Webinar: How to Select Components for Your PCBs
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November 4th, 2026 | 9 am PT
COST: FREE
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13
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14
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53
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Vandana CC
Engineering Project Coordinator at Sierra Circuits
This webinar will be hosted on Zoom.
Following this event, you will receive:
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Slides
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Webinar abstract:
Component selection begins during schematic development, when you identify suitable parts and start building your BOMs. However, even a component that meets your electrical requirements can lead to costly design revisions due to parasitic effects, footprint mismatches, or limited routing space.
In this webinar, you’ll learn practical tips for selecting PCB components, verifying footprints, and avoiding common mistakes that can lead to layout and assembly issues.
How to choose the right parts for your circuit board design
When selecting PCB components, verify the lifecycle status and availability. Source parts from authorized suppliers. To prevent assembly delays, ensure your BOM doesn’t include any counterfeit/duplicate components.
For reliability, evaluate load voltage, current, power rating, frequency range, and temperature limits for each component. Avoid operating components at their maximum ratings and select parts with a safety margin.
To prevent overheating and early component failure, assess power dissipation and thermal performance. Consider junction-to-ambient and junction-to-case thermal resistance, and calculate junction temperatures under realistic conditions. Improve heat dissipation by increasing copper area, adding thermal vias, or using heatsinks as needed. Keep junction temperatures well below the component’s maximum rating.
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For efficient power delivery, carefully select decoupling capacitors. Consider their ESR, ESL, and self-resonant frequency under DC bias. Choose capacitors that meet your IC’s transient current needs and suppress noise across the required frequency range.
Before designing your PCB layout, verify each component footprint against the manufacturer’s datasheet and recommended land pattern. Check pad dimensions, package size, polarity markings, and pin 1 orientation. Ensure the footprint follows IPC guidance and aligns with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
Join this webinar to strengthen your expertise in selecting PCB components and keep projects on track from design to production.
Webinar agenda:
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Selecting PCB components based on electrical specifications
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Assessing power dissipation and thermal resistance
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Choosing decoupling capacitors and filters
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Evaluating microcontroller and fine-pitch packages
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Verifying component footprints against manufacturer datasheets
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Component parasitics and their impact on signal integrity
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Assembly-floor issues caused by component selection mistakes
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A checklist that helps you pick the suitable part
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Design for assembly rules that you should know
Vandana CC, Sierra Circuits
With a strong foundation in physics, Vandana CC brings a deep technical understanding to her work in PCB design and electronics manufacturing. She holds a Master’s in Physics and has experience teaching before transitioning into research at the Indian Institute of Science.
At Sierra Circuits, Vandana has played a key role in R&D projects, contributing to the development of engineering tools and calculators, technical content creation, and customer demos. Currently, she focuses on project coordination, ensuring seamless collaboration both within the team and with external partners. Her expertise bridges the gap between technical innovation and practical application, making her an integral part of Sierra Circuits’ engineering efforts.
