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Top 10 PCB Layout Tips for Beginners

by Licky Li

Top 10 PCB Layout Tips for Beginners

Printed Circuit Board Design is a skill that will help you in making your own electronic product whether as a professional or as a hobbyist.  In t...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout

Top 10 Tips for Industrial PCB Design

by Licky Li

Top 10 Tips for Industrial PCB Design

It does not matter if you are an experienced design engineer or a complete novice when it comes to an industrial PCB design. What matters is that ...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout

10 Things Everyone Needs to Know About PCB Designers

by Licky Li

10 Things Everyone Needs to Know About PCB Designers

1. Engineers Are Not Multi-Purpose Administrators Back in the day, say 15-20 years ago, there was a fine line between an engineer and a technicia...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

PCB Component Placement Guidelines

by Licky Li

PCB Component Placement Guidelines

PCB designing is both an art and a science. There’s a ton of technical know-how and measurements to consider when dealing with trace widths, layer...
Posted in #PCBA, #SMT, assembly, PCB design

2+N+2 PCB Stackup Design for HDI Boards

by Licky Li

2+N+2 PCB Stackup Design for HDI Boards

Like any other advanced PCB, success in HDI design comes from designing the right stackup. While this is certainly true in terms of signal and powe...
Posted in design, HDI PCB, PCB design

12 rules to properly design your PCB stackup

by Licky Li

12 rules to properly design your PCB stackup

The stackup A stackup is the arrangement of layers of copper and insulators that make up a PCB before designing the final layout of the board. Man...
Posted in design, PCB design

Radiofrequency (RF) PCB Guidelines

by Licky Li

Radiofrequency (RF) PCB Guidelines

RF Transmission Lines  A large number of Maxim’s RF segments require controlled impedance transmission lines that will move RF capacity to (or fro...
Posted in PCB design, RF pcb

Top 5 Fatal Mistakes Made With PCB Designs

by Licky Li

Top 5 Fatal Mistakes Made With PCB Designs

Common Mistakes In PCB Designing 1) Incorrectly Locating Decoupling Capacitors Decoupling capacitors always connect in parallel with the power sup...
Posted in PCB design

5 Must Know Rules to achieve impedance control in PCB

by Licky Li

5 Must Know Rules to achieve impedance control in PCB

Impedance measurement To validate the design of a PCB, verifying at a practical level the impedance value assumed along the transmission lines, the...
Posted in Impedance, Impedance Control PCB, PCB design, PCB layout

The 10 most common mistakes to avoid in PCB design

by Licky Li

The 10 most common mistakes to avoid in PCB design

1 – Wrong trace geometry PCB traces are responsible for transmitting electrical signals between the various components of the circuit, respecting p...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout

Types Of Vias in PCB Design- High Speed PCB Design Guidelines

by Licky Li

Types Of Vias in PCB Design- High Speed PCB Design Guidelines

pcb via size guidelines for vias in pcb design is an important topic that is often mentioned. In high speed board design, multi-layer PCBs are oft...
Posted in #via in pcb, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout, Via-in-pad

10 Best Free PCB Design Software

by Licky Li

10 Best Free PCB Design Software

Designing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) can be a complex and daunting task, but with the right tools, it can be quite easy and even fun. PCB design...
Posted in PCB design, PCB fabrication