Standard Gerber Declared Obsolete
In May 2014, Ucamco, the company that maintains Gerber specifications, released an “Open Letter to the Gerber User Community” and stated “Standard Gerber is now technologically obsolete.” Here Is Why There have been a number of important updates to the Standard …
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Overview of InstantDFM: Minimizing Failures in PCB Prototype
Has this ever happened to you? You have spent hours designing a new circuit board. You have checked and double checked every net, component and trace on the board and you’re confident your design is solid. Off to a PCB …
Read MoreBAC Releases InstantDFM: Free On-Demand DFM Solution
Silicon Valley, CA, April 3, 2014 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading manufacturer of quick-turn printed circuit boards (PCBs), today announced the release of a new DFM tool named InstantDFM. This first-of-its-kind, fully automated, web-based tool enables printed circuit …
Read MoreBAC Announces Facility Expansion In Heart Of Silicon Valley
Santa Clara, CA , September 24-26th, 2013 – PCB West – Booth 619 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading manufacturer of quick-turn printed circuit boards (PCBs), today announced it has relocated to a 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility located …
Read MoreBAC Releases Free Software for Designing 2 and 4-Layer PCBs
Santa Clara, CA (PCB West 2012) – September 25-27, 2012 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced PCBs, today announced the availability of a new software application called PCB Creator which enables easy design of 2 and …
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Ground Structures May Compromise the Protection of PCBs
Abstract Printed Circuit Board designers sometimes place protective devices on external signals as they enter a PCB and shunt the current from these devices to a separate “noise” ground distinct from the board signal ground. An analysis is given that …
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