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Altium Designer Expert Certification
Member Price
$699.00
Nonmember Price
$825.00
Access
90 Days From Enrollment
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Course Level: Advanced
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Training Time
Exam Time 2.5 Hours -
Certificate of Completion
Certified Altium Designer Expert -
Seasonal Enrollment
Access for 90 Days
This certification exam is intended for experienced professionals who have used Altium Designer software for 3 or more years.
Altium Designer Expert Certificants demonstrate, through the certification process, that they possess a minimum level of knowledge (as determined by IPC Certification program) with regard to their skills and understanding of Altium Designer software.
Certificants are certified in two-year cycles after satisfying specific prerequisites outlined in the Policies and Procedures document, including the completion of one or more written examinations on the use of Altium Designer. These certification assessments are based on a body of knowledge that encompasses various best practices, requirements, and guidelines specified within the Altium Designer documentation and knowledge base.
Exam Content
Domain 1: Basic Navigation Essentials (4.1%)
- Set Up System Environment
- Project Structure
Domain 2: Component Library (15.3%)
- Library Creation
- Importing Library
- Understanding Libraries
- Library Management
- Part Choices
- Land Pattern/Footprint Creation
- How to Make Sure Library Compiles
- Adding Models/File Types to a Component
Domain 3: Schematic Capture (18.5%)
- Schematic Graphical Objects
- Schematic Annotation
- Use of Available Panels
- Basic Schematic Connectivity
- Directives
- Multichannel Design/Hierarchical Requirements
- Changing Component Values/Properties
- Validation/Compiling the Project and Understanding Errors
Domain 4: PCB Designer Layout (33.6%)
- Classes
- Rooms
- Create Board Shape
- Add and Manipulate Free 3D Model
- Grids
- Use of Available Panels
- View Configuration
- Set Up Layer Stack
- Advanced Vias
- Length Tuning Routing
- Differential Pair Routing
- ActiveRoute
- Embedded Board Array
- Board Level Annotation
- Differential Impedance Profile in Layer Stack Manager
- Test Points
- Define Advanced DRC Rules
Domain 5: Draftsman (2.0%)
- Text
Domain 6: Documentation Outjob Files (4.7%)
- Outjob/File Generation
- Active BOM
Domain 7: Data Management (4.9%)
- Version Control
- Design Reuse
- Making/Working with Templates
Domain 8: Customization (10.2%)
- General Preferences
- Special Strings
- Custom Shortcuts
- Project Options
- Importing/Exporting
- Variants
Domain 9: ECO/Design Transfer (6.7%)
- Update Components
- Synchronization of Project
- Project Options
Altium Designer Certification Programs are offered as Remote Proctored Exams. This exam is monitored by a combination of Artificial Intelligence, live proctors, and video/audio recording and analysis to monitor candidates as they sit for the certification exams. Remote Proctoring Exams do not require a proctor physically present while testing.
This certification exam is intended for professionals who are new to the field and have used Altium Designer for 3 or more years.
The exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions. Completion of the examination with a score of 70% or higher is required.
Review the Altium Designer Certification Policies and Procedures.
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