Although PCBs are the basic foundational block for all electronic circuits in today’s generation, it is essential to follow several rules and guidelines while designing the circuits. These rules are ...

The molding materials used to package lead-free components differ from conventional epoxies in two ways: They take up moisture more slowly, and they better resist higher temperatures. But at the ...

US industry body IPC has released a standard for the current capacity of tracks on PCBs. Called IPC-2152 ‘Standard for Determining Current-Carrying Capacity in Printed Board Design’, it is a 97page ...

Bannockburn, IL. IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries has released IPC-4101D-WAM1, an amendment to IPC-4101D, “Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards.” ...

Welcome to another in the series by Nick Locke, of Nicab Ltd, who has more than 20 years experience in the electronics manufacturing industry specialising in interconnection cable assembly. This post ...

Manufacturing challenges below 8mil. When drill to trace spacing falls below 8 mil, the PCB moves into a far more complex manufacturing zone. Standard mechanical drilling is often insufficient, and ...