OnTrack: The PCB Design Podcast
Episodes
PCB Grounding Mistakes Your Datasheet Taught You
Dan Beke, a retired NXP technical director, discusses the industry’s costly reliance on outdated circuit theory and "kitchen sink" EMC fixes.
AI PCB Routing Without the Epic Fails: Inside DeepPCB
Host Zach Peterson interviews Elaine Sam Cohen and Nabil Chaa from Deep PCB to discuss their AI routing engine and the new "Cooper" natural language assistant.
PCB Assembly Mistakes Designers Keep Making: PCB West 2026 Preview
Host Zach Peterson interviews Mike Buto, Chris Shea, and Daniel Stanhill about the expanded circuit assembly track at PCB West.
The Custom Power Chip You Configure Yourself: Power GreenPAK
Host Zach Peterson interviews Renesas Product Marketing Director Sydney Chan about the Power GreenPack platform.
AI PCB Design: Turning a 100-Page Spec Into an MCU Shortlist
Host Zach Peterson interviews Marco Witzman, Head of Requirements Portal at Altium, to discuss the platform's rebranding and new AI-driven features.
Altium Is Coming Home to the Designer | Lawrence Romine on OnTrack
Host Zach Peterson interviews Altium’s Lawrence Romine about the company’s strategic shift to three new product tiers: Develop, Agile, and Enterprise.
DDR Compliance Simulation in Seconds, Not Days
Host Zach Peterson interviews Ben Dannon and Tyler Huddleston from Signal Edge Solutions about high-speed PCB design challenges, including crosstalk, thick boards, and power delivery.
Mayan-on-Chip: Training Mexico's Next Semiconductor Engineers
Host Zach Peterson interviews Nazca Medrano and Professor Johan Estrada about the Mayan on Chip initiative in Yucatan, Mexico.