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PCB Schematic: How to Read and Design PCB Schematic

by Lily Zhang

PCB Schematic: How to Read and Design PCB Schematic

Regardless of the circuit board type, the first step when you want to make one is to develop a schematic. The diagram lays out your idea in a simpl...
Posted in #PCB design, PCB layout, Schematic to PCB

What Are the Basic Guidelines for Layout Design of Mixed-Signal PCBs?

by Lily Zhang

What Are the Basic Guidelines for Layout Design of Mixed-Signal PCBs?

Abstract This article will detail what to consider when designing the layout of mixed-signal PCBs. It will cover component placement, board layerin...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB layout

PCB Layout Design Guidelines for Switch Mode Power Supply Circuits

by Lily Zhang

PCB Layout Design Guidelines for Switch Mode Power Supply Circuits

Switching power supply is a widely used power supply topology in power electronics. Whether it can be a complicated CNC Machine or a compact electr...
Posted in #PCB design, circuitdesign, PCB

What are 3-D Printed PCBs

by Lily Zhang

What are 3-D Printed PCBs

For those in urgent need of printed circuit boards for prototypes and other purposes, PCB Trace Technologies Inc  suggests 3-D printed boards. It i...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication

IPC 6012 Guidelines: Classifying, Designing, and Fabricating PCBs

by Lily Zhang

IPC 6012 Guidelines: Classifying, Designing, and Fabricating PCBs

What are IPC 6012 Standards? At present, the electronics industry is a fast-developing industry, with the current needs of human beings. Because of...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication, PCB layout

Advantages of Ceramic PCB

by Lily Zhang

Advantages of Ceramic PCB

Ceramic PCBs are also called ceramic substrates. They refer to the circuit boards with multiple layers of wired or metalized ceramic boards on one ...
Posted in ceramic pcb, PCB design

How to solve the SI reflection problem of PCB transmission line

by Lily Zhang

How to solve the SI reflection problem of PCB transmission line

1. Causes of SI problems   A common SI problem is reflection, and we know that PCB board transmission lines have the property of "characteristic im...
Posted in circuit, PCB, PCB design

Do you know quick turn PCBs?

by Lily Zhang

Do you know quick turn PCBs?

Quick turn PCB refers to the process of manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs) with a very short turnaround time. In the past, PCB fabrication...
Posted in PCB, PCB design, PCB fabrication

Process analysis of high-speed and high-frequency copper clad laminates

by Lily Zhang

Process analysis of high-speed and high-frequency copper clad laminates

Copper-clad laminate is also known as base material. It is a plate-like material formed by hot pressing by impregnating a reinforcing material with...
Posted in PCB, PCB design

How to understand PCB stackup design

by Lily Zhang

How to understand PCB stackup design

In general, the PCB stack-up design must follow two rules: 1. Each wiring layer must have an adjacent reference layer (power or ground layer); 2. T...
Posted in PCB, PCB design