Elektor Magazine

Designing Better PCBs: A Practical Guide for Professionals and Makers

Design better PCBs. This article takes you through the design journey step by step, highlighting common pitfalls, ...
EDN

SMT Assembly and PCB Design Guidelines For Leaded Packages

This application note provides the PCB design and SMT assembly guidelines for Maxim Integrated’s leaded packages (SOIC, TSSOP, QSOP, QFP, SC70, SOP, SOT, etc.). Leaded packages are surface-mount ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Rigid-Flex PCB Design Guidelines

This white paper is designed to guide you through the intricacies of rigid-flex printed circuit board (PCB) design. In today’s electronics industry, there has never been more demand for compact, ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between Analog and Digital Circuits in PCB Design?

Analog circuit design guidelines. Digital circuit design guidelines. Differences in the guidelines between the two. Several products in the electronics industry require both analog and digital printed ...
Electronic Design

Motor-Driver PCB Layout Guidelines (Part 1)

Printed-circuit-board (PCB) substrate material, like FR-4 glass epoxy, is a poor conductor of heat. Conversely, copper is an excellent conductor of heat. So, more copper area on a PCB is ideal from a ...
EDN

A brief guide to choosing PCB connectors

A relentless increase in data rates is turning the PCB connector landscape upside down. And the clean transmission of signals via PCB traces is becoming more critical while data speeds in servers, ...