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Multi-Layer PCBs & Layer Stackup

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PCB Stackup Basics

PCB Stackup Basics

PCB Stackup Basics How to assign layer types in a PCB? Expert Phil Salmony shares with us some of his favorite multilayer stackups, complete with guidelines. Read Article

Flexible Circuits: Getting Started

Flex Circuit Design Guide: Getting Started with Flexible Circuits Expert Tara Dunn tackles in detail the key benefits driving designers to use flexible materials. Read now to learn more. Read Article

Hybrid PCB stackup

How to Design a Hybrid PCB Stackup If you need alternative PTFE-based materials or low-Dk glass cloth materials, consider using a hybrid PCB stackup. You’ll have lower costs and the advantage of a low-loss material on one layer. Read Article

PCB power plane mixed-signal PCB layout

Overlapping Planes in PCB Mixed-Signal Layouts Do you know which planes to overlap in your mixed-signal PCB layout? We’ll dig into these issues with overlapping planes at different potentials. Read Article

Comparison of PCB Material Properties for High Speed Design and HDI Boards

Comparison of PCB Material Properties for High Speed Design and HDI Boards Looking for a PCB material comparison chart? Take a look at our comparison of PCB material properties for your next high speed or HDI PCB. Read Article

How Does Dispersion in FR4 Really Affect Propagation Delay?

How Does Dispersion in FR4 Really Affect Propagation Delay? Your FR4 substrate may be more important than you think. Learn more about FR4 material and high-speed PCB design issues in this article. Read Article

SAP (Semi-Additive PCB Process) – Top 5 Questions Regarding Stack Up

SAP (Semi-Additive PCB Process) – Top 5 Questions Regarding Stack Up This blog addresses commonly asked questions related to circuit layer stack up in relation to the new technology of SAP (Semi-Additive PCB Process). Read Article

SIG/GND/SIG + PWR/GND Stackup

SIG/GND/SIG + PWR/GND Stackups: Will This Work in 4-Layer PCBs? The most popular 4-layer PCB stackup is signal/GND/GND/signal, but what about signal/GND/PWR/GND? Read Article

PCB power integrity

The Beginner's Guide to PCB Power Integrity: From Board to Package In this article, we give a complete overview of power integrity, starting from the PCB and including everything up to packaging. Read Article

Low-Dk PCB Materials

Guide to Low-Dk PCB Materials Low-Dk PCB materials are often recommended for high-speed PCB design, but do you always need these? We’ll examine this question. Read Article

Embedded Capacitance Materials

Embedded Capacitance Materials Overview One important material that can appear in a high-speed PCB is an embedded capacitance material. These laminates aid power integrity in small boards with high layer counts. Read Article

Board Layer Stackup Considerations for High Speed Board Design

Board Layer Stackup Considerations for High Speed Board Design The PCB layer stackup you build to support high-speed board design needs to be engineered based on layer counts, layer thicknesses, and component lead size. Read Article

High-Speed PCB Stackup Design

The High-Speed PCB Stackup Design Challenge Stackups for high-speed PCBs can be designed many ways, but these systems must be built by balancing engineering constraints in a final product. Read Article

Hybrid PCB Stackup Reliability

How Reliable is Your Hybrid PCB Stackup? Do you know whether your hybrid PCB stackup is reliable? What can your fabricator do to help ensure reliability? Read this article to learn more. Read Article

6-Layer PCB Design

6-Layer PCB Stackup Design Guidelines 6-layer PCB design guidelines are easy to follow when you use the right design software. Read Article

2+N+2 PCB stackup

2+N+2 PCB Stackup Design for HDI Boards A 2+N+2 PCB stackup is one of the standard options for building a high density circuit board. Learn more about these stackups for HDI PCBs. Read Article

Version Control for Hardware, Layer Stackup in Web Viewer, and SOC 2 Type 1 Certification

What’s New in Altium 365: Version Control for Hardware, Layer Stackup in Web Viewer, and SOC 2 Type 1 Certification The Altium 365 user community is now 20,000 strong! Recent updates include layer stack web viewer, SOC 2 Type 1 certification, and more. read all about it here. Read Article