Last December I downloaded a trial of the Altium CircuitStudio circuit board CAD (computer-aided design) program. It’s buggy, slow to load, crashes occasionally, and has a new and infuriating user ...

When I wrote up my blog post about Altium circuit board layout software I had not received confirmation that the $995 competitive upgrade for their schematic package included the Spice solver as well ...

Altium recently announced CircuitMaker, their entry into the free/low-cost PCB design tool market. They’re entering a big industry, with the likes of Eagle, KiCad, gEDA, and a host of other tool ...

Ah, the autorouter. Inside every PCB design tool, there’s a function called the ‘autorouter’. This function, when used correctly, is able to automagically lay traces between pads, producing a perfect ...

The integration helps electrical and mechanical engineering teams reduce file-based exchanges, improve design synchronization, and identify PCB fit issues earlier in product development. PTC announced ...