Introduction
Electronic Products
Engineers use Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools to design electronic products. Electronic products include just about anything that plugs into the wall or uses a battery for electric power, such as computers, cell phones, digital cameras, and communications equipment. Electronics are used in houses, automobiles, aerospace products, and all kinds of industrial products.
To understand EDA we have to look more closely at electronic products. Like any technical area, electronics and EDA use lots of jargon. Let us begin with a little vocabulary so everyone can start with the same basic terms.
Printed Circuit (PC) Boards
Look inside a stereo, personal computer, or cellular phone, and you will see thin plastic ...
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