Top 5 Printed Circuit Board Manufacturers in North America for 2020
Finding a reputable and capable manufacturer for your printed circuit boards could be a time consuming and risky process. An internet search provides you with hundreds of results, listing companies in North America and China. So, how do you choose? The primary...
The importance of Aluminum and Metal Core PCBs
(Also known as Metal backed PCBs, Metal base PCBs, or Metal clad PCBs). Circuit boards with high heat-generating components are susceptible to failure and malfunction if the right materials are not used in their PCB fabrication. One of the most widely used substrate...
What you need to know about Blind Vias
Blind vias are common in high density interconnect (HDI) PCBs. The added complexity of blind vias allows designers to improve signal integrity while reducing PCB size. Using blind vias presents a range of new routing alternatives and options as valuable space is no...
5 ways to lower your PCB fabrication cost
It is not realistic to design a printed circuit board without considering the relationship between PCB fabrication cost and various design elements. Some design specifications, which would be nice to have but may not be necessary and could result in higher PCB...
Key Factors in PCB Material Selection
How should you select the materials for your PCBThe materials used to manufacture Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) encompass a set of insulating/dielectric and conductive materials used to construct circuit board interconnects. There is an extensive selection of material...
U.S. companies can get a deep discount on PCB fabrication and assembly services
Manufacturing cost reduction and profitability go hand in hand. Moreover, a company with a comparatively lower cost structure has an advantage over its competitors. But lower manufacturing cost is not always easy to achieve and could involve a number of strategies...
4 Pro Tips for Rigid-Flex PCB Stack-up Design
Today’s electronics continue to get smaller in size but with increasing design complexity. More and more, PCB designers are using rigid-flex printed circuit boards to carry-out these high complexity design requirements. When working on the rigid-flex PCB Layer...
4 Rigid-Flex PCB Layer stack-up tips that you can’t ignore
Today’s electronics continue to get smaller in size but with increasing design complexity. More and more, PCB designers are using rigid-flex PCBs to carry-out these high complexity design requirements. When working on the Rigid-Flex PCB Layer stack-up, an essential...
14 actionable ways to lower your PCB Assembly cost (and make your boards easier to test)
There are many factors that impact the price of your PCB assemblies. Being aware of and implementing some of the tips below can help you lower your circuit board assembly cost. So, let's get started. 1. For double-sided printed circuit assembly designs, keep the SMT,...
Sequential Lamination in PCB Fabrication
What is the Importance of Sequential Lamination? High-density interconnects (HDI) PCBs are a rapidly increasing part of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electronics industries. To achieve higher circuit density than traditional PCBs, HDI printed circuit boards...