Innovative design tools and manufacturing techniques have driven the cost of creating and producing printed circuit boards (PCBs) down considerably in the past few years. But what really adds to the cost of PCB production are errors in the actual … Continue reading
Common PCB Design Mistakes
How to Find Quality PCB Manufacturing While Keeping Costs Low
Even while designers are working diligently to develop PCB designs that will meet the needs of a particular project, the effort must be underway to source a manufacturer who is: Capable of fabricating the final design. Able to meet the … Continue reading
Heavy Copper in PCB Design
Thermal management is more important than ever today as electronics are used in demanding environments and operate at higher currents. Heavy copper PCBs (copper conductors 5 oz/ft² – 19 oz/ft² in inner and/or outer layers; sometimes defined as more than … Continue reading
Tech Talk For Techies: Highly Reliable Via-In-Pad Design
Via-In-Pad (VIP) is rapidly becoming more commonly used in modern printed circuit design due to many considerations, including the need to miniaturize the PCB form factor. This review of via-in-pad technology can help remove some of the mystery of VIP … Continue reading
Blog: PCBs Help Power Artificial Neural Networks Running On Hardware
Artificial neural networks as they are typically known run as computer programs that simulate the human brain’s method of solving problems. Researchers can teach these programs to do many remarkable tasks that were unthinkable just a few years ago. The … Continue reading
AC Blog: How Mini PCBs Will Make You Better at Your Game
Miniature Circuit Boards in Sports Gear Track & Analyze Your Moves Ever get sick of missing free throws or is golf getting just too maddening? Technology innovation that can help may soon be available to not only professional athletes but … Continue reading
Advanced Circuits Exhibiting at Del Mar Electronics & Design Show 2016
Join Advanced Circuits at the Del Mar Electronics & Design Show The Advanced Circuits team will be exhibiting at the Del Mar Electronics & Design Show. A two day event that covers electronic components, fabrication, and other aspects of electronics … Continue reading
Advanced Circuits Acquires Assets of Micom Circuits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 3, 2016 AURORA, CO – Advanced Circuits, North America’s 3rd largest printed circuit board fabricator, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets from Micom Circuits of New Brighton, … Continue reading
Advanced Circuits at ‘The World’s Largest Medical Design & Manufacturing Event’
Advanced Circuits will be exhibiting at the MD&M West 2016 trade show on February 9th – 11th at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. Our team will be in booth #1882 showcasing our advanced printed circuit board capabilities and convenient services. We’d … Continue reading
PCB Manufacturing News: Advanced Circuits Acquires Coastal Circuits
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 – AURORA, CO – Advanced Circuits, North America’s 3rd largest printed circuit board fabricator, announced today the acquisition of Coastal Circuits in Redwood City, CA. Advanced Circuits, an industry innovator for many years in the commercial … Continue reading