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PCB Design Outputs & Documentation

Make sure your manufacturer understands your design intent with complete and accurate design outputs and drawings. Browse our library of resources on documenting your PCB design to ensure defect-free manufacturing with high yield. Topics covered include creating your bill of materials, generating manufacturing data, and file formats.

Overview of PCB Design Output Files Generating Gerber Files Push to Manufacturing with Altium 365 Project Release Design Documentation Features in Altium Designer

Fabrication Notes: Communicate Clearly

Fabrication Notes: Communicate Clearly Fabrication Notes: Communicate Clearly What is the number one thing that can be done to ensure first pass success on your flex or rigid flex design? If the first word that comes to mind is COMMUNICATION I couldn’t agree more. Although the “basics” of flexible circuit design are not all that different than a rigid printed circuit board, the devil is in the details as they say. There are a number of subtle differences that will help ensure your Read Article

Using ChatGPT for Automated Testing

Using ChatGPT for Automated Testing In this article Ari Mahpour talks about ChatGPT and how to utilize the service to help with automated testing. Read Article

Managing PCB Manufacturing

E-Book: Navigating PCB Manufacturing: Part 2 This ebook is part 2 of Navigating PCB Manufacturing. We aim to give you the knowledge you need to design a manufacturable PCB confidently. Read Article

Managing PCB Manufacturing P1

E-Book: Navigating PCB Manufacturing: Part 1 Every designer should take time to understand the PCB manufacturing process. This e-book will guide designers through important concepts in PCB fabrication, assembly, and DFM. Read Article

9:29 What Is BOM Management? Improving Supply Chain Success It’s no secret that component shortages have become more frequent this year. In fact, countries around the world are losing billions in revenue due to supply issues. According to EPSNews, “In 2021, there’s such a severe shortage of semiconductors that the automotive industry is set to lose more than $100 billion in sales because it can’t get chips.” Having the right components on hand is more crucial than ever as availability, obsolescence Watch Video

PCB fabrication notes

Decoding PCB Fabrication Notes Your PCB fabrication notes contain important information that ensures your board can be manufactured exactly as you intend. See what you should include and what these mean. Read Article

PCB manufacturing impedance control

Impedance Control: How to Specify Your Requirements for PCB Manufacturers PCB manufacturing houses can easily accommodate impedance control requirements as long as you can specify requirements clearly. Here’s what to tell your fabricator. Read Article

Gerber file formats

Your Guide to Gerber File Extensions in PCB Design Gerber files come with multiple extensions but in only two common file formats. You can learn more about Gerber file extensions in this article. Read Article

Gerber compare

Gerber Compare in Altium 365's Online Platform Gerber compare features are a very important part of a design review. Here’s how you can use Altium 365’s cloud platform to share and access Gerbers from project revisions. Read Article

PCB Design Output Files

Overview of PCB Design Outputs and Manufacturing Files Make sure you know which PCB design output files your fabricator and assembler need to ensure they can build your PCBA. Read Article

What is a Gerber file?

What Is A Gerber File and How Are They Used in the PCB Fabrication Process? Do you know what is a Gerber file? We've compiled the essential information you need to understand everything about Gerber files and their role in PCB fabrication. Read Article

55:58 Creating and Sharing PCB Documentation The Easy Way Sending your design data for manufacturing can be a stressful time because if you send outdated, incomplete, or unclear documentation Watch Video

electronics box build

All About Box Build Assemblies A box build assembly is one way to expedite product development and release to market. Learn more about box builds in this article. Read Article

Best PCB Design Software

Altium Designer: The Best PCB Design Software Start working with the unified design environment in the best PCB design software. See what features you need in your design tools. Read Article

PCB cleanup

PCB Layout Cleanup Before Manufacturing Don't forget to clean up the surface layers on your PCB before you send the design in for manufacturing. We've compiled a list of the points you can check before beginning production. Read Article

rigid-flex documentation

Preparing Rigid-Flex PCB Documentation for Manufacturing Do you know what to include in your rigid-flex PCB documentatio? We've prepared a guide to help you prepare your design outputs and drawigns for your rigid-flex PCBs. Read Article

PCB layer stackup

Communicating PCB Layer Stackup Needs to Manufacturers With software-based stackup planning tools, you can quickly communicate PCB layer stackup needs to manufacturers. Read Article