Technical Consultant Zach Peterson
Welcome to the playlist of Technical Consultant Zach Peterson, a luminary in the field of electronics and PCB design with an illustrious career in both academia and the electronics industry. With a rich background spanning nanoparticle lasers, electronic and optoelectronic semiconductor devices, environmental sensors, and stochastics, Zach offers unparalleled insights into the world of modern engineering.
Zach focuses on research, design tutorials, and deep analyses tailored for professionals, students, and tech enthusiasts alike. Prior to his work in the PCB industry, Zach taught at Portland State University, conducted extensive research, and authored over 2000+ technical articles on PCB design.
An active member of IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Electronics Packaging Society, American Physical Society, and the PCEA, Zach's expertise is now available to you through engaging videos. Subscribe to stay up-to-date with the latest advancements and learn from one of the industry's finest.
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Curated by: Altium Academy (720 videos)
Tracks in this Playlist
- This DIY Power Bank Is Full of Good Ideas | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Signal Integrity Basics: Where Crosstalk Starts on a PCB
- PCB Assembly: Your Assembler & Your Cuckoo Layouts
- Renesas GreenPAK Without Code: Inside the Go Configure Software Hub
- PCB Grounding for Isolated Amplifiers: Split Grounds Done Right
- Via Stitching in HDI PCB Design: Microvias, Buried Vias & BGAs
- PCB Connectors That Survive Space, Shock & 500 Thermal Cycles
- PCB Via Stitching: Target Your Vias, Don't Carpet the Board
- Analog Ground vs Digital Ground: Return Paths Aren't the Same
- ARM Microcontroller Selection: Skip the BGA, Pick LQFP
- Signal Integrity: Routing Over a Power Plane Has a Catch
- USB Type-C Explained: The One App Note to Read First
- LDO Regulator Explained: Where the Missing 2.2 Volts Goes
- Fix the Grounding on This Underwater Board | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- This STM32 Board Needs a Ground Plane | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- S-Parameters: That Second Line Is Your Ground, Not a Signal
- After AI PCB Routing, This Is What Gets Automated Next
- Altium & Duro: The PLM Software Built for Hardware Startups
- Microvia Design Rule: Stay Under 1:1 or Your Fab Says No
- 262 DRC Violations to Squash | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Clean DRC, Mystery Via Tenting | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- PCB Panelization Tip: The Array Tool Won't Add Mouse Bites for You
- 5 PCB Design Mistakes I Fixed in Under 10 Minutes
- One 150 mA Regulator Runs This Drone PCB | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- AI PCB Routing Without the Epic Fails: Inside DeepPCB
- TVS Diode Capacitance: The Spec That Kills High-Speed Signals
- Reverse Polarity Protection Diode: Don't Wire It in Parallel
- Via Stitching Explained: When Your PCB Actually Needs It
- What Are These Copper Squares on a PCB? Copper Thieving Explained
- Altium Sent Me a Hockey Jersey (Unboxing)
- Shrink This Drone PCB to 6 Layers | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- PCB Assembly Mistakes Designers Keep Making: PCB West 2026 Preview
- HDI PCB Design Review: nRF5340 Stackup & Microvia Mistakes to Fix
- This nRF5340 Board Needs Microvias | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- The Custom Power Chip You Configure Yourself: Power GreenPAK
- PCB Grounding: Why SGND Doesn't Always Mean Signal Ground
- Copper Thieving in Altium Explained: When You Actually Need It
- Add Thermal Vias to This Drone ESC | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- AI PCB Design Left 168 Rule Violations on This Board
- AI PCB Design: Turning a 100-Page Spec Into an MCU Shortlist
- Your PCB Isn't Creating Ground Loops — Here's What Is
- Your Isolation Isn't Isolated | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Altium Is Coming Home to the Designer | Lawrence Romine on OnTrack
- First CPLD Design, So Close! | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- The Heavy Copper Myth That's Ruining Your DC Power Design
- How I2C Works: Open-Drain and Pull-Up Resistors on a PCB
- The 90-Degree Trace Myth Everyone Gets Wrong (And Forgets Vias)
- Split Grounds? Add a Net Tie | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- I2C Explained: How Open-Drain and Pull-Ups Really Work
- Your USB Choke Isn't Rated for USB | 2 Min PCB Design Review
- EMI Filters & TVS Diodes on High-Speed Interfaces (Done Right)
- DDR Compliance Simulation in Seconds, Not Days
- So Many Red Flags on This Board | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Private video
- Nice Raspberry Pi Carrier Board! | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- 5 DC Power Integrity Myths That Ruin Your PCB Design
- Mayan-on-Chip: Training Mexico's Next Semiconductor Engineers
- Teardrops in All the Wrong Places | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- HDI PCB Stackup Breakdown - Etching Weight Via Spacing, & More
- Impressive Student Board! | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Altium API Deep Dive: Opening PCB Data to Developers
- How Altium’s Layer Stack Manager Actually Works
- Shoot-Through Could Kill This Entire Device | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- SFP Connector Routing: High-Speed Differential Pair Design Tips
- 5 Quick Fixes for This BMS Board | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Code-Based PCB Design with AI: Inside atopile
- Skip Layer Routing for RF: Control Impedance & Cut Insertion Loss
- Ferrites on Every Power Rail? Big Mistake | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Mastering HDI Design Rules in Altium Designer
- This GPS Tracker Has Solid Specs | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- The Truth About AI in PCB EMC Compliance
- IPC-2221 or IEC 60664-1? Picking the Right PCB Spacing Standard
- Coplanar Impedance Control on Internal PCB Layers Explained
- Private video
- GSSG Stackup Deep Dive: Routing, Impedance, and HDI
- Watch Out for Acid Traps | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- Why Remove Solder Mask on RF Microstrip Lines? PCB Design Tip
- BOM on the Back of a PCB?! | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- AI PCB Autorouting: What's Real and What's Hype
- PCB Ground Planes: Isolated vs. Non-Isolated Components
- Medical Device Designers Miss This Critical Step #failure #engineering
- The SMD Component Mistake Everyone Makes #shorts #engineering
- When to Add Part Numbers to SMD Passives
- Python Is Genuinely Perfect #python #coding #programming
- The Signal Integrity Tool Every Engineer Is Missing
- Vias Doing Absolutely Nothing | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- The F-35 Took 20 Years. Unmanned Systems Take Two.
- Drones, Robots & the Low-Altitude Economy: A New Industry Is Born
- Power Rail Branching Explained: Ferrite Beads, Regulators & LDOs
- Use an LDO, Not a Switcher: Powering Analog & Voltage Refs
- Private video
- Skip the Net Tie: Smarter Grounding with Strategic Placement
- PCB Via vs. Trace Inductance: The Decoupling Capacitor Truth
- Decoupling Capacitor Routing: When to Use Vias vs Traces
- 163 DRC Errors? Here's Why | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- PCB Metrology Gap: How SCAN Labs Is Automating Microsectioning
- The Black Box Problem With AI PCB Layout Tools
- Teardrops, Thermals & BOM Blunders | 1 Min PCB Design Review
- From Netlist to Device Tree: AI Does It in Minutes
- The Future of PDM: AI That Knows Your Entire Design History