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Category Archives: PCB Manufacturing

How Are PCBs Made?

It wasn’t that long ago that PCBs were made out of cardboard with only one-sided capabilities. Nowadays, though, PCB manufacturers are innovating ways to make PCBs smaller, more durable, and able to pack in more electrical power. These changes, over … Continue reading

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What You Need to Know Before Choosing a PCB Manufacturer

You’ve put in the time to research, plan, and design your new electrical gizmo or product. Now, you’re ready to put it into action with a printed circuit board (PCB). But what exactly is the best way to get your … Continue reading

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PCB Layout Tools Avoid Delays and Waste

Buyers may not understand PCB layout and manufacturing processes fully, and most are surprised at their complexity. Because PCBs are used in almost every modern electronic device – from that IoT array of kitchen appliances to the key fob for … Continue reading

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Free Resources and Tools Make Circuit Board Design Easy and Error-Free

Circuit board design is essential in the modern manufacturing process as almost every electronic device uses a PCB (with or without surface-mount technology). And yet, the process of making a PCB is rarely thought of as fast, easy, or without … Continue reading

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A Closer Look at the PCB Fabrication Process and What You Should Know about It

Printed circuit boards, or PCBs, are at the heart of almost every electronic device in existence today. From clocks to calculators to IoT devices to your car, there’s a PCB powering things and helping to ensure functionality. PCBs serve important … Continue reading

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After Design: What to Know about Working with Your PCB Manufacturer

Once you have designed your printed circuit board, it’s time to send off the schematics to a fabricator, also called a PCB manufacturer. This is the point at which the project leaves your hands – there are no further chances … Continue reading

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Common PCB Manufacturing and Design Pitfalls to Avoid

Designing a circuit board can be difficult. The problems could begin in the design phase, or they might occur during PCB manufacturing. If you have a problem in the design that somehow makes it through the other levels of testing … Continue reading

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Benefits of Printed Circuit Boards

Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are a massive part of just about every piece of electronic equipment that we have in our everyday lives. The computer you use, the phone in your pocket, your television, and so much more rely on … Continue reading

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How to Find the Right Company to Manufacture Your Circuit Board

The creation of a circuit board from start to finish typically takes a substantial amount of time given all of the processes that are involved. It starts with the initial idea and moves on to the design, which then needs … Continue reading

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Getting Your Military Grade Circuit Boards

The military is often considered to be at the forefront in the development of many types of electronic technology, and many of the military’s innovations have made their way into the commercial sector. Circuit boards are commonly used in the … Continue reading

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