Licky's Column

An Excellent Way to Assemble Boards---Castellated PCB

by Licky Li February 18, 2023

Have you heard of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Through-Hole Technology (THT)? They are two common ways to mount a PCB over another. However, ...

Posted in #PCBA, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

How to Build a Circuit Board- Key Steps to Making DIY Circuit Boards

by Licky Li February 16, 2023

A printed circuit board (PCB) is the basis of all electronic components. A PCB ensures an excellent electrical connection by featuring pre-designed...

Posted in #DIY project, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

AOI Test – What Is Automated Optical Inspection Test?

by Licky Li February 15, 2023

Modern PCBs are much more complex and smaller compared to older boards. Even simple PCBs have thousands of solder joints which are potential sourc...

Posted in AOI, PCB manufacturing, Test

4 important steps in the design of pcb boards

by Licky Li February 13, 2023

Understand some important steps in the design of pcb boards 1, pay attention to the relationship between the hole, the pad, the trace and the gold ...

Posted in PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing, pcba

8 Effective to Protect PCB From Moisture

by Licky Li July 07, 2022

When you intend PCB fabrication, you need to pre-plan ways of board protection first. These electronics may be highly receptive to excessive mois...

Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

Factors That Affect the Cost of PCB

by Licky Li July 04, 2022

When you are getting closer to PCB fabrication, the end cost of such electronics is your biggest concern. So, to minimize the unnecessary expenses,...

Posted in PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

Copper Wrap Plating in Multilayer PCBs

by Licky Li June 15, 2022

Key Takeaways The types of vias in multilayer boards are through-hole vias, blind vias, and buried vias. Copper wrap plating can be described as e...

Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing, Thick-copper PCBs

Good to Know Information about Single-Double-Sided Rigid PCBs

by Licky Li June 09, 2022

PCBs have been used in electronic and electromechanical devices since decades. However, the older and simpler devices had single-sided PCBs, which ...

Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

Technical Tips for Designing Performance-Driven Rogers PCBs

by Licky Li June 09, 2022

Rogers is a brand of laminate materials used in making circuit boards. These are made by Rogers Corporation. The company provides advanced PCB mate...

Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing, Rogers pcb

How Silkscreen Circuit Board Manufacturers Apply Silk Screening on PCBs

by Licky Li June 09, 2022

How Silkscreen Circuit Board Manufacturers Apply Silk Screening on PCBs Silkscreen printing is an indispensable part of the printed circuit boa...

Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing, silkscreen

Everything You Need to Know About PCB Solder Masks

by Licky Li June 09, 2022

Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) consist of copper layers, which serve as the base of the PCB. All components are soldered onto this board using a sol...

Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

Why Choose Double Sided PCBs for Medical Device Applications?

by Licky Li June 08, 2022

The medical industry is growing in at a fast pace thanks to medical devices and technologies. These devices and technologies require Printed Circui...

Posted in PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing, prototype