PCB Design Rules & Constraints

Design rules and constraints ensure that the logical (schematic) and physical (PCB) aspects of your design meet your design requirements. Proper design rule definition automates your design process ensuring quick, effortless, and error-free design manufacturing.

Configuring and Resolving Design Rules Design rules are there to help you design your board, but what’s there to help you design your rules? Without Watch Video

How to Scope and Prioritize your PCB design rules Design rules are a must for any PCB design, but for them to be active and effective they need to Watch Video

Getting Started with Design Rules and Constraints Getting started with design rules can sometimes be a difficult task, but it doesn’t have to be. A proper structure Watch Video

IPC Classes and Complying with IPC Standards for PCB Design Whether you work in electronics design, manufacturing, or even defense, the alphabet soup of standards organizations is extensive and may seem daunting. The IPC standards are among the most widely accepted and important standards for PCB design and manufacturing. IPC standards will influence how a designer creates their board and how they will prepare it for production in different industries. These standards are meant to ensure performance and Read Article

Customizing Performance-Based Electrical Design Rules in Altium Designer Electrical design rules go beyond manufacturing and assembly. PCBs also require electrical design rules that are based on a signals’ electrical behavior. Read Article

Impedance-Controlled Routing and Your PCB Design Rules Once you start designing high-speed or high-frequency PCBs, impedance in your traces becomes a critical parameter to consider during design. Impedance mismatches between signal sources, loads, and each trace that connects them can ruin a signal. Instead of working out the impedance of each trace in your PCB by hand, Altium Designer aids impedance-controlled routing with an integrated field solver. This streamlines your design process and ensures Read Article

47:27 Design Rules and Advanced Constraints Design Rules are at the foundation and provide the framework of the PCB Design Construction. More than just constraints, Design Watch Video

Why You Should Stop Hanging on to Legacy Design Rules How to avoid problematic ‘legacy design rules’ that no longer apply to today’s technology. Watch and learn in this OnTrack episode with Eric Bogatin. Read Article

1:50:23 Altium Academy Virtual Tech Track: Design Rules and Advanced Constraints As part of our Altium Academy Sessions, the Tech Tracks will dive into industry-specific PCB design challenges that engineers face Watch Video

1:2:28 Making and Breaking PCB Design Rules with Carl Schattke - AltiumLive Keynote Watch Video

1:41 How Do Design Rules Help or Hinder PCB Design?. Watch Video

PCB Design Rules for Analog Circuits Designers should take note of some important PCB design rules for analog circuits and mixed-signal systems. Here are some important analog PCB layout guidelines. Read Article

6:38 Six Basic Design Rules for Any PCB Design - OnTrack Watch Video

48:57 High-Speed Board Design Rules to Get Your PCB Designed Right the First Time Understanding the principles of signal/power integrity and EMI by the electronic engineer is necessary, but unfortunately our experience does not Watch Video