Karen Lin Mar 26,2014 2876

Mentor impresses with PCB layout software

This week Mentor Graphics released its Xpedition platform, which squarely takes aim at simplifying board layout and place and route. Long gone are the days when each component could be considered a st...

PCB layout software printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 2348

6 tips for choosing PCB components

PCB Design Best Practices: Six things to consider when making PCB component choices based on part footprints. All the examples in this article are developed using the NI Multisim design environment, h...

PCB components，PCB Design，printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 1698

5 tips for PCB schematic file management

1. Use Good Naming ConventionsWhen considering file names for the schematic, consider using a naming convention that includes the revision number or letter to assist in configuration management. Befo...

PCB schematic，printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 1558

Ten best practices of PCB design

In this article, we outline the “Golden Rules of PCB design,” most of which have stayed consistent for 25 years. Despite increasing levels of semiconductor integration and readily available systems-o...

PCB design，printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 1828

Tips for PCB design management

PCB Design Best Practices: Here’s what you need to keep in mind for net management and managing PCB layers. All the examples in this article are developed using the NI Multisim design environment, how...

PCB design，PCB Management，printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 3648

Flexible Circuit Boards in the Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS has recently seen a hardware revision which has seen the gaming console upgraded in size to the Nintendo 3DS XL. We’ve talked about different types of video games before with regards ...

Flexible Circuit Boards，PCB board

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 3033

How Should I Keep My PCBs With a Silver Finish?

How do I store my PCB?Immersion silver finished boards need to be packaged to prevent exposure to air circulation. This can be in a sealed bags or any similar container that will exclude the direct co...

Printed Circuit Board circuit boards

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 8384

IPC Standards in Printed Circuit Boards

Quality standards are highly important when manufacturing electronic printed circuit boards. PCBs are often produced in bulk, so any kind of fault that would hamper the effective operation of one PCB ...

Printed Circuit Boards，PCB

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 3805

HDI (High Density Interconnect PCBs)

HDI PCBs capitalize on the latest technologies available to increase the functionality of PCBs using the same or less amount of area. This advancement in PCB technology is driven by the miniaturizatio...

PCB technology，PCB design

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 2769

Flex & Rigid-Flex Capabilities

Rigid-flex circuitry provides a simple means to integrate multiple PCB assemblies and other elements such as display, input or storage devices without wires, cables or connectors, replacing them with ...

PCB assembly printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 25,2014 1644

Circuit Board Protection-Conformal Coating

Conformal coating is a protective and non conductive coating that is applied onto the printed circuit board. This protects the electronic assembly from damage that may be due to contamination, salt sp...

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 1508

DIY Process

Sometimes you need to use a device and it's only available in surface mount form. In this article I describe an experiment that I conducted in order to create a DIP adapter for an LGA-14 SMT component...

PCB board printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 1949

PCB Design Tips for Engineer

Virtually every electronic product is constructed with one or more printed-circuit boards (PCBs). The PCBs hold the ICs and other components and implement the interconnections between them. PCBs are c...

PCB Design printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 2028

PCB Layout Tips for Engineer

Placing ComponentsGenerally, it is best to place PCB parts only on the top side of the board.When placing components, make sure that the snap-to-grid is turned on. Usually, a value of 0.050" for the s...

PCB Layout printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 1800

Substrate Manufacturing Overview

Substrate is manufactured from thin sheets of a dielectric material bonded to a sheet of electrically conductive material. illustrates the first three steps of circuit board fabrication. Substrate is...

PCB manufacture printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 2526

PCB Layout Example

Harvey invents a device PCB that keeps a record of the telephone calls made from his phone. The design is relatively simple and is shown in Figure 15. However, PCB when it is hooked up to the phone li...

PCB Layout printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 1887

How PCB Design Software Works

1.Select the Components PCBBegin your layout by adding the components. Select the parts from the Component Manager dialog box PCB. Many components (such as connectors) include Digi-key part numbers to...

PCB Design Software printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 3789

Several Free PCB Design Software

1 Zenit pcbIs an excellent PCB Layout design software tool to create professional printed circuit board ( PCB ). It is a flexible easy to use CAD program, which allow you to realize your projects in a...

PCB Design Software Printed circuit board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 1727

PCB Manufacturing Problem Testing

If solderability is in doubt, a simple test is to stencil solder paste on a bare board and then reflow it without components. If the joints look good, but there is still doubt, have a testing lab do a...

PCB Manufacture pcb board

Karen Lin Mar 24,2014 1800

What is PCB Prototype?

IntroductionThough the PCB design flow can be split a number of ways, it is best to think of it as having two fundamental stages: Prototyping and Product Development.Prototyping occurs at the earliest...

PCB Prototype PCB design printed circuit board