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Sizing Vias in Your Next Multilayer PCBs

PCB Via Size Calculators: Sizing Vias in Multilayer Designs 5 min Thought Leadership If you’ve ever opened up an old cell phone, you’ve likely noticed the intricate dance between traces and vias. These

SMD LEDs in Your PCB and Your Bill of Materials

SMD LEDs in Your PCB and Your Bill of Materials 7 min Thought Leadership Unless you refuse to get out of the house on a Friday night (like me), you’ve probably been at a

Split PCB Plane Pours are Partial to Carefully Managed Connections

Split PCB Plane Pours are Partial to Carefully Managed Connections 5 min Thought Leadership James Madison said that “philosophy is common sense with big words.” Big words can produce a mess if applied with

Managing Net Connection Order from Schematic to Layout

Managing Net Connection Order from Schematic to Layout 8 min Thought Leadership When I first started designing printed circuit boards, it was a very unorganized process. We would create the schematics in

Using Library Search Features for Easier Component Selection

Using Library Search Features for Easier Component Selection 7 min Thought Leadership Components are those critical elements in your PCB that keep it ticking along and doing its job. Your component libraries

High Speed Design

EMI in Your High Speed PCB Design: Understand the Signal Rise Time 5 min Thought Leadership Learn more about your high speed design and how to deal with switching speed, rise time, and EMI in your high speed PCB layout.