_blank">Laptop</a>. I use Dell Latitude E6400 (Screen resolution 1440Ă—900) and I am extremely satisfied (<strong>Essential</strong>)</em></li> <li><em>Second <a href="http://uk.asus.com/Display/LCD_Monitors/VE247H/" target="_blank">monitor</a> (Must have), Currently I use ASUS VE247H</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?product=439322&amp;lc=en&amp;cc=us&amp;dlc=en&amp;lang=en&amp;tmp_track_link=ot_we/prodlink/en_us/439322/loc:0&amp;cc=us" target="_blank">Printer</a> (Must have), currently I use  HP LaserJet 1022, but an A3 printer would be much better <img draggable="false" role="img" class="emoji" alt=":O" src="https://s0.wp.com/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcom-smileys/twemoji/2/svg/1f626.svg"></em></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Software</em></span></strong></p> <ul> <li><em><a href="http://products.live.altium.com/" target="_blank">Altium Designer</a>, my favorite tool &nbsp;(<strong>Essential</strong>)</em></li> <li><em><a href="http://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/capture_cis/pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Orcad </a>used together with Cadence Allegro </em></li> <li><em><a href="http://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/pcb_design/pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Cadence Allegro</a> for advanced PCB layout </em></li> <li><em><a href="http://www.downstreamtech.com/blueprint-pcb.php" target="_blank">Blueprint-PCB</a> for assembly drawings </em></li> <li><em><em><em>MS Excel for calculations (e.g memory length matching,)</em><br> </em></em></li> <li><em>Free <a href="http://www.pentalogix.com/viewmate.php" target="_blank">ViewMate</a> gerber viewer (Very useful)</em></li> <li><em>Free <a href="http://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator" target="_blank">PDF Creator</a> to print into pdf (Very useful)</em></li> <li><em>Free <a href="http://www.vmware.com/products/player/" target="_blank">VMware Player</a>. I run most of my work under virtual machines. It's then very easy to backup complete work/system. In case of something happened to my laptop, I can always start image of my virtual machine on a different computer and continue at work. (Very useful)</em></li> </ul> </div>

8 Essential tools for a Hardware Design Engineer

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