PCB Fabrication Blogs
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December 09, 2024
PCB Surface Finishes: Types and their Impact
Selecting the right PCB surface finish is essential for performance, reliability, and manufacturability. This blog highlights key surface finishes like HAL, ENIG, Immersion Silver, and Electroless Pal...
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November 17, 2024
The Role of Flexible PCB Design in Next-Generation Robotics
With the exponential demand for robotics in every field, the demand for smaller, lighter, more flexible electronic components, especially flex PCBs, is rapidly increasing....
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September 27, 2024
Flex PCB Design Guide -Optimize Flex PCB Manufacturing
Flexible printed circuit boards (Flex PCBs) are widely used in today’s electronics due to their adaptability and space-saving design. These boards are crucial in industries like wearables, automotive ...
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July 25, 2024
The Advantages of Using First Article Inspection Service
In the printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing industry, quality control must be maintained to an extreme. First Article Inspection (FAI) ensures that the product quality is at its maximum before go...
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July 03, 2024
Tips to design High Frequency PCB for optimal performance
We all know the importance of military electronic devices like military radars, satellite systems, communications, etc, for the safety of our country. But do you know that these systems consists of hi...
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March 21, 2024
Navigating Challenges in Space-Grade PCBs
Printed circuit boards designed for space applications must meet stringent requirements to ensure reliable operation in the harsh environment of space....
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February 12, 2024
A Deep Dive into Design, Materials, and Applications of High-Frequency PCBs
Explore the intricate world of high-frequency PCBs, delving into design intricacies, material considerations, and diverse application scenarios for optimal performance....
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November 21, 2023
PCB Layout Essential Guidelines
PCB layout is a meticulous process of placing components on boards. Organized and neat layout, component placement etc helps to come up with effective PCB layouts. ...
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October 31, 2023
Understanding Gerber Files and Schematic Drawings in PCB Manufacturing
Schematic drawings and Geber Files are essentials for PCB board design. Schematic drawings are the blueprint of PCBs & Geber Files are the actual layout of PCB design. ...
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June 21, 2023
Keeping DFM Problems Out of Your PCB Boards
If you want to keep DFM problems out of your PCB board then this blog has come to the rescue. Quickly check out the solution....
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May 16, 2023
PCB Manufacturing for Critical Application
Critical applications like aerospace, defence equipment, and medical devices require quality PCB manufacturing. Here is the blog that talks about the right PCB manufacturing for critical applications....
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May 01, 2023
What Type of PCB Substrate Material Is Right for Your PCB?
Your search for the right type of PCB substrate material ends here. We have the right options for you to improve the efficiency of your PCB....
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March 22, 2023
The Process of PCB Prototyping
PCB prototype is an early sample of the design. It begins with gathering necessary information, such as number of PCB layers, board thickness, copper thickness etc....
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January 10, 2023
Thermal Reliability of PCB Solder Mask Materials
Learn more about the factors that affect the thermal reliability of Solder Mask Materials. Read all about it....
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January 10, 2023
PCB Routing Essentials for the Modern Designer
The guide to find the routing essentials for the modern designer. If you want to become an expert, have a look....
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October 09, 2022
RoHS Compliant PCB Manufacturing - Essential Resources in USA
PCB Power Market USA provides comprehensive options to meet RoHS compliant PCB manufacturing services in the USA. Contact us to see how we can help you get started with ROHS compliant PCB manufacturin...
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August 23, 2022
Everything You Wanted to Know About Automated Inspection Systems — PCB Power USA
AOI is the visual inspection of a printed circuit board in different stages of PCB fabrication process, of bare PCB as well as assembled PCB with electronic components....
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May 17, 2022
Importance of Materials Selection for Printed Circuit Boards in the USA
Making the right choices for materials for printed circuit boards in the US is an important issue for designers, as their choice not only decides the board’s performance, but also the price of the cir...
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May 17, 2022
All About Materials for Printed Circuit Boards USA
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) in the US are mostly a flat laminated composite. PCB manufacturers use non-conductive substrate materials along with layers of copper circuitry on the external surfaces a...
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May 17, 2022
How Much Does a PCB Prototype Cost?
Whether the circuit board is simple or complex, investing in a prototype pays off by eliminating or at least reducing changes to a large extent that could upset schedules....
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May 17, 2022
Benefits of Multilayered PCB Boards USA
Printed circuit boards in the USA may be single-, double-, or multi-layered. While simple boards are typically single- or double-layered, complex printed circuit board manufacturers in the US always m...
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May 03, 2022
How to Select Materials for PCBs Considering Cost and Reliability
The properties and functions of a Printed Circuit Board or PCB depend primarily on the material it uses for its substrate. Designers select the material for the PCB substrate based on the requirements...
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April 27, 2022
Why is Thickness So Crucial for Printed Circuit Boards in The USA?
The thickness of a printed circuit board in the USA depends primarily on its application. Maintaining the specified thickness during PCB fabrication in the USA depends on the manufacturing processes i...
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April 27, 2022
Why you need a PCB and how do you Design one?
Although a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is a common term in the electrical and electronics arena, few are aware of its origins, requirements, and design requirements. Before PCBs evolved to their prese...
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April 27, 2022
Application and Use of PCBs
Most electronic equipment has at least one PCB or Printed Circuit Board as their key component. Although most users of such equipment are unaware of the existence of a PCB within, the board is critica...
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April 26, 2022
What are Copper Clad Laminates?
Engineers use Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) to mechanically support components in electronic equipment. PCBs also provide the necessary electrical interconnections between the components mounted on th...
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April 26, 2022
Different PCB Surface Finishes and Choosing the Right One
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) have Copper traces on their surfaces. As Copper oxidizes and deteriorates if left unprotected, it can make the board unusable. To prevent such deterioration,...
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April 26, 2022
What Purpose does Solder Mask Serve?
As the name suggests, this is a chemical layer on an unpopulated printed circuit board (PCB) with openings for the areas solder will cover and for masking the rest. The main objective is to prevent so...
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April 26, 2022
What are Peel Off, Countersunk & Impedance Control?
Peel-off masks, also known as peelable masks, strippable masks, or blue masks, are mainly solder masks placed on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to act as protection during assembly, with the assembler ...
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April 26, 2022
What Are Vias And Why Do You Need Them?
Just as a printed circuit board (PCB) is a means to allow interconnection of different components, vias are means to interconnect different layers on and within the multilayered PCBs. Also, just like ...
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April 26, 2022
Multi-Layered PCB — Benefits & Applications
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) in the past were simple, providing the basic functions through leaded components and copper traces connecting them. Today, PCBs are far more complex structures offering a...
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April 26, 2022
Important Considerations While Designing A Multi-Layer Board
Apart from the regular Design Rule Checks (DRC) that most Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design software offer and the various standards that one has to follow while designing a PCB,...
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April 26, 2022
How Reliable your PCBs are - Laminates Using High Tg Material
Construction methods of Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are essentially similar, although their constituent materials and the intrinsic quality of their surfaces may differ. These differences affect the...
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April 26, 2022
PCB Manufacturing Process - A Step by Step Guide
Forming the backbone of almost all electronic devices, from simple to the most complex, Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) is an electro-mechanical structure for holding the electronic components together,...
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April 26, 2022
High-Frequency and High-Speed Multi-Layer PCB Fabrication — Problems and Solutions
Signal integrity is a major consideration when transitioning a quality printed circuit board (PCB) design from prototype to production. This requirement has been necessary...
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April 26, 2022
A Comprehensive Introduction to Aluminum PCBs
A regular Printed Circuit Board (PCB) made of FR-4 or CEM1-3 material is not very good at removing heat from components mounted on it and generating heat. Although designer use thermal vias and heat s...
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April 26, 2022
Flexible and Rigid-Flex PCBs and Their Applications
Electronic gadgets are increasingly getting thinner and smaller. Wearable electronics must conform to body contours. Rather than use conventional rigid boards, OEMs find flexible and rigid-flex printe...
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April 26, 2022
A Comprehensive Introduction to Ceramic PCBs
With Surface Mount Technology (SMT) being the mainstay of the electronics industry, printed circuit boards {PCBs} are moving from the traditional organic laminates as substrate material to ones with e...
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April 26, 2022
Deciding the Right Build-Up for A Multi-Layer PCB Design
Deciding the right build-up or stack-up for a multi-layer PCB design can be a daunting task as it involves several dependencies, some of them interdependent. The process must decide on variables...
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April 26, 2022
RF Design and High Frequency Board Manufacturing
The performance of a product operating at high frequencies depends largely on the electrical characteristics of the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) used for mounting and connecting its circuit components....
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April 26, 2022
Significance of AOI in PCB Manufacturing Process
Irrespective of the goal of having a printed circuit board or PCB in a device, it is imperative that the PCB functions properly. As the performance of a product depends primarily on its PCB, malfuncti...
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April 26, 2022
Flying Probe Test and Benefits for PCBs
When manufacturing PCBs, it is necessary to check the electrical circuit of a completed PCB against the Netlist file that the design engineer of the project had defined earlier when creating the PCB l...
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April 25, 2022
Difference Between Thickness of Standard and Customized PCBs
Procuring a printed circuit board (PCB) involves considering several factors such as its profile, weight, and components. Thickness of a PCB is one of the main criteria, as the thickness decides its p...
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April 25, 2022
Comparison between Standard Copper Thickness and High Copper Thickness
Manufacturers purchase material for PCB or printed circuit board from laminate suppliers. The substrate comes pre-clad with copper sheet on one or both sides....
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April 25, 2022
Single PCB vs PCB array
When a fabricator is supplying bare PCBs, you have the option of receiving the boards as individual PCBs or in the form of an array. Manufacturers combine a single PCB multiple times, a process they c...
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April 25, 2022
Panelization Guidelines from PCB Power Market
PCB manufacturers use panelization as a popular method for effectively arranging small PCBs to fit standard laminate sizes, hereby making it easier to manufacture them in large numbers....
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April 25, 2022
PCBs—Applications in the Medical Field
With the medical field becoming more sophisticated and computerized, many diagnostic and treatment practices depend more on automated machines. These in turn, must depend on printed circuit boards or ...
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April 25, 2022
Medical PCBs — Applicable Standards & Quality
The steep evolution in the medical field has sharpened the diagnostic powers of the medical fraternity. Rather than diagnose based on visible symptoms that is often subjective and misleading,...
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April 25, 2022
Printed Circuit Board Layers
There are several layers even in a simple PCB or Printed Circuit Board. As implied by the name, a printed circuit board has an electrical circuit imprinted on it in the form of traces....
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April 25, 2022
Importance of PCB Thickness and Power Handling - USA
A PCB has several layers and their individual thicknesses add up to the final thickness of a Printed Circuit Board. The major contribution comes to PCB thickness come from the core layer, prepreg laye...
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April 20, 2022
All About RF PCBs - PCB Power USA
RF or Radio Frequency Printed Circuit Board manufacturing is a fast-growing sector within the PCB manufacturing industry. However, this sector covers RF PCB manufacturing for applications of regular r...
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April 19, 2022
Benefits of Single- and Double-Sided Printed Circuit Boards USA
Printed circuit boards or PCBs help in keeping electronic components safe and secure, while offering a means of interconnecting them so that the entire circuit functions as the designer intended....
