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IPC Standards and Guidelines for Testing Flex PCBs
What you should know about IPC guidelines for your flex PCB designs.
Flex PCBs
How to Get Your First PCB Manufactured
Getting your first PCB manufactured can be quite simple if you just know the steps involved. In this article, you’ll ... more »
Manufacturing
Designing High-Temperature Flex PCBs: 6 Challenges with Solutions
Designing flex PCBs for high-temperature (>125°C) applications presents challenges like thermal stress and trace delamination. You can overcome these issues ... more »
Flex PCBs
What is Thermal Profiling in PCB Assembly?
In the production and assembly of electronic products, precise control of process parameters is essential. This is done by continuous ... more »
PCB Assembly
How to Autoroute a PCB Layout in KiCad using FreeRouting Plugin
The autorouting plugin in KiCad automates the PCB routing process by creating optimized signal paths. It allows you to fine-tune ... more »
PCB Design
PCB Component Footprint Creation in KiCad, Altium Designer, and Allegro
Components that need to be assembled on a PCB will have designated locations according to the design. Footprint is the ... more »
KiCad Tutorials
How to Run a Design Rule Check (DRC) for Your PCBs
PCB design and manufacturing is a complex process managing thousands of components and connections across a multi-layer board. It is ... more »
Design Guidelines
How to Pick RF PCB Materials: 6 Important Factors to Consider
When designing RF PCBs, selecting the right material is pivotal for achieving optimal board performance. The properties of the RF ... more »
High Speed
Case Study: Reverse Engineering a Flex PCB to Generate Design Files
Our PCB design engineers reverse-engineered a flex circuit to recreate the design files and optimize the LCD connectivity. The FPC ... more »
Case Studies
Case Study: Designing Loose-Leaf Rigid-Flex PCB Stack-up for Enhanced Flexibility
When designing a flex circuit board, balancing structural reliability and signal integrity is paramount. In our recent project, we tackled ... more »
Flex PCBs
Case Study: Resolving EMI and PCB Routing Issues in a Medical Optical Scanner
Our PCB design engineers worked on a medical circuit board for a healthcare device: an advanced optical scanner for ophthalmology. ... more »
Case Studies
The Importance of PCB Line Spacing, Creepage, and Clearance
The PCB line spacing for creepage and clearance becomes an important factor from a product safety viewpoint when the standard ... more »
High Current
Case Study: Designing Microcontroller and Functional PCBs with an Antenna
We recently worked on a PCB design comprising 2 modules. Module 1 has a microcontroller, and module 2 hosts antenna ... more »
High Speed
Solder Mask Layer in PCBs: Top 4 DFM Guidelines
After PCB fabrication, the copper traces on the board typically face the risk of oxidation and corrosion due to environmental ... more »
PCB Manufacturing
How to Design Reliable Microvias in Your PCBs
Microvia failure occurs due to the thermal stresses that arise during the PCB assembly process. These stresses can have a ... more »
HDI / Blind & Buried Vias
What is Signal Propagation Delay in PCBs?
Delay is frustrating, whether in our daily lives or the devices we use for our convenience. Propagation delay/time delay inhibits ... more »
PCB Design
13 Common DFM Mistakes in Rigid-Flex PCBs and Techniques to Avoid Them
Sierra and Altium have teamed up to bring you a rigid-flex webinar. We discussed rigid-flex PCB design for manufacturing tips, ... more »
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