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Designing High-Frequency PCBs

Designing High-Frequency PCBs

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PCB Manufacturing

• What are Antipads in PCBs?
• What is Coverlay in Flex PCBs?
• PCB Manufacturing Process
• Top DFM and DFA Mistakes that Delay Your PCB Production
• DFM Rules
• PCB Via Tenting Design Rules and Fabrication Notes
• How PCB Scaling Counteracts Material Shrinkage During Lamination
• IPC-1601 A: PCB Handling and Storage Guidelines
• PCB Stack-up Resources
• PCB Stack-Up
• PCB Substrates
• PCB Material Selection
• PTFE Vs. Non-PTFE RF PCB Laminates
• Copper for PCBs
• Heavy Copper PCBs
• High Tg PCBs
• Rogers PCB
• Flex and Rigid-Flex PCB
• HDI PCB
• Gold Fingers or Edge Fingers
• CAM
• PCB Manufacturing Resources
• PCB IPC Standards Resources

PCB Assembly

• How to Watch Out for EOL and Obsolete PCB Components
• PCB Assembly Process
• Files Required for PCB Fabrication and Assembly
• Top DFM and DFA Mistakes that Delay Your PCB Production
• PCB Assembly Notes
• Kitting Guidelines for PCB Assembly
• Solder Mask-Defined Pads Vs. Non-Solder Mask-Defined Pads
• How to Design Correct PCB Footprints
• How to Add and Identify Pin 1 Marking in Your PCBs
• Rigid PCB Assembly
• Rigid-Flex Assembly
• Flex PCB Assembly
• SMT Assembly
• How to Select a PCB Cable Assembly
• Through-Hole Assembly Design Rules
• DFA Rules
• BGA Assembly
• Panel Requirements for PCB Assembly
• Array Panelization
• Different SMD Component Package Sizes
• PCB BOM File
• Solder Paste
• Manual Soldering
• Wave Soldering Design Considerations
• Mixed Assembly Advantages
• Component Sourcing
• Component Orientation and Polarity
• Component and Footprint Resources
• PCB Assembly Resources

PCB Design and Layout

• How Parasitics Impact High-Speed PCB Components
• Files Required for PCB Fabrication and Assembly
• Schematic Design Rules
• PCB Layout Design
• PCB Layout Rules
• Characteristic Impedance
• Designing High-Frequency PCBs
• How to Export and Get Started with IPC-2581
• IPC Class 3 PCB Design and Manufacturing Standards
• PCB Via Design
• PCB Component Placement Rules
• High-Speed Layout Design Rules
• PCB Layer Orientation
• BGA Fanout
• How Thermal Vias Enhance Heat Dissipation in PCBs
• Design for HDI
• High-Speed PCB Resources
• PCB Design Resources
• PCB Materials Resources
• Signal Integrity Resources
• EMI and EMC Resources
• Flex and Rigid-Flex PCB Resources
• RF and Microwave PCB Resources
• Power Integrity Resources
• HDI PCB Resources

PCB Basics

• PCB Manufacturing Process
• Intro to PCBs
• PCB File Formats
• PCB Design Software
• Basic Electronic Components

Vias, Drilling & Throughplating

• PCB Via Design
• Plated-Through Slots
• Castellated Holes or Plated Half-Holes