Lily's Column

How are multilayer circuit boards made?

by Lily Zhang

How are multilayer circuit boards made?

Step 1: Inner layer core selection PCB core material The stack-up designates the materials to be used for the manufacture of a multilayer circuit...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB Layer stack-up, PCB layout, PCB manufacturing

PCB Solder Mask Types

by Lily Zhang

PCB Solder Mask Types

Solder mask is a thin layer of polymer that is put on a circuit board to protect the copper from oxidation and shorts during operation. It also pro...
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Tenting vias, plugged vias and via in pad

by Lily Zhang

Tenting vias, plugged vias and via in pad

Tenting vias  It’s the most popular and mature process in PCB fabrication, and tenting vias mean to cover the annular ring and via hole with solde...
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PCB Gold Fingers

by Lily Zhang

PCB Gold Fingers

Gold Fingers are the gold plated narrow connectors found on the edge of printed circuit boards to enable connections between multiple boards. They ...
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What is the Industrial PCB Production Process?

by Lily Zhang

What is the Industrial PCB Production Process?

What is the Industrial PCB Production Process? 1. Board cut Board cutting is the process of cutting the original copper-clad laminate into boards ...
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How to Fabricate a PCB With DIY Methods?

by Lily Zhang

How to Fabricate a PCB With DIY Methods?

Method 1#: Cut the copper-clad laminate to the size required by the PCB Put the stencilpaper on the steel plate, use a pen to draw the circuit dia...
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High-speed PCB design

by Lily Zhang

High-speed PCB design

Not all printed circuit boards that operate with digital signals must necessarily be considered High Speed PCBs. In many cases, in fact, it is suff...
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RF PCB Design

by Lily Zhang

RF PCB Design

An RF PCB design is a bit different from a conventional board. What makes it distinct are parameters like impedance matching, type of traces (prefe...
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Gold Plating for PCBs

by Lily Zhang

Gold Plating for PCBs

Gold plating is a process where gold plates are placed on other metals on PCBs to help with their conductivity. Gold plating is the most common way...
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What is an HDI PCB?

by Lily Zhang

What is an HDI PCB?

An HDI PCB is a multilayer circuit board with microvia diameter within 5mil (0.127mm), line space/width of inner and outer circuit layers within 4m...
Posted in HDI PCB, PCB, PCB fabrication, PCB manufacturing

Heavy Copper PCB Design

by Lily Zhang

Heavy Copper PCB Design

Heavy Copper PCB Overview A heavy copper PCB is a board that has a heavy copper circuit. This kind of PCB is subjected to specialized plating and e...
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NRE and tooling costs – What you need to know for your PCB project

by Lily Zhang

NRE and tooling costs – What you need to know for your PCB project

NRE stands for Non-Recurring Engineering, and it refers to the investment required for a new product project. The entire cost, right from the produ...
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