What is Solder Mask Bridge and Solder Mask Opening on a PCB

1.Solder Mask Bridge: The oil between two pins of component is solder mask bridge, generally refers to intensive IC pin (check the below picture). If the distance of pin is too small, it will be recom...

PCBWay Jan 25,2018 27112 views

Solder Mask Bridge Solder Mask Opening

New product in PCBWay's gift shop! ESP8266 ESP-01 Serial WIFI Wireless Transceiver Module Receive LWIP AP+STA

ESP8266 is a complete and self-contained Wi-Fi network solutions that can carry software applications, or through Another application processor uninstall all Wi-Fi networking capabilities. EP-01&...

Eric Jan 25,2018 6668 views

ESP8266 Gift shop Beans Redeem ESP-01

Share your awesome projects on our new feature page!

Last year,2017 PCBWay has launched a new feature page called  “ Shared Projects”. It’s mainly for the open source hardware enthusiasts who are willing to share their PCB layouts an...

Eric Jan 23,2018 3442 views

shared projects open source hardware gerber file

Refuse conductive adhesive technology in pcb manufacture

What is conductive adhesive?Conductive adhesive is adhesive that has conductive performance in solid or dried state. Its main components are matrix resin and conductive fillers, also means conductive ...

PCBWay Dec 11,2017 5942 views

conductive adhesive PTH eletcroless Plating Copper Plated Through hole

Mysterious Christmas gift from PCBWay

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in advance!It is highly appreciated for your continuing grand supports to us. We truly feel honored to be your chosen PCB manufacturer and value your trust in our co...

Anson Bao Dec 08,2017 7163 views

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Why is there additional cost for panel PCBs?

The reason why the cost of panel pcb will increase is it lower substrate utilization.PCB substrate is a fixed&...

Eric Dec 06,2017 4537 views

Panel PCB substrate utilization

Blind vias and Buried Vias

Blind and buried vias are only available on boards with at least four layers. Unlike regular vias on a two layer board which connect the two surface layers, buried and blind vias connect the inner lay...

Eric Dec 06,2017 7307 views

Blind vias Buried Vias

What should I do if my PCB does not require solder mask?

Unlike the copper layer, the solder mask layer is negative. This means a solid object in the layer corresponds to a hole, or opening in the solder mask layer (an area without solder mask covering). Th...

Eric Dec 06,2017 5864 views

solder mask design

What is the correct way to draw silkscreen on the bottom layer?

The bottom silkscreen text should be reflected (mirrored). Most PCB design software will automatically reflect the text for you but please make sure this is the case in the Online Gerber Viewer or oth...

Eric Dec 06,2017 4042 views

silkscreen bottom layer

What's the Gerber?

The Gerber format is an open 2D binary vector image file format. It is the standard file used by printed circuit board (PCB) industry software to describe the printed circuit board imag...

Eric Dec 06,2017 5087 views

Gerber

The first Kuala Lumpur Mini Maker Faire in Malaysia

There is no doubt that Kuala Lumpur Mini Maker Faire is the largest MMF in Malaysia. There are over 150 booths and attract a huge number of audience in two days. Definitely it is a...

Eric Nov 27,2017 4305 views

Kuala Lumpur Mini Maker Faire sponsorship maker

Guide of 2017 PCBWay’s biggest promotional campaign and how to get $420.

1. Lucky draw 100% winning! Lucky enough,$15+$15=$30.As long as you sign in, you have one chance to play Lucky draw, and if you share the activity, you will have an additional chance. 2.Collect $...

Eric Nov 24,2017 3582 views

promotion guide sales

Merry Christmas! Free prototyping in PCBWay!

Merry Christmas, all folks in PCBWay! There is no doubt that Christmas is currently one of the most popular festivals in the world. Even in China, we can feel the popularity among young people.&n...

Eric Nov 22,2017 3666 views

Free prototyping Christmas pcbway

2017 Aarhus Maker Faire

PCBWay’s sponsorship program is still ongoing. Today, let's take a look at the only Maker Faire from Denmark, Aarhus Mini Maker Faire. Also as a part of Global Make Faire, Aarhus MMF was founded b...

Eric Nov 15,2017 5347 views

Maker Faire PCBWay sponsorship

How to generate Gerber file from AutoCAD

Before you convert CAD to Gerber, you must download EasyGerb,a plug-in for AutoCAD. 1.Enter the "_APPLOAD" command.2.Load corresponding version.3.To start EasyGerb Type (at the command ...

Eric Nov 09,2017 19618 views

Gerber AutoCAD Gerber Conversion

How to generate Gerber files from CircuitMaker

For the tutorial on exporting Gerber files from CircuitMaker version 2.2.1.6, please refer to "How to generate Gerber files from CircuitMaker 2.2.1.6?"1.Outputs-Gerber2.Default Configuration3. §&...

Eric Nov 08,2017 11228 views

Gerber CircuitMaker Gerber Conversion

How to generate Gerber files from Proteus

1. Output-Generate Gerber file2. Set the folderOutput to a single ZIP file.Tick off the layers you want.(Proteus may tick off them for you)Gerber Format is in RS274XClick OK3. Place an online ord...

Eric Nov 08,2017 16666 views

Gerber Proteus Gerber Conversion

“Share Your Video Story with PCBWay” to win $500

The video activity page is here  https://www.pcbway.com/pcbway_story.htmlPCBWay are excited to have built 200000 + projects for engineers and enthusiasts since establishment to present, including...

Anson Bao Nov 01,2017 3112 views

The newest version of PCBWay Multi-layer laminated structure

The following is the old version, the new version has a brand new update, please pay attention hereLast updated: October 2020 PCBWay Multi-layer laminated structure>>Last updated: Old version 20...

PCBWay Oct 31,2017 21954 views

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