PCB Grounding Design and Layout Best Practices
1. Ground Wire All parts that are connected to ground are linked together through one common trace. This is common in old PCB designs and in simple PCB designs. 2. [...]
PCB Grounding Design: Types, Tips, and Best Practices
PCB grounding is a topic that PCB layout engineers always care about. For example, how should an effective grounding system be planned on a board? Should all the analog ground, [...]
Key Points of SPI Signal Series Resistor Matching
In the field of electronic circuits, the impedance matching of SPI signal lines is of utmost importance, especially in high - speed application scenarios. SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), as a [...]
Why Signal Traces Should Not Cross Plane Splits?
One crucial rule in PCB design that cannot be emphasized enough is: Never route signals across split planes. This principle has been stressed in many PCB design tutorials, but unfortunately, [...]
The Role and Considerations of Serpentine Traces in PCB Design
Any trace on a PCB that carries high-frequency signals can cause signal delay. The main purpose of serpentine traces is to compensate for parts of a group of related signals [...]
Understanding Dead Copper on PCBs: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
What is Dead Copper on a PCB? Dead copper refers to areas on a copper layer of a printed circuit board (PCB) that are unable to conduct electrical current. These [...]
PCB Design in the 5G World: Challenges and Solutions
PCB Design Requirements for 5G Applications In 5G applications, the key PCB design requirements include high-frequency, high-speed materials, high-density interconnects (HDI), impedance matching, layer stack-up planning, signal integrity for trace [...]
Understanding Insertion Loss in High-Speed PCB Design
Can Signal Attenuation Occur Even in PCB Traces with Near-Zero Resistance? When designing high-speed PCBs, signal integrity is a key concern. Signal integrity refers to the ability of a [...]