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A Novel Wrap Plating Method for Multilayer PCB Fabrication

Here, we review and explain problems associated with conventional copper wrap plating requirements specified in IPC-6012B, ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between 2- and 4-Layer PCBs?

Multi-layered printed circuit boards (PCBs) are typically preferred because they offer high signal intensity. Of all the multi-layered types, the 2-layer PCB is the most common, as it can accommodate ...
EDN

DC/DC converter PCB layout, Part 3

One important innovation in the field of DC/DC power converters is the realization of higher and higher density designs. In the push for smaller-footprint solutions, designers are now focusing on ...
EDN

A new calculation for designing multilayer planar spiral inductors

Planar spiral inductors are less expensive than eitherchip or coil inductors for PCB (printed-circuit-board)-based designs. Accuracy in designinga spiral inductor is important because it isdifficult ...
Electronic Design

eGaN® FET-Silicon Power Shoot-Out Vol. 13, Part 2: Optimal PCB Layout

Optimizing PCB layout for an eGaN FET based point of load (POL) buck converter will reduce parasitics, thus leading to improved efficiency, faster switching speeds, and reduced device voltage ...
Embedded

Building quality & signal integrity into PoP-based PCB design & assembly

Editor's note: This article addresses the need for designers of printed circuit boards for nextgen ICs to be savvy about package-on-package technology. New ways of working with sub-assembly printed ...
Hackaday

Stuck Designing Two-Layer PCBs? Give Four Layers A Try!

Many readers are certainly familiar with the process for home-etching of PCBs: it’s considered very straightforward, if a little involved, today. This was not the case in my youth, when I first ...