Printed Circuit Boards - Introduction

Electronic circuits in schools and industry are normally manufactured through the use of PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards). The boards are made from glass reinforced plastic with copper tracks in the plac...

Printed Circuit Boards - Introduction

How to Create Printed Circuit Boards

So you have that circuit designed and ready. You did some computer aided simulations and the circuit is working great. Only one thing left! You need to create a printed circuit board for the circuit s...

How to Create Printed Circuit Boards

Printed Circuit Board Material Selection

Material selection for the construction of a printed circuit board is a critical step towards the final product. Global Circuits can assist you with material selection to ensure the proper materials f...

Printed Circuit Board Material Selection

PCB Glossary

Active ComponentsSemiconductor devices, such as transistors and diodes, that can change its basic characteristics in an powered electrical circuit, such as amplifiers and rectifiers. AmbientThe surro...

PCB Glossary

Plating Process Printed Circuit Boards

A major operation in printed circuit board manufacturing is the plating process. After the etching and application of a mask to the panel has been applied (see imaging process) the panel is now ready ...

Plating Process Printed Circuit Boards

Printed Circuit Board | Terminology Glossary

Analog Circuit C refers to an electrical circuit providing a continuous quantitative output as a response from its input. Automated Test Equipment (ATE) C automated equipment designed to analyze and...

Printed Circuit Board | Terminology Glossary

Printed Circuit Board History | Printed Wiring Board

The history of printed circuit board, wiring board and PCB all describe a device that provides electrical interconnections and a surface for mounting electronic components. Although " wiring board" is...

Printed Circuit Board History | Printed Wiring Board

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Etching

printed circuit board (PCB) Etching The process of manufacturing the Printed circuit board laminate is handled by a subcontractor. It is a very interesting process to watch (well, if you enjoy seeing ...

Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Etching

some basic knowledge about PCB

I saw some basic knowledge about PCB, today I summarized it and I want to share with you now. 1. Definitions: For standard board, it is the combination of bare board and components on it. While for ...

some basic knowledge about PCB

German PCB markets showing signs of life

German printed circuit board manufacturers reported orders rose for the third month in a row in April. PCB orders climbed 5.7% from last year, and 18.5% sequentially, according to the ZVEI PCB Centr...

German PCB markets showing signs of life

Analog Fundamentals: High-Speed PCB Design

What is a high-speed Printed Circuit Board (PCB)? What effects bandwidth in my PCB design? These are a few of the FAQs we get asked by designers about creating high-speed PCB designs. Since PCB layo...

Analog Fundamentals: High-Speed PCB Design

What factors make SMT advantageous in terms of PCB designing services?

The ability to mount the circuits on both sides of a PCB and improved compactness are the reasons that have helped SMT (surface mount technology) come up as the most preferred technology in the PCB de...

What factors make SMT advantageous in terms of PCB designing services?

Exact SMT procedure followed by PCB manufacturing companies

SMT or surface mount technology is the revised, improved and a better concept derived from Through-Hole technique of PCB manufacturing. This technology has made the entire procedure of this electronic...

Exact SMT procedure followed by PCB manufacturing companies

Through-Hole PCB Assembly

PCB Assembly is the process of attaching electronic components to a bare printed circuit board, like the one below. The electronic components that are attached and assembled onto the board interconnec...

Through-Hole PCB Assembly

5 Rules to Follow when Choosing a PCB Prototype Supplier

Printed circuit board (PCB) layout, fabrication and assembly can be tricky and costly portions of your product. We’ve heard from many customers that they’ve been left frustrated and stressed with the...

5 Rules to Follow when Choosing a PCB Prototype Supplier

PCB Design Basic

This is the first of several articles in the PCB design Best Practices series, which discusses the different steps of PCB development from the basics of creating a design schematic with specific requi...

PCB Design Basics

Few but Important Points to Keep in Mind during PCB Assembly

Posted on September 3, 2013 by admin printed circuit board is substrate containing layers of fibreglass sheet on which the conductive pathways or traces are etched. This board is used to accumulate e...

Few but Important Points to Keep in Mind during PCB Assembly

PCB Design Course & Checklist

Do you design or define PCB layouts? If so, what rules and checks do you have in place to make sure your results are... optimal? Over the years, I've created a PCB design checklist to keep me out of ...

PCB design course & checklist

Corrosives on a PCB: Finding the Source

When a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) is returned with corrosion, the analyst needs to find the source of the contamination causing the corrosion in order to eliminate it. Contamination can co...

Corrosives on a PCB: Finding the Source

PCB China only One Locking Point

These are some with the widely used finishing materials used by PCB products. Physical transmission media employed in communications includetwisted pair cable, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable. Cos...

PCB China only one locking point

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