This is the sixth and final article of this series about PCB design and manufacturing topics. I hope that you’ve enjoyed it and will continue to follow up on our other publications until we return with series 2! Copper fills — or copper pours — are one of those topics that’s deceivingly simple, but their […]
This is the fifth in a series of articles where we discuss important topics in PCB design and manufacturing. Please follow us on social media and sign up to our mailing list to get our publications. Fiducials are markers that are used as a reference for placement or size; their name, interestingly, is derived from […]
In this fourth article of our series about PCB design and manufacturing issues I’ll discuss keepouts, a design tool that when used correctly can save us from making costly mistakes. Keepouts are areas of the board where we ask our design tool to enforce some restrictions on what can and cannot be contained in that […]
We’re back with a third article in a series of six on PCB design and manufacturing topics. Don’t miss our future publications by following us on social media and signing up to our newsletter. Now let’s talk about annular rings. A very common feature of PCBs is an exposed round pad with a hole at […]
We continue our series on PCB design and manufacturing topics; this is the second article of six. Please follow us on social media or sign up to our mailing list to continue getting our publications. Now for today’s topic! When designing boards we naturally first focus our attention on electrical functionality. But we also need […]
Hello! This is the first article in a series of six where I cover PCB design and manufacturing topics: outlines, courtyards, annular rings, keepouts, fiducials, and copper fills. We will publish the series weekly as part of our ongoing Technology Thursday publications. To make sure that you don’t miss them please follow us on the […]
There are many different Impedance calculators for PCB designers to use, some are free such as the one available to Eurocircuits customers and some you need to pay for a licence or a monthly subscription. The aim of them all is to provide the necessary track/gap and isolation values for the layout and manufacture of […]
To protect the copper solder pads on a PCB from oxidation, contamination and to enhance their solderability, they need to be protected with a Surface Finish and these must conform to the European Union RoHS & RoHS2 (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directives. But which is the right Surface Finish for your PCB’s? In accordance to […]
Ever wondered what is Tombstoning and why does it happen? What is Tombstoning? Tombstoning also known as the Manhattan or crocodile effect is where one end of the component lifts from a pad of the PCB during reflow soldering process and affects mainly surface mount components such as resistors, capacitor and inductors. Why does it […]
Have you ever wondered why sometimes you have poor Solder joints on your PCBs? One of the main reasons is that the Solder Paste flows away from the pad on the PCB during Reflow, this is known as Solder Escape, Solder Wick or Solder Drainage. Why does this happen, well there are a few reasons […]
Eurocircuits launches SMS messaging for time critical orders Whenever you are in need of a very fast turn around time for your PCB order or when you have a critical delivery to be made and you want full instant control of the production flow of your board, you can initiate SMS-massaging for your order. By […]
Blog post byDirk Stans/28 September 2016 Blind and Buried Vias Blind and buried vias are used to connect between layers of a PCB where space is at a premium. A Blind Via connects an outer layer to one or more inner layers but does not go through the entire board. A Buried Via connects two […]
