PCBWay Feb 05,2025 96265

Impact of the New U.S. Tariff Policy on Customs Clearance

Update on Dec 31thCurrent Tax Rates for Various PCBWay ProductsBare PCBs: 45%Assembled boards: 35%Steel 、Aluminum& Copper (CNC,stencil, etc.): About 85%SMT printing stencil:88%Others: General duty...

Mila Apr 17,2026 5500

Complete PCB Design Guidelines: Layout, Routing and Manufacturing Best Practices

PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design is critical to the stable operation of electronic products. A well-designed PCB not only ensures signal integrity and reduces electromagnetic interference (EMI), but...

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Anson Apr 01,2022 112570

PCBWay Plug-In for KiCad

Send your layout to PCBWay for instant production with just one click.Have you ever thought that when you complete the design on KiCad, you can place an order on pcbway with just one click?Now this id...

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PCBWay Oct 11,2023 16834

PCBWay Fabrication Toolkit for Kicad

Recently, PCBWay added a plug-in called PCBWay Fabrication Toolkit to Kicad: With just one click of the mouse, four files can be exported from the layout file automatically: Gerber file, IPC-Netlist f...

Mila Aug 31,2026 55

PCB Impedance Control Guide: How to Fix Impedance Discontinuities in PCB Layout

In modern pcb design, maintaining signal integrity relies on a stable transmission path. Proper impedance control prevents signal reflection and ensures stable performance across your board. This arti...

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Mila Aug 28,2026 345

LDO Output Capacitor Selection: Why Bigger Isn't Always Better in Power Supply Design

In power supply design, there is a common engineering misconception regarding the selection of the LDO output capacitor: when faced with issues like high output ripple or poor load transient response,...

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Mila Aug 27,2026 253

PCB Routing Layer Selection for High-Speed Signals: Microstrip vs. Stripline

In the hardware layout for high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR5, USB 3.0, and SerDes, selecting the trace layer—specifically choosing between surface microstrip and inner stripline—is a core decis...

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Mila Aug 26,2026 398

Copper Keep-out Guidelines for PCB Layout and Component Design

In modern pcb layout, solid copper pouring is widely used as an optimization technique. However, it is not universally applicable to all components. For devices whose magnetic fields easily couple wit...

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Mila Aug 25,2026 390

Power Supply Capacitor Layout: Placement Rules for Bulk and Small Capacitors

Engineers often encounter hard-to-spot issues when debugging switch-mode power supplies, DC-DC converters, and LDO circuits. These issues typically stem from placing electrolytic or tantalum bulk capa...

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Mila Aug 25,2026 340

Ground Stitching Vias in High-Speed PCB Differential Via Design

In high speed PCB debugging, engineers frequently encounter high-speed link communications failure, severe eye diagram jitter, TDR impedance anomalies near via regions, and EMI radiation exceeding lim...

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Mila Aug 20,2026 397

9 Essential PCB Copper Pour Techniques: A Complete Guide for PCB Layout Design

Copper pouring is a critical technique in PCB layout design that directly impacts signal integrity, thermal management, and manufacturing reliability. Whether you’re working on a high-speed digital bo...

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Mila Aug 18,2026 337

Industrial-Grade RS-485 Communication Interface Design and PCB Layout

1. Introduction: An Irreplaceable Foundation of Industrial Bus CommunicationIn industrial automation, medical equipment, and smart grid applications, the stability of communication interfaces directly...

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Mila Aug 17,2026 969

Switching Power Supply PCB Layout Guide: AC-DC, DC-DC & Digital Power Design Best Practices

Power supply PCB layout is one of the most critical aspects of switching converter design. A poorly executed PCB layout can turn a theoretically perfect power stage into an EMI nightmare, a thermal fa...

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Mila Aug 17,2026 660

How to Design an H-Bridge Motor Driver: Circuit & PCB Layout Guide

1. Overview of H-Bridge Drive CircuitsAn H-bridge drive circuit is one of the most widely used basic topologies in DC motor drive systems. Its core structure consists of four independently controlled ...

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Mila Aug 14,2026 791

The Complete Guide to Mixed-Signal PCB Layout Design

1.IntroductionSound mixed signal pcb design requires a fundamental understanding of both analog and digital circuits to minimize, if not fully prevent, signal interference. Modern electronic systems i...

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Mila Aug 14,2026 621

Guide to Selecting and Placing RF Components in RF PCB Layout

In RF PCB design, selecting and placing the right RF components is critical to signal integrity, impedance matching, and electromagnetic isolation. Because RF signals are highly sensitive to trace len...

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