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How to Set Up Design Rules in KiCad
In this tutorial, we will show you how to set up design rules in KiCad. Before starting the layout, it ... more »
KiCad Tutorials
IPC Class 2 VS Class 3: The Different Design Rules
As circuit board manufacturers, designers often ask us about the difference between IPC Class 2 and Class 3. Class 1 ... more »
IPC
Soldering Seminar by Jim Smith in Sunnyvale, CA in November
After four sold-out seminars this year, we are excited to announce the fifth one, still led by expert Jim Smith ... more »
Events
IPC-6012 or IPC-A-600: Which Standard Should You Use?
The association connecting electronics industries – commonly known as IPC – is an international trade association serving the printed circuit ... more »
IPC
HDI Standard Board Tools for a Better PCB design
Unlike traditional PCBs, HDI boards can obtain interconnections through blind vias, buried vias, and microvias, instead of just through holes ... more »
HDI / Blind & Buried Vias
It’s All About the Space, A Tribute to Ralph Morrison
Sierra Circuits presents ‘It’s All About the Space’, a webinar presented by Elizabeth Morrison, Daniel Beeker, Rick Hartley and Kenneth ... more »
Videos
Sierra Circuits Builds PCBs Used in COVID-19 Medical Devices
The whole world is holding its breath. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, more than 600,000 patients have been ... more »
Industry News
How to breakout a .4mm BGA
One thing PCB designers will all agree on is that to breakout a BGA, you need precision and discipline. When ... more »
HDI / Blind & Buried Vias
IPC-2581 Set to Retire Gerber Files Across the Board
Why IPC-2581 is the go-to standard in PCB manufacturing? Similar to the Mentor Graphics-owned ODB++ in terms of functionality, it ... more »
IPC
9 Must-Knows to Design and Build a Circuit Board for Aviation and Aerospace
Aviation and aerospace is a hot topic right now. The number of aircraft is likely to double in the next ... more »
Defense & Space
PCB Design for Low EMI by Ken Wyatt
I’ll explain why reducing circuit loop areas is only part of the solution and to understand proper board design for ... more »
EMI and EMC
Case Study: Rigid-Flex PCB Design for an Innovative Helmet-Mounted Display
This flex case study was originally published in PCD&F and Circuits Assembly. It was written by Dr. Dave Cowl who ... more »
Case Studies
An HDI Class with Sierra Circuits
Our first HDI webinar is entitled ''An HDI Class with Sierra Circuits.'' We recorded it at our Bangalore office in ... more »
HDI / Blind & Buried Vias
Sierra sponsored KiCon 2019 and we’re glad we did. Here’s our recap!
We had a busy weekend in Chicago where we attended KiCon 2019. On Friday 26th and Saturday 27th of April, ... more »
Events
IPC-2581 Questions Answered by Consortium Members
As you know, we’re a circuit board manufacturer that supports IPC-2581. We recently met with two Consortium members, Michael Ford ... more »
IPC
See What You Missed: Hands-on Power Integrity Workshop with Steve Sandler
Sierra Circuits teamed up with Steve Sandler - Master of Power Integrity (and a little help from Heidi Barnes) to ... more »
Events
HDI PCB Case Study: Partner Early for HDI Board Design
HDI PCB Case Study: When customers want to design HDI boards that are as compact as possible, there is often ... more »
Case Studies
How To Breakout a .5mm BGA
Just like we mentioned in the .4mm BGA breakout article, there are a few different ways to breakout BGA. This ... more »
HDI / Blind & Buried Vias
Hands-On Power Integrity Workshop by Steve Sandler
After our PCB Layout Design workshop presented by Robert Feranec, Sierra Circuits is hosting Steve Sandler's hands-on power integrity workshop ... more »
Events
Sierra Circuits 360 Facility Tour
Thanks to some VR magic, you can now tour Sierra Circuits from YouTube. Our brand new 360 video will take ... more »
Assembly Videos
PerfectPulse Is the Pocket-Sized TDR Every Engineer Needs
For only $3,500, you can now own a precise portable TDR/TDT (Time Domain Reflectometer / Time Domain Transmissometer). It is ... more »
PCB Manufacturing
PCB West 2018: Discover Our New 1-Mil Trace and Space Patented Technology
“1-mil tech is now available at low cost on regular circuit boards instead of being a niche technology for certain ... more »
Events
The Building of the Internet of Underwater Things
It looks like a torpedo, it can dive up to 328 feet, it does the job whenever it’s too risky ... more »
Industry News
Hyperloop Has A New Speed Record of 290 mph
The third Hyperloop Pod Competition took place yesterday under the burning Californian sun at SpaceX located in Hawthorne. Sierra was ... more »
Automotive
Zoox, The Future of Autonomous Mobility
“In the race to start the world’s first driving business without human drivers, everyone is chasing Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo,” the ... more »
Automotive
Sierra’s PCB Layout Design Workshop with Robert Feranec
On May 17 and 18, Sierra Circuits hosted its first workshop at Levi's Stadium. PCB expert Robert Feranec led the ... more »
Events
What Is a Single Pulse Response?
The important thing about the single pulse is the rise time of the pulse and there's the width, which is ... more »
PCB Experts
Workshop on PCB Board Layout Design Engineering
The training focuses on practical aspects of PCB layout and goes through the subjects important for today's processor board design. ... more »
Events
PCB2DAY: What Will Rick Hartley Teach You?
According to Rick, the principal objective of attending PCB workshops is to bridge a gap in knowledge. “There are so ... more »
Events
Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Can Open Doors
The video entitled “Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?” was posted on Boston Dynamics YouTube channel yesterday and ... more »
Industry News
Sierra Circuits Sponsored and Met UW Hyperloop at SpaceX
Straight after the first competition, the team went back to work on its pod. The students figured out a way ... more »
Automotive
YouTuber Robert Feranec Visits Sierra Circuits
Amit Bahl, Sierra’s director of sales and marketing, invited Robert Feranec to show him around and explain to him our ... more »
PCB Assembly
Augmented Reality Is Going Mainstream
Augmented reality (AR) is already a part of our daily lives. Whether we like to chase Pokémon around the world ... more »
Industry News
Stanford Unveils Solar Car, Sundae
In 2015, the team raced 1864 miles (3,000 km) from Darwin to Adelaide with Arctan, an asymmetrical catamaran aerobody solar ... more »
Automotive
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