Licky's Column

TOP 10 FREE PCB DESIGN SOFTWARE

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

1. Autodesk Eagle Eagle is arguably one of the most well know schematics and PCB design software. Formerly known as Cadsoft Eagle, but now called A...

Posted in PCB design

Top 10 Tips for High Speed PCB Design

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

The Top 10 Tips to Make Your First High Speed PCB Design Project a Success It wasn’t that long ago when the word “high speed” didn’t exist in the v...

Posted in HDI PCB, PCB design

PCB Impedance Control

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL PCBS IMPEDANCE CONTROL The high end electronic products are extensively manufactured in different parts of world in specia...

Posted in Impedance, Impedance Control PCB, PCB design

What Is PCB Reverse Engineering

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

PCB reverse engineering is also known as PCB Copy, PCB cloning or PCB duplication. It is a reversely researching technology based on exisit...

Posted in reverse engineer, Reverse Engineering

PCB Design Basics & Steps

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

PCB and Flex Design Basics A printed circuit board (PCB) is a flat plate or base of insulating materials that contains a pattern of conducting mate...

Posted in PCB design

13 Basic Rules Of PCB Layout

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

1. According to the circuit module layout, the relevant circuit for realizing the same function is called one module, and the components in the ...

Posted in PCB design

8 Design Tips for High Frequency(HF) Core PCB Board

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

8 Design Tips for HF Core PCB Boards 1. Select Low-Loss Substrates with Tight Dielectric Control Choose substrates like Rogers (RO4350B/RO4003...

Posted in PCB design

Cause Analysis of SMD Tombstone Troubleshooting in SMT Assembly

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

There have been many studies of the causes of tombstoning; some published, some not. They tend to focus on a single process parameter as the...

Posted in assembly, pcba, smd

The Complete Phone Charger Repair Course for Beginners

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

There are several cases in charger failures One of the cases that occurs is when we connect a transformer, the LED light that it has lights up pr...

Posted in #DIY project, #soldering

Controller Printed Circuit Boards: The Heart of Embedded Systems

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

Controller boards are the heart of any embedded system. Most controller boards use surface mount devices (SMDs) due to the reduction of footprint ...

Posted in PCB

Heat Sink Types

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

In order to choose the correct heat sink for cooling electronic applications, it’s useful for engineers to understand the definitions, uses and ben...

Posted in Heat Sinks

What is a heat sink?

by Licky Li October 29, 2024

What is a heat sink? A heat sink is an electronic device made of good thermal conducting material and usually attached to an electronic device to d...

Posted in Heat Sinks