I've been in the electronics and computing industries ever since I graduated with my BSc from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK back in 1980. Since that time, I've designed all sorts of weird and ...

What is a Gerber file? If you ask your mother, she would probably answer: “Gerber? It’s a food for infants.” If you ask someone who’s into hunting and camping, “Gerber” would be a brand name for ...

Built for engineers and hobbyists who want to move quickly from idea to fabrication, offering intuitive design tools, ...

When we create a printed circuit board, the chances are these days that we’ll export it through our CAD package’s CAM tool, and send the resulting files to an inexpensive PCB fabrication house. A ...

This is the third and final installment of a series of posts on how to create a PCB in KiCad, and part of an overarching series where I make the same schematic and board in dozens of different ...

A lot of attention—and hype—has focused on bringing traditional office-productivity programs, such as the OpenOffice.org suite, to Linux. However, another important—and far less-hyped—area where Linux ...

Several browser-based PCB design tools have emerged in the past couple of years, yet the vast majority of designers are still using the same desktop applications that have dominated the EDA industry ...

A PCB file is a data file containing a circuit board design, and stands for "Printed Circuit Board." You don't need the program that was used to create the file; several Windows applications with PCB ...

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