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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Cadence has announced a new TimingVision technology within the Allegro PCB Designer solution that can speed the timing closure of high-speed PCB interfaces -- such as a DDR3 memory interface -- by 60%...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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Photos of contaminated printed circuit boardsLate last month we posted Michelle Woolley’s article Gross causes of PCB failures, complete with pictures of ants and mosquitos in the most unfortunate pla...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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A printed circuit board (pcb) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-cond...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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A PCB file is a Printed Circuit Board file. PCB files are normally ASCII, or plain text, files but need to be opened in a compatible Windows application in order to print the design. Engineering desig...
Karen Lin
Mar 28,2014
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Base2 Electronics has a great post describing a detailed virtual walkthrough of the facilities and processes of Advanced Circuits (AC), a PCB manufacturer. For geek heads like us this is better than C...
Karen Lin
Mar 27,2014
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