For engineers new to PCB design, the term ‘Gerber files’ will quickly become a part of their everyday vernacular. And as such, it’s a topic we’ve covered frequently and will cover again today by going straight to the source via …
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Good In, Good Out: Bay Area Circuits Discuss Data Strategies
“A lot of companies talk about the importance of good data management, but for some firms, this amounts to little more than lip service. Then there are companies like fabricator Bay Area Circuits. I recently sat down with Bay Area …
Read MoreBay Area Circuits Annual Open House A Huge Success
Silicon Valley, CA, October 28, 2015 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading quick-turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), hosted its third annual Open House on Friday, October 9th from 11:00AM to 3:00 PM. Over one hundred and fifty …
Read MoreEffortless PCB Prototyping: Modern Printed Circuit Interview
“Having the competitive edge is paramount in today’s PCB manufacturing industry. With outsourcing becoming more and more cost-efficient for prototyping and assembly, American board shops are developing new, unique ways to keep the business in the US and offer significant …
Read MoreBAC Introduces Customer Loyalty Reward Program
Silicon Valley, CA, September 22, 2015 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading quick-turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), has launched the PCB industry’s first reward program, providing customers with substantial savings on printed circuit board orders placed through …
Read MoreManufacturing Day Celebrates Modern Manufacturing – BAC
In a post last year, we discussed the trend of reshoring (or onshoring) the manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards. Organizations like the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) are supporting reshoring efforts and track key statistics related to trends in manufacturing. …
Read MoreBAC Selects Seica Flying-Probe PCB Test System
San Jose, CA – June 22, 2015 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc. has purchased a Rapid 270 bare-board tester as announced by Seica Inc’s sales representative in Northwestern USA, Zero Defects International. This tester will augment a Seica S240 fully …
Read MoreBay Area Circuits Exhibits Del Mar Electronics Design Show
Silicon Valley, CA, April 28, 2015 – Bay Area Circuits, Inc., a leading quick-turn manufacturer of printed circuit boards (PCBs), announced it will be exhibiting at next week’s Del Mar Electronics & Design Show, held on May 6th & 7th …
Read MoreExcellon Announces Installation of Model 136L Intelli-Drill System at BAC
Rancho Dominguez, CA – January 12, 2015 – Excellon announces the installation of a model 136L Intelli-Drill System at Bay Area Circuits, Inc. of Fremont, California. The Excellon 136L Intelli-Drill™ System with a large work area of 30 by 36 …
Read MoreUC Davis Formula Racing Team – Powered by BAC
This past summer, Bay Area Circuits had the privilege of sponsoring all of the bare printed circuits boards for the UC Davis Formula Racing team. The boards were used for a variety of sensors and controls in the vehicle. There …
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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 …
Read MoreBay Area Circuits Completes ITAR Certification
Redwood City, CA , August 15th, 2011 – Continually striving to meet the ever changing demands of PCB Manufacturing, Bay Area Circuits is announcing the recent ITAR certification as a part of their ongoing quality assurance program. According to a …
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RS274D vs RS274X Gerber file format
Gerber File Extension For those that are not familiar with the Gerber file extension designation of rs274d vs rs274x we put together some basic information to help you understand the difference and why it is important in the PCB ordering …
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