Requirements for Golden Gate Special: ( Panel: 18”x24” with usable space equal to 16½” x 22½”. As many boards as each panel can yield. Max. 20 panels. The silkscreen layer: white. Production time: 5 days. ) Layers: 1 or 2 Thickness (mils): 31 or 40 or 47 …
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Routing Signals Between PCB Layers
Part 1: An ESD Example Signal Current Flow in a Layer Transition Abstract: Printed circuit board, PCB, signal paths must often change layers in a board stackup. Under some conditions this can cause problems. An ESD example is used to …
Read MoreAn Introduction to Controlled Impedance for PCBs
What is Controlled Impedance? Electrical impedance is the measure of the opposition (resistance) that a circuit presents to the passage of a current when a voltage is applied in an alternating current circuit. It is represented by Zo: Electrical …
Read MoreOptimize PCB Manufacturing: Technical Tips for Success
Designing a printed circuit board poses many challenges. It can be exhilarating to complete a design and send it off to manufacturing but later deflating to receive boards and identify a failure that could have been prevented. Was a mistake …
Read MoreIntroduction to IPC Inspection Guidelines
Acceptable Quality Level Before discussing IPC Inspection Guidelines, it’s important to understand the meaning of the term Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), also referred to as Acceptance Quality Limit. It is an inspection standard that prescribes the range of the number …
Read MoreBare Printed Circuit Board Electrical Test
Visual inspections are performed following the manufacturing process of a printed circuit board to identify any potential problems. While that may work fine for a two-layer PCB, for multi-layer PCBs, it is almost impossible to visually inspect the internal layers …
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