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Category Archives: Development

Understand the Process for Designing High-Quality Printed Circuit Boards

As an electrical engineer, there will likely come a day where you find yourself needing to design a printed circuit board for use in a product or other application. When designing your printed circuit boards, there are basic needs that … Continue reading

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Printed Circuit Boards Take Products into a New Age

Over the years we have seen advances in technology that have shaped not only the corporate world, but also consumer products as a whole. From more affordable television sets to abundant features in cars and smaller and faster cell phones, … Continue reading

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Role of Printed Circuit Boards in the Evolution of Cell Phones

Over the years, technology has given the world significant advances in communication. From the first mobile cellular phone in the 1970s to the latest smartphones available on the market today, researchers and engineers are constantly developing new ways to make … Continue reading

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Thorough Electrical Testing for Your Printed Circuit Boards

When you are working on a project and need PCBs produced, you want to be able to get circuit boards that are going to work exactly as needed. One of the most important parts of the production and assembly process … Continue reading

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Advanced Circuits Discusses Effects of Smaller is Better Mentality

Around the turn of the century, the first fine-pitch ball grid array devices became popular. This was due to the fact that designers wanted to pack as much power and efficiency into as small a space as possible. As such, … Continue reading

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Advanced Circuits Discusses the Evolution of FR-4

Over the past 40-plus years of PCB manufacturing, e-glass supported FR-4 resin laminates have been the materials of choice in the industry. FR-4 resin laminates have superior dimensional stability and give a reasonably acceptable thermal performance. Advanced Circuits knows that … Continue reading

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Advanced Circuits Explains BGA Requirements for PCBs

When using BGAs, any footprints with 0.5 mm or less require microvias because the pad diameter is not large enough to accommodate mechanical drills. In order to do this, however, the routing must change in order to allow for their … Continue reading

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How to Avoid PCB CAM Hold | Advanced Circuits

When you are in the process of creating Gerber files for your printed circuit board designs, it can sometimes be difficult to accurately reflect what you want manufactured. However, Advanced Circuits has helpful tips to keep in mind that will … Continue reading

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Know about PPO/PPE with Help from Advanced Circuits

Learning about the different materials that make up your printed circuit boards will allow you to determine which you find absolutely necessary in order to get the PCBs that you need for your application. This is why Advanced Circuits helps … Continue reading

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How Might Printed Circuit Boards Be Used in Future Televisions?

The invention of PCBs has made a huge impact on the consumer electronics industry, among others. Printed circuit boards allow manufacturers to make their products smaller, more powerful and more efficient. Over time, we have seen television sets go from … Continue reading

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