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How to Perform PCB Design Review and Layout Clean-Up
Mistakes occur while designing a circuit board. Performing a PCB design review will help you identify and rectify these errors. […]
PCB Design
Auto Grouping of Repetitive PCB Design Blocks
Replication of design blocks is essential to reduce the complexity of your board layout. This is accomplished in ... more »
PCB Design
Design for Testing (DFT) Guidelines for PCB Manufacturing
Testing and examining a PCB after manufacturing is a pivotal factor in procuring a flawless design. Design for ... more »
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10 Best Electronic Circuit Design Practices for a Successful Prototype
Implementing decoupling schemes, efficient grounding, circuit safety measures, and capturing a schematic diagram are a few of the ... more »
PCB Design
11 Best High-Speed PCB Routing Practices
A PCB designer has a difficult task when it comes to routing a circuit board. Things get a ... more »
High Speed
5 Attributes to Detect Counterfeit Electronic Components
Counterfeit electronic components pose a significant risk to various industries across the globe. These fake parts affect almost ... more »
PCB Assembly
Download our design guides for better PCB designing and manufacturing
These are some of the design guides designers and engineers download the most:
- DFM Handbook
- Controlled Impedance Design Guide
- HDI Design Guide
- PCB Transmission Line eBook
- High-Speed PCB Design Guide
- PCB Material Design Guide
- DFA Handbook
Case Study: Eliminating BOM and Footprint Errors in PCB Assembly
Sticking to DFA benchmarks ensures components are correctly assembled on a PCB without any discrepancies. DFA brings down ... more »
Case Studies
Case study: Designing a High-Current PCB with Voltage Doublers
PCBs with high operating current and voltage should adhere to specific layout rules to avert overheating and arcing ... more »
Case Studies
14 Aviation and Aerospace PCB Design Rules for High Reliability
When you’re designing aerospace and aviation PCBs, you need to consider structural strength, corrosion resistance, heat dissipation, and ... more »
Defense & Space
How Via Impedance Impacts Signal Integrity in PCBs
Just like trace impedance, via impedance is also important in maintaining the signal integrity of your PCB design. ... more »
Signal Integrity
Via Filling Techniques Designers Need to Know for PCB Fabrication
Via filling is a technique in which the plated hole is completely filled with a conductive or non-conductive ... more »
PCB Manufacturing
Best PCB Grounding Techniques for High-Power and HDI Designs
Incorporating proper PCB grounding techniques such as dedicated ground planes, ground vias, and galvanic isolation is critical in ... more »
PCB Design
Aerospace PCB Design Tips for Efficient Thermal Management
Advanced electronics in aerospace applications experience temperature fluctuations. A good aerospace PCB thermal management system isolates sections with ... more »
PCB Assembly
How Via Stitching Facilitates High-Current PCB Designs
Via stitching in high-current PCBs helps in creating proper ground connections, power distribution, and heat dissipation. These boards ... more »
PCB Design
S-parameters Measurement Using a Vector Network Analyzer
Designing a board for operating frequencies higher than a few hundred MHz becomes challenging as it is difficult ... more »
PCB Design
Case study: Designing 8 and 14-Layer HDI PCBs with Stacked Vias
Stacked vias are considered the most suitable solution for manufacturing HDI boards with advanced features. The configuration, with ... more »
Case Studies
IPC Class 2 VS Class 3: The Different Design Rules
As circuit board manufacturers, designers often ask us about the difference between IPC Class 2 and Class 3. ... more »
IPC
How Sequential Lamination is Performed to Manufacture HDI PCBs
Sequential lamination is a process of fabricating a circuit board using subsets composed of copper and dielectric layers. ... more »
HDI / Blind & Buried Vias
Case Study: Designing an HDI Board with 0.4 and 0.65mm BGAs
BGA technology makes it possible to achieve a smaller form factor in PCBs. With a higher pin count, ... more »
Case Studies
How to Optimize Your PCB Trace Using IPC-2152 Standard
IPC-2152 is the standard for determining the current capacity, temperature rise, and width of a trace in a ... more »
IPC
6 DFM Issues Designers Should Check Before PCB Manufacturing
Every PCB should be designed in such a way that the overall cost and chances of potential DFM ... more »
PCB Design
Benefits of Choosing Turnkey PCB Manufacturing and Assembly from a Single Facility
Turnkey PCB manufacturing services include design review, fabricating bare boards, procuring components, assembly, and testing of your prototype. ... more »
PCB Assembly
What is a PCB Transmission Line?
A PCB transmission line is a type of interconnection used for moving signals from their transmitters to their ... more »
Controlled Impedance
Applying IPC-2221 Standards in Circuit Board Design
IPC-2221 is a generic standard for circuit board design. It lays down the requirements for PCB design and ... more »
IPC
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