John Burkhert

John Burkhert Jr is a Principle PCB Designer in retirement. For the past several years he has been sharing what he has learned for the sake of helping fresh and ambitious PCB Designers. The knowledge is passed along through stories and lessons learned from three decades of design including the most basic one-layer board up to the high reliability rigid-flex HDI designs for aerospace and military applications. John's well earned free time is spent on a bike or with a mic - doing a karaoke jam.

1 day ago
Tips on Creating a PCB Footprint For Printed Circuit Board Assemblies

Printed circuit board design cannot proceed without the fundamental building blocks. The PCB library is one thing that will determine the outcome of the layout process

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about 1 month ago
Tolerances and Dimensions Pertaining to PCB Fabrication

lerances are a mixture of design requirements and factory capability. This article looks at three methods to dimension a printed circuit board, depending on complexity.

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about 1 month ago
Splitting a Printed Circuit Board For Concurrent Design

Time to market is one of the key drivers of a successful product launch. Parallel PCB Design can accelerate the process

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3 months ago
Inspecting Printed Circuit Boards and Assemblies

Exploring the points in the fabrication and assembly processes where an inspection is warranted.

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3 months ago
Reviewing The PCB Design Review Process

Design Reviews help us stay focused and on track to successfully complete the PCBA design

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5 months ago
My OrCAD Journey: 1995-2025+

Reviewing the long tenure of OrCAD tools as they grew from schematic capture to a complete end-to-end solution for PCB Design

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5 months ago
Flex Circuit Design Practices For Manufacturing and Assembly

FPC/FPCA Design is closely tied to the mechanical requirements. Our job is to make sure those requirements make sense.

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5 months ago
Interconnect Technology for Chiplets

A recent update to the UCIe specification is cause for a review of chiplet technology to date.

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about 2 months ago
PCB WEST 2025 - The Show Must Go On

PCB West 2025; a four-day learning opportunity for PCB or substrate designers. It also includes a one-day chance to talk shop with over 100 exhibitors.

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6 months ago
The Pros and Cons of Being a PCB Designer

An overview of the best and worst things about a career in PCB Design

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6 months ago
CoDesign and Outsourcing PCB Design

Learn how teamwork and outsourcing solved complex HDI PCB design challenges. Real-world case study on managing vendors and compressed timelines.

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6 months ago
Regarding WiFi and Bluetooth Devices

WiFi standards are continuously improving to meet the demands of our mobile devices.

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6 months ago
Concerning Thermal Challenges With Printed Circuit Boards

Tips for managing heat dissipation on a printed circuit board assembly.

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7 months ago
Power Circuits: An Island POV on PCB Design

Power distribution networks have a similarity to nature in that energy flows somewhat like water.

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8 months ago
Comparing Connectors and Cables to Flex Circuits

Good connector placement completes a PCBA design as the goals align with the board and the outside world.

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9 months ago
Collaborating with Service Bureaus to Optimize Production Costs and Lead Times

Time to market is a key driver of success. Teaming up on the PCB Design helps improve that metric.

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10 months ago
CadenceLIVE Silicon Valley 2025: Industry Insights and the Rise of Agentic AI

Discover how Agentic AI showcased at CadenceLIVE 2025 is changing the tech industry, from NVIDIA's AI Superchip to Intel’s cutting-edge strategies.

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10 months ago
PCB Design Strategies: Designing for High-Pin Count Devices

Explore PCB design strategies for high pin-count devices with plated through-hole tech. Learn fan-out, routing tips, and power domain optimization for efficient, reliable designs.

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10 months ago
PCB Design Strategies: High-Density Interconnect (HDI) Techniques

Optimize HDI Placement and Routing for PCB design. Enhance space use, meet specs, and improve signal integrity. Ideal for PCB designers and engineers.

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10 months ago
PCB Design Strategies: Optimizing Mixed Signal Circuit Designs

Discover PCB design strategies for mixed signal circuits, covering analog blocks, DDR memory, RF chains, and interference-sensitive components. Optimize performance!

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