Licky's Column

Single-Layer vs. Multi-layer PCBs

by Licky Li

Single-Layer vs. Multi-layer PCBs

Single-Layer vs. Multilayer PCBs: What's the Difference? You can likely guess what the significant difference is between these two types of PCBs...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB Layer stack-up, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing

How to Get BGA Perfectly Soldered on PCBs in SMT Assembly

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How to Get BGA Perfectly Soldered on PCBs in SMT Assembly

Because BGA (Ball Grid Array) solder balls are hidden under the body, it’s quite difficult to inspect their performance. Up to now, Automated X-ray...
Posted in BGA, PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing

PCB Layout considerations

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PCB Layout considerations

Designing the layout of your printed circuit board is crucial to creating a reliable, cost-effective board. While circuit design and component sele...
Posted in PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB Layer stack-up, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing

How to measure solder mask thickness?

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How to measure solder mask thickness?

The solder mask is an essential element in printed circuit board manufacturing. Without a quality solder mask, most printed circuit boards wouldn’t...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication

What is trace impedance?

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What is trace impedance?

In printed circuit boards, wires and traces are typically formed from copper because it is the least-resistant element apart from silver. Put an oh...
Posted in PCB design, PCB Layer stack-up, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing, PCB Milling

7 ways to reduce your PCB cost

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7 ways to reduce your PCB cost

HOW CAN I REDUCE THE COST OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD? Reducing the cost of printed circuit boards is really about keeping things simple and effecti...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing

What is PCB Via tenting?

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What is PCB Via tenting?

If you use printed circuit boards in your business applications, you may have heard about the idea of via tenting in printed circuit board construc...
Posted in #blind via, #burid via, #via in pcb, HDI PCB, PCB design, PCB manufacturing

PCB Layer Stackup Capabilities

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PCB Layer Stackup Capabilities

THE PURPOSE OF PCB LAYER STACKUPS A PCB stackup refers to the arrangement of copper and insulating layers that make up a PCB. These layers are arra...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB Layer stack-up, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing

What PCB surface finish do you most commonly use?

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What PCB surface finish do you most commonly use?

  HASL (hot air solder leveling):   Organic Coating (OSP):   ENIG (Electroless Nickel/Immersion Gold):   Immersion Silver:   Immersion Tin:
Posted in Material, PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, smt