Share on:

Share on LinkedIn Share on X Share on Facebook Share with email

Suggested Items

Digital Twin Concept in Copper Electroplating Process Performance

07/11/2025 | Aga Franczak, Robrecht Belis, Elsyca N.V.
PCB manufacturing involves transforming a design into a physical board while meeting specific requirements. Understanding these design specifications is crucial, as they directly impact the PCB's fabrication process, performance, and yield rate. One key design specification is copper thieving—the addition of “dummy” pads across the surface that are plated along with the features designed on the outer layers. The purpose of the process is to provide a uniform distribution of copper across the outer layers to make the plating current density and plating in the holes more uniform.

Meet the Author Podcast: Martyn Gaudion Unpacks the Secrets of High-Speed PCB Design

07/10/2025 | I-Connect007
In this special Meet the Author episode of the On the Line with… podcast, Nolan Johnson sits down with Martyn Gaudion, signal integrity expert, managing director of Polar Instruments, and three-time author in I-Connect007’s popular The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to... series.

Showing Some Constraint: Design007 Magazine July 2025

07/10/2025 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team
A robust design constraint strategy balances dozens of electrical and manufacturing trade-offs. This month, we focus on design constraints—the requirements, challenges, and best practices for setting up the right constraint strategy.

Elementary, Mr. Watson: Rein in Your Design Constraints

07/10/2025 | John Watson -- Column: Elementary, Mr. Watson
I remember the long hours spent at the light table, carefully laying down black tape to shape each trace, cutting and aligning pads with surgical precision on sheets of Mylar. I often went home with nicks on my fingers from the X-Acto knives and bits of tape all over me. It was as much an art form as it was an engineering task—tactile and methodical, requiring the patience of a sculptor. A lot has changed in PCB design over the years.

TTCI Joins Printed Circuit Engineering Association to Strengthen Design-to-Test Collaboration and Workforce Development

07/09/2025 | The Test Connection Inc.
The Test Connection Inc. (TTCI), a leading provider of electronic test and manufacturing solutions, is proud to announce its membership in the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA), further expanding the company’s efforts to support cross-functional collaboration, industry standards, and technical education in the printed circuit design and manufacturing community.
Copyright © I-Connect007 | IPC Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. Log in