In previous blogs, I have discussed the importance of an uninterrupted, intact reference plane for signals. But, what if you…
NO. Okay, well, I guess you could say “it depends”, but in general, no, it is not okay to cross…
Many electromagnetic interference (EMI) problems on PCBs happen when antennas are unintentionally created on the board. How can this be…
Well, of course you do – most engineers are pretty good people. Actually, as much as I’d like to brag…
Impedance is an important concept in many different realms of engineering. We often see it in our everyday life, especially…
In my previous blog, I talked about how a printed circuit board is nothing more than a path for signals…
What? Isn’t that backwards? Technically, yes. The board is merely a pathway through which ICs talk to each other, and…
For over 50 years, designers have been calculating current-carrying capacity on PCBs using charts created by the Navy in 1956…
Simulation is a way of predicting reality. The more information we put into the simulation, the better our prediction of…
