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PCB assembly process and what a PCB librarian needs to know

The PCB assembly process: The 4 Things a PCB librarian must know

April 16, 2024

PCB assembly is one of the main fields that a good PCB librarian needs to know in detail, as it is the point where your board components interact with your final design. Understanding this interaction and the PCB assembly process in general is vital for your initial library creation and to ensure a seamless Design for Manufacturing strategy early in your design process.

By Bill Ji

6 MIN READ

Are you normal?

March 5, 2024

Siemens recently commissioned a survey through Aberdeen Research looking at the state of the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) industry within North America and Europe to learn about the challenges the PCB industry sees. It covered the technologies they are implementing, the general timelines they are given, and to learn how Design for Manufacturing (DFM) strategies and software are being leveraged to help meet a company’s overall goals

By Patrick McGoff

4 MIN READ

What is the PCB Design Process?

September 6, 2022

The PCB design process can be different depending on your company, but the fundamental aspects are all the same –…

By Don Kost

3 MIN READ

How do you track changes made to your CAM files?

August 16, 2022

PCB DFM comparison of CAM files CAM Compare is a popular DFM tool that comes packaged with every version of…

By Bill Ji

3 MIN READ

Why is Design for Manufacturing important?

July 26, 2022

Who is PCB DFM for? For those of us that have climbed a mountain to take in the gaze of…

By Patrick Hope

3 MIN READ

Choosing the right laminate for your PCB design

July 5, 2022

A balanced approach to material selection involves understanding and considering more than just electrical parameters. In general, with dielectric materials, every parameter that improves performance comes at a marginal increase in cost. Because of this, ensuring that you don’t overdesign within your materials is quite important.

By Patrick Hope

5 MIN READ

Proactive Design for Test (DFT) best practices

May 11, 2022

The process of PCB DFT needs to be considered sooner and more proactively in our PCB design process, incorporated in the schematic phase, not during the layout phase. A designer should determine what nets will be needed to be tested based on their likelihood of failure and position those pins in open, accessible real-estate.

By Patrick Hope

3 MIN READ

Practical advice on PCB stackup planning

April 28, 2022

The more technology advances, the more attention we must pay to every aspect of printed circuit board (PCB) design, including…

By Patrick Hope and Mark Forbes

< 1 MIN READ

PCB Stackup Design e-book

January 28, 2022

While not the final word on the subject of stackups, Bill’s e-book goes a long way to helping you plan ahead, providing an important voice in a space that is surprisingly lacking in content. I would also recommend exploring Z-planner Enterprise, a stackup tool that Bill has spent years developing. Now all you need is a sharp pencil.

By Patrick Hope

3 MIN READ