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This article discusses the importance of maintaining PCB creepage and clearance standards in your circuit board layout and methods for accomplishing that.

This article will explore the differences between single-ended and differential signals and show you how to use each to your advantage in your designs.

Notes on why it's important for component placement to meet assembly requirements.

Here are some money saving methods to keep your PCB designs profitable.

Read on to learn how to avoid creating PCB layout errors by using the full features and functionalities of your design tools.

This article is about the challenges of routing with the correct PCB trace width and spacing, as well as some design tooltips to help with that.

This article explains ball grid array parts used in the design of circuit boards and discusses some best practice PCB layout recommendations for BGA packages.

This article discusses the potential problems with PCB component to edge clearances that are too tight and what the designer can do about it.

An overheated PCB is likely to malfunction, which is why proper PCB thermal management is such a vital part of ensuring the reliability of an electronics design.

IPC component spacing guidelines exist to minimize physical overlap and electrical interference that could have detrimental effects on PCB performance.

Read our guide to learn about standing wave patterns on your electrical transmission lines and interconnects.

This article explores figuring out the right IPC through-hole standards in PCB design and how to apply them in calculating pad size.

Special considerations are required for high-power PCB design, including thermal management, layout, component arrangement, and more.

How do you form an instantaneous power equation and is it useful in all types of circuits? Get your questions answered in this article.

Wondering how to prevent solder bridging when you have little control over the assembly process? Using an IPC-compliant footprint is a good start.

These PCB design principles help beginners ensure design reliability and manufacturability for their PCB designs. Learn how to put them into practice.

Read on to learn more about what a damped driven oscillator is and how it functions in an RLC circuit.

Getting the fundamentals of power supply design right is critical to ensuring the reliability of a circuit. Here are some common challenges and key tips.