What Is CTI in PCB Base Materials? Meaning and Importance Explained
CTI (Comparative Tracking Index), like Tg value, which is one critical property of printed circuit board materials, it is necessary to select a specific PCB laminate material when you start a design a circuit board with special application.
Mastering 0.4mm Fine-Pitch BGA Design: A Guide to Avoid Costly Manufacturing Failures
Nowadays, more and more precise electronic components are widely used in some advanced electronics devices, such as fine pitch FPGA component from Xilinx. But accordingly this take extra challenges to PCB designer and PCB manufacturing’s capability when the design has many limits in spacing of tracks, plated holes, electronics performance, etc.
Multi-Layer PCB Stackup Design Guidelines: Best Practices & Reference
The PCB stack-up mostly determine the operating performance of an electronic devices. Therefore, it is critical to have an outstanding stack-up design for a multi-layer circuit board. This article presents some specific reference to PCB designer.
PCB Silkscreen Design: A Complete Guide to Layout, Text and Best Practices
Silkscreen is one of important compositions to a complete PCB board fabrication, especially it’s high importance to finally circuit board assembly. Good work on silkscreen design will be more friendly to PCB manufacturing and assembly.
PCB Impedance Test Coupons: What They Are and Why They Matter
The PCB impedance test coupon is fabricated at the same time as the main printed circuit boards manufacturing process, so the test coupon will exhibit the same impedance as the PCB performance.
8-Layer PCB Stackup Design Guidelines: Best Practices & Reference
Discover essential 8-layer PCB stackup design guidelines, including best practices, reference layouts, and typical layer configurations shown in diagrams. Learn how to optimize signal and power integrity in multi-layer PCB designs.