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Grounding and Return Paths: Essential for High-Speed Designs - Part 1

Discover how grounding strategies impact signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and power delivery in high-speed PCB design. Avoid failure with expert-backed tips.

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PDN Design Guidelines Guide

Explore PDN design guidelines using Allegro X tools. Learn how to avoid EMI, signal noise, and warping while ensuring clean, stable power delivery.

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Best Practices for Buck Converter PCB Design

Buck converter PCBs are extremely efficient power devices, but some additional care must be taken during placement and routing in these designs.

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High Current PCB Design Guidelines for Reliability

Explore essential high-current PCB design guidelines, including via stitching, increased copper thickness, and thermal management strategies.

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What's Needed to Get to kA Currents on a PCB

The most power hungry data center architecture is requiring kA levels of current sourced directly on the PCB.

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Power Distribution Basics on Low-Layer Count Boards

Solve power distribution challenges on 2-4 layer PCBs. Learn copper pours, trace sizing, component placement & via stitching techniques.

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How Parasitic Capacitance and Inductance Affect Your Signals

Parasitic capacitance and inductance can create major problems in your digital, analog, or mixed signal boards. Here are some design tips that can help.

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PDN: Gives Your Board Life

Power Integrity analysis is more important than ever. Product trends continue to demand reduced form factor, while requiring even more power to support our always-on, always-connected lives.

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The Effect of PDN Elements on Impedance

The power delivery network (PDN) includes all the traces, power/ground planes, voltage regulator modules (VRMs), capacitors, and interconnects that connect an electronic system’s power supply to...

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