Board Shield Prototype Kit is a do-it-yourself kit that contains components to create a one- or two-piece, production-quality printed circuit board shield without special tools. Includes CBS fences, tech clips and SMS covers, as well as customizable cover materials. An instruction sheet features assembly photos and step-by-step directions on how to make a prototype board shield by cutting and forming cover materials to fit the shape and size of a board component.

Leader Tech, www.leadertechinc.com

PCB Artist v. 3.2 professional-grade PCB design software includes upgrades to the software’s Library Manager, improving the way users search and identify components from a library of over 500,000 parts. Fetch Component option on the Schematics and PCB Context menu allows quicker component placement to the user’s current cursor position with just a few clicks. Expands Color by Net feature to include Color by Net Class on both schematics and PCB drawing modes, for easier sorting and visualization of different nets and net classes. Working Grid now easily editable from status bar.

Advanced Circuits, pcbartist.com

PCB123 version 5.4 offers production-style manufacturing capabilities including: more board thickness options; slots and cutouts; longer lead times; copper weight options smaller holes; closer clearances; and tighter tolerances. Upgraded polygon handler, for handling complex operations of merging, clipping and optimizing complex designs for export manufacture. Retooled graphics/rendering engine offers better, more accurate handling of very geometrically complex design features. Option to either build for prototype or use PCBpro service for complex services or production.

Is compatible with rebuilt PCB123.com website which includes tool downloads, manuals, tutorials, updates, news, user forums, design sharing, components and application plug-ins. Now responsive to mobile devices.

Sunstone Circuits, pcb123.com

Multitouch N9041B UXA Signal Analyzer makes continuous sweeps up to 110GHz. Displayed average noise level as low as -150dBm/Hz (>50GHz). Now delivers wider, deeper views of millimeter-wave signals. Characterizes millimeter-wave signals such as 5G, 802.11, satellite, and radar. Max. analysis bandwidth of 5GHz. Provides two input connectors. Dedicated 1.0mm input connector is machined to exact tolerances. A 2.4mm input connector covers measurements up to 50GHz.

Keysight Technologies, www.keysight.com