Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are a critical element for the success of your product. For electronic devices, the PCB is essential—by connecting different components to each other using circuits and copper traces the PCB brings the device to life. These factors are influenced by the physical board constraints, such as size, materials, layers, and planes, as well as connectivity. The PCB design takes electrical and mechanical constraints into consideration when laying out a board for its desired form, fit and function.
As devices are getting smaller, PCBs are required to follow suit, which makes designing and debugging a PCB more complex and difficult. Reworking a PCB can be costly, so ensure you have a design-for-test strategy and have designed for manufacturing, consulting both the design and test engineering teams.
The most common issues experienced in PCB manufacturing can be prevented. Here are some common pitfalls to avoid:
Companies will often rely on specialized technicians to utilize best practices in laying out the PCB. Additionally, they will use computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software that will help identify errors, design issues, and make the best use of the PCB. While each PCB will be different, there are accepted practices that can be beneficial to any PCB layout in each stage of development, so often the experts and software can provide the first-step (and often finished product) for a template that will work.
Although the best practices can be helpful, the experience of a skilled PCB layout designer using up-to-date design software is the best possible scenario. ACDi’s team of designers has over a century of combined experience on every kind of board, from small 2 layer boards to 28 layer high-speed digital, RF designs, and everything in between.
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