PCB Design Blog

A PCB is only as good as the underlying library. Your vendors want you to succeed so they provide the information you need.

PCB design hinges on a placement that allows clean routing. The two functions go hand in hand.

PCB Layout is a skill that comes from learning and practicing. A career requires a never ending quest for knowledge.

Ineffective process failure mode and effects analysis may do more harm than good. In this blog, we help you avoid this risk to your PCBA development.

Everyone has to start somewhere. Building a foundation for success takes time and effort. If you don’t already have a mentor, you should find one. If you can’t find one, then use the internet.

PCB designs can be reused to leverage existing intellectual property and to decrease time to market.

WiFi printed circuit board technology from the beginning up to present day

The Department of Defense is one of the biggest technology customers in the world. Landing a contract can make a company. It can also be a yoke around their neck.

Failing a schematic capture test is not the end of the world or your design; however, it does mean it is time to go back in and figure out how to improve your design.

Forward and reverse biasing gives a circuit designer optimal control over a diode's functionality.

With design for disassembly, you can ensure that your electronic hardware never outstayed its welcome and can adequately be re-used or incorporated again in the future.

A purely resistive circuit is a circuit that has inductance so small that at its typical frequency, its reactance is insignificant.

There are several keys to laying out a successful multilayer design. Here’s more information on one of those, a board layer stackup to manage power planes.

To better understand the differences in PCB layout between a double sided board and a multilayer board, take a look at this multilayer PCB design tutorial.

Coupled loads analysis is critical for assessing reliability of spacecraft. Here’s how the results can be used in PCB design.

Bi-directional discrete parts play an important role in the function of a circuit board. Here is some more information on what they are and how they are used.

When you create a small PCB prototype, you can either etch it yourself or send it out for manufacturing. Now there is a new option with PCB CNC prototyping.

Use thermal FEA simulator for your heat management problems to keep your PCB running at acceptable temperature.

There’s a lot more to grounding and voltage routing on your PCB design then simply dropping some vias, you need advanced CAD tool features to do the job right.