Electronic Design

How to Design a Chip for Under $1,000 (Part 1): Book Recommendations

In the first of a multi-part series on how to design a custom chip for under $1,000, our Analog Editor gets you started with a Magnificent 7 list of textbooks. TinyTapeout offers a course that ...
EDN

Design PCBs for EMI, part 2: Basic stack-up

Part 1 of this series described how digital signals propagate through PC boards [Refs. 1, 2, 5, 6]. In part 2, we look at specific board designs to achieve low EMI. The biggest issue I see in my ...
Machine Design

Closing the Manufacturing Loop (Part 1): How to Design a Golf Putter

In the first of a four-part series, Robert Dusenbury provides an overview of how his team went about designing and producing a golf putter to demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of closed-loop ...
Machine Design

CNC Guide (Part 1): Best Design Practices for Custom Machined Parts

Editor's Note: An updated version of this information can be found here. What exactly is computer-numerical-controlled (CNC) machining? It’s a means to make parts by removing material via high-speed, ...
Electronic Design

How to Design an Optimal Electronic Load for High-Current, Low-Voltage Power Supplies (Part 1)

Part 1 of this series focuses on high-performance electronic loads for testing power supplies that have low output voltage and high current. It describes the necessity for special electronic loads, ...
EDN

Design PCBs for EMI, part 1: How signals move

After helping clients get their products compliant for EMI, I’ve seen one underlying issue: Poor PC board design. In my experience, IoT product designers run into problems caused by poor PC board ...
CompositesWorld

Drawing design cues from nature: Designing for biomimetic composites, Part 2

Lattices often crop up in nature. Take the conspicuous design of dragonfly wings (left), a spider web (middle) or the veined underbelly of a Victoria Amazonica water lily (right). Photo Credit: Getty ...