This company specializes in low-cost fast-turnaround prototypes, but does production work, too. In comparison with others, the production price is very reasonable. The quality is good, and deliviery v...
Karen Lin
Apr 01,2014
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This is not intended to be a tutorial on every piece of PCB software available. It is more a verbose listing of available software. This PCB design software is generally Windows compatible, and has be...
Karen Lin
Apr 01,2014
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PCB etchant solutions are by definition and purpose nasty. They eat metal. They give off toxic fumes. They can stain. They contain metal that can only be called toxic waste, and should be treated as s...
Karen Lin
Apr 01,2014
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NOTE: Your laser printer was designed to have laser printer paper run through it. A printer will have some latitude in the type of material that can be run through it. Your specific laser printer may ...
Karen Lin
Apr 01,2014
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Photolithography and PhotoresistPhotolithography is the word applied to the process of using photographic or optical means to produce a photoresist mask for a printed circuit board. Photolithography a...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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If you need to make a printed circuit board in a hurry, and you don't care what it looks like, a resist pen is a reasonable choice. They typically lay down a 1/16" line (Sharpie 13601), although they ...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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PCB tinning is the process of depositing a very thin layer of tin, for the purpose of protecting the copper from oxidation. Oxidation on copper makes it more difficult to solder. Keep in mind, though,...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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PCB Etching is as simple as immersing it in the etchant solution and agitating it to keep sludge from inhibiting further etching. This can be done in plastic or glass trays, vertical etching tanks, or...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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A PCB is used to connect electronic components electrically. This is done by making conductive path ways for circuit connections by etching tracks from copper sheet laminated onto a non-conductive sub...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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Before it can be used, the blank circuit board must be clean. Immaculately clean. No dust, or fingerprints, or specks of oil, and no oxide layer. It is best to do this immediately before making the ci...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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The method depends on the software used, and the type of finished artwork desired. I run Linux, so I have Windows XP in a VM to run ExpressPCB. By nature of the application, the bottom layer is always...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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A printed circuit board, or PCB, is a self-contained module of interconnected electronic components found in devices ranging from common beepers, or pagers, and radios to sophisticated radar and compu...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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PCB Fabrication ProcessPCB's may be made by any of a number of processes. This explains some of them in detail - not just professional methods, but also methods you can use at home. There are links to...
Karen Lin
Mar 31,2014
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>> PCB manufacturing Process in PCBWayPrinted Circuit Boardpcb DESIGNDesigning of a pcb is a major slip in the production of pcbs. It forms adistinct factor n electronic perfomance and...
PCBWay
Mar 31,2014
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Prototyping has become far more difficult than it was in the old days. For one thing, electronic components have gotten smaller; an IC can now be the size of a peppercorn or a grain of sand. As a resu...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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In most companies, RF design has been something that happened in a different lab, or even a different location, by some engineers doing some rather peculiar circuit design. Tools have developed over t...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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It was late in the evening. I had just got the board assembled for a customer. When I went to program the device, I got hit with a warning that there was a high current draw and that the board most li...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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Let's face it. We all make mistakes, and PCB designers are no exception. And contrary to popular belief, making mistakes is ok, as long as we learn from them. Here is a quick summary of some common PC...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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My buddy Wayne Yamaguchi sent a little update on making printed circuit boards (PCBs) at home. Wayne always was the expert on toner transfer PCBs. This is where you print your Gerber art on a special ...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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I am so impressed by the not-for-profit charity FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). As John F. Kennedy once said, “We must do all that we can, to give our children the ...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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| 3 | Stephen Newport | 1 |
