Characterizing Etchback and Dielectric Loss Tangent Fabrication-aware simulations to aid PCB design success. As engineers design printed circuit boards (PCBs) to operate at higher data rates, the system’s signal... Read More...

Apr 1, 2025 · Fabrication-aware simulations to aid PCB design success. As engineers design printed circuit boards (PCBs) to operate at higher data rates, the system’s signal integrity becomes increasingly sensitive to the variation in the fabrication process. A practical design is a software-defined design that includes realistic fabrication variation.

Industry trade groups recognize the potential issues ahead. In a statement for PCD&F/ CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY, the Printed Circuit Board Association of America said, “Single points of failure in the microelectronic supply chain will have consequences for …

Mar 2, 2025 · A solid memory of the nonlinear path to success is a good tool to have. Special circuits like DDR memory have their own place in the estimate. Those types of circuits are easy to place but harder to route due to the length matching and other signal integrity concerns. Just creating the design rules for the specific subcircuit can eat a day.

Jun 26, 2019 · Sometimes an engineering group will decide to make changes to the Rev 0 design after the initial prototypes are built. Reasons for making changes are varied and may include swapping parts due to pricing and availability, end-of-life (EOL), correcting errors in the schematic or PCB layout, and so on.

Jan 30, 2025 · Be the change. John Burkhert, Jr. is a career PCB designer experienced in military, telecom, consumer hardware and, lately, the automotive industry. Originally, he was an RF specialist but is compelled to flip the bit now and …

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Each year since 1986, PCD&F conducts a survey of printed circuit board designers and engineers looking at trends in wages, experience, certifications, technology and other aspects.

Mar 21, 2023 · An explanation of IPC-2152 and the information it provides to get started on technology-specific design charts IPC-4555, the new industry standard for OSPs Why Summit Interconnect purchased Royal Circuit – and its first EMS company PCB packaging Specifying impedance ECTC recap: the latest substrate trends and new developments in 3-D IC hybrid ...

The biggest segment of our worldwide design engineer readership, by job function, is made up of application engineers (FIGURE 1), at 20.8%. PCB engineering is next at 12.5%, followed by engineering man-agement and PCB design and layout, tied at 11.8%.