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...
Top 4 Printed Circuit Board Manufacturers in North America for 2019
When you start searching for a PCB manufacturer, you will find a long list of companies each offering different capabilities, price, delivery, and quality. You might find that a company provides exceptional quality and price for a 4 layer board, but they can't deliver...
How is PCB Manufacturing Quality Verified?
PCB Manufacturing Test The quality of printed circuit boards and components are major determinants in the process yield of printed circuit board assemblies. The sooner defects are identified the less costly the remedial activities. Therefore, it is critical that PCB...
How do PCB Finishes affect your board’s functionality?
What is PCB Surface Finish and What is its Function? The surface finish is the part of the printed circuit board that prevents oxidation of the copper. It is the coating laid over the base copper surface of the outer layers of a PCB after the copper has been etched....
The Importance of Impedance Control in PCB design (and how to avoid Signal Integrity problems)
CONTENTS1. What is Impedance Control and Signal Matching2. Why is impedance matching needed?3. What is a high-speed signal or circuit?4. What are some of the factors affecting impedance?5. How to achieve impedance matching?6. PCB stack-up tips7. Other design...