We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with Power Integrations, a leader in high-voltage integrated circuits, to release our new schematic exporter.  PI Expert is a web-based program that allows you to generate a complete power design from the specifications in minutes. The tool provides everything necessary to build and test a working prototype. It includes a ‘ready-to-build’ Transformer Construction Report, winding instructions, electrical and mechanical diagrams, BOMs (bill of materials) and board layout recommendations.  As part of this new partnership, we have create ..read more

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Nicomatic, an industry leader in interconnect solutions to provide over 8 million ready-to-use symbols and footprints for their micro connectors. Nicomatic is a full in-house international interconnect solutions provider. Their portfolio is dedicated to multiple configurations of board-to-board, board-to-wire, and wire-to-wire connectors as well as man-machine interface switching technologies. Their parts are targeted to multiple sectors including aerospace, defense, health care, and more. Traditionally, engineers that have wanted to integ ..read more

Every 2 years, over 80,000 folks from the electronics industry travel to the home of Oktoberfest (Munich!) to get together at the world’s largest electronics design tradeshow, Electronica.  With over 18 halls – each larger than a football field – this event is absolutely massive!  The SnapEDA team jumped at the opportunity to travel across the pond to exhibit there this Fall. Being that this was the first gathering since 2018, this year’s show was extra special and drew attendees from around the world. Our team exemplified the global nature of the event. Our small startup brought eng ..read more

At SnapEDA, we aim to provide high quality ready-to-use symbols and footprints for your electronic components. Accurate and well designed libraries for your PCBs are essential for optimal performance of your board.  A single error or the slightest offset from a badly created footprint can cause thousands of dollars in wasted prototypes, along with weeks of delays.  Here is the round-up of the 12 tips to keep in mind while designing symbols and footprints for your PCB:  Tip #1: Add a pin 1 indicator: Tip: A pin 1 indicator is a small element added to the land pattern. It allow ..read more

We have collaborated with Abracon to release 13,000 new symbols, footprints, and 3D models to help engineers design faster.  These new CAD models include coverage for crystals, oscillators, and inductors. Abracon is an industry leader in passive components. Their products include frequency control devices, antennas, and connectivity solutions.  With these new free, ready-to-use resources, engineers can now get a productivity boost for their designs. They can download the models on SnapEDA as well as SnapEDA’s affiliated partners, such as Digikey and Mouser.  The libraries, creat ..read more

Today, we are thrilled to announce our collaboration with PUI Audio, an industry leader in audio components. With this new collaboration, engineers and PCB designers will now be able to download and design-in free computer-aided design (CAD) models for PUI’s products. Whether you’re looking for an audio indicator, microphone, speaker, or an ultrasonic transmitter or receiver, you can now find them on both the SnapEDA and PUI Audio websites, complete with schematic symbols, PCB footprints and 3D models. In addition to finding PUI Audio electronic CAD (E-CAD) models and mechanical CAD (M-CAD) mo ..read more

Today, we are excited to announce our new collaboration with Amphenol Communication Solutions (ACS). You can now find over 21,000 symbols, footprints, and 3D models on the SnapEDA and the Amphenol ACS websites.  Amphenol is a leading supplier of connectors, transceivers,  sensors, and high-speed cables. Their connectors and connector system solutions include fiber optic interconnects, high-speed interconnects, power interconnects, power distribution busbars, and radio frequency (RF) interconnects.  Instead of creating models from scratch, engineers can now download ready-to-use ..read more

Designing high-frequency PCBs brings up new challenges for engineers. There are different requirements and environmental variables that need to be considered. One of the main ones is choosing which type of antenna the designer needs depending on the function of the project.  In this article, you will learn more about two types of antennas to help you select the best one for your PCB designs: printed antennas or chip antennas. Understanding what a printed antenna is: Printed antennas (also known as microstrip antennas) can be fabricated within your PCB. They consist of a geometric pattern ..read more

Imagine you’re searching an online marketplace for circuit board components. Little do you know your every move is being packaged and sold— every click, every datasheet viewed, every file downloaded. Many such marketplaces sell your data, jeopardizing your intellectual property, compromising security, and inundating you with spam. At SnapEDA, we have taken a hard line against this practice: we won’t sell an engineer’s activity on our platform. This protects the engineers and the companies they work for, which are often large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), technology companies at the ..read more

We are pleased to share that we have partnered with Taiwan Semiconductor so you can now find CAD models for their entire product catalog on SnapEDA! Taiwan Semiconductor is known for their automotive-grade quality discrete power electronics devices, LED drivers, analog ICs and ESD protection devices. The new CAD models available through SnapEDA include symbols, footprints and 3D models for over 12,000 Taiwan Semiconductor products. Rather than create CAD models for their products from scratch, engineers will be able to download these ready-to-use models free to expedite their designs. The mode ..read more