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Do Professional Manufacturers Violate IPC Standards?
I lay out simple boards using BGA packages and often ignore my EDA tool's courtyards. I know these courtyards are set by IPC standards to allow for good design, but then I look at boards like the ...
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Which is better - components on both sides or components on one side of the PCB?
I am working on a PCB design. 50k PCBs will be produced.
SMD components: 100
Through-hole components: 25
I need to minimize PCB size. There are no high-speed signals or sensitive signals in the ...
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Usefull 0402 and 0603 solderbridge footprints compatible with machine manufacturing?
I am currently in process of my eagle library cleanup, and came up with the idea to create a footprint similar to the one from nucleo boards. Those pads are meant to be easily bridged by just solder ...
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Newbie on SMD. From THM to SMD PCB design and manufacturing [closed]
I have made a prototype of a device using THM technology. Now one of my successful friends has suggested me to move the design to SMD technology to reduce component and PCB manufacturing costs. I have ...
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Need help with a vertical mount, male A USB connector
I need to figure out a way to get a Male A USB connector to vertically attach to a PCB. Ideally, we wouldn't use a surface mount right angle connector.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Most of ...
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