PCBWay Feb 05,2025 67616

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: ...

Anson Apr 01,2022 86922

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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Anson Jul 29,2022 16451

PCBWay Plug-In for FreeCAD

Send your 3D design to PCBWay for instant production with just one click.PCBWay's 3D & CNC services always well received by our customers. Now we have an in-depth cooperation with FreeCAD.FreeCAD ...

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PCBWay Oct 24,2024 5955

PCBWay Plug-In for OpenSCAD

We are excited to announce that we have welcomed a new partner! PCBWay has recently collaborated with OpenSCAD to integrate the PCBWay plug-in into the software. This means that from now on, users can...

PCBWay Oct 11,2023 10245

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 Dec 30,2025 71

RF PCB Design Guidelines: Key Considerations for High-Frequency Circuits

In recent years, the rapid growth of Bluetooth devices, wireless local area networks (WLAN), and mobile communication systems has driven increasing attention to RF circuit design techniques. From past...

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PCBWay Dec 26,2025 231

PCBWay Store NewArrival Product - TS1M Multi-Function Mini Soldering Station

Link：TS1MThe TS1M Multi-Function Mini Soldering Station adopts a non-traditional design with a compact triangular body structure.Compatible with the PD 3.1 fast charging protocol (maximum 140W power);...

Maykol Rey Dec 23,2025 206

Standalone humidity sensor with LoRa

If you've already seen the Addon Battery YD-ESP32-S3 board I made to give autonomy to the YD ESP32 S3 development boards, you might be wondering: what could its application be?What could its applicati...

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Mila Dec 20,2025 561

Flex PCB Bending Area Design Guidelines: How to Prevent Trace Cracking and Failure

Flexible circuit design involves many challenges. Flexible PCBs must overcome copper work hardening and fatigue, maintain adequate flexibility, and prevent tearing of the FPC substrate. In Flexible PC...

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Mila Dec 18,2025 509

What Determines Flexible PCB Cost: Key Factors Explained

Flexible PCB (FPC), also known as a flexible circuit board, is a type of printed circuit board. However, it differs significantly from traditional rigid PCBs in structure and application, which is why...

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Mila Dec 12,2025 1038

Gold Wire Bonding: Choosing the Right Gold Thickness and Surface Finish

Gold wire bonding is a PCB manufacturing process that uses extremely fine gold wires to connect the leads of a chip or device to PCB pads, electrodes, or lead frames. It is a wire bonding process that...

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Mila Dec 11,2025 568

Anodized Aluminum Samples Showcase: Real Finishes, Colors, and Surface Quality

Real Anodized Aluminum Samples from Our ProductionWhen placing orders for CNC machining or sheet metal fabrication on our online quote system, an anodized surface treatment option is available. H...

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Mila Dec 10,2025 604

Design Tips to Prevent 3D Printing Failures and Reduce Support Waste

Failed prints and difficult support removal are among the most common sources of waste in 3D printing. They increase cost, reduce surface quality, and consume unnecessary time and material. Fortunatel...

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William Harter Dec 06,2025 449

Tip for placing decoupling capictors

Here’s a helpful suggestion for placing decoupling capacitors in KiCad. When assigning references to decoupling capacitors, use the format C#-U#. For example, if IC U1 is paired with capacitor C3 as i...

Mila Dec 05,2025 608

Rigid-Flex PCB Stack-Up

Rigid-Flex PCBs combine rigid circuit boards and flexible circuits into one integrated structure. They include robust rigid areas for component assembly and flexible areas that can bend or fold, with ...

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Mila Dec 03,2025 645

10 Ways to Reduce CNC Machining Costs: Practical Design Tips

CNC machining cost is mainly determined by machining time, material selection, setup time, and tool requirements. When a design includes special features such as very tight tolerances or ultra-thin wa...

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William Harter Dec 01,2025 296

A desbription of my next share project.

My upcoming share project is a digital analog clock. The design uses a circle of 60 LEDs to indicate minutes and 24 LEDs to represent hours and half-hours. For the minutes, there are six groups of ten...

Mila Nov 28,2025 565

Essential Tips for Compact PCB Designs: Practical Layout Strategies for Limited Space

As electronic devices continue to shrink in size, their internal circuits must also become smaller. Product miniaturization has become a strong industry trend, creating new challenges for engineers wo...

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