Items Tagged with 'PCB Design'

Infineon Technologies AG introduces the SSO10T TSC package with OptiMOS MOSFET technology.

Within the PCB industry, FR-4 materials have long been accepted as “standard” materials. However, their use was not specific to the types of board being designed. For today’s high-speed, high-frequency designs, careful engineering and material selection relative to the resin systems and glass weave styles needed will ensure that a product will work as specified, as designed, and as manufactured. In addition, the finish of the copper used in the signal and power layers also needs to be controlled in order to ensure that loss goals are met.

This latest version reinforces the Pulsonix commitment to delivering cutting-edge tools that empower engineers and designers to optimize their workflows, accelerate time to market, and achieve remarkable design excellence.  

Copper foil and oxide roughness are also major drivers of insertion loss behavior. As discussed in Part 1 of this article series, the first crucial step to efficacious design and development is understanding how the dielectric material attributes are to be carefully considered when assessing impedance and insertion loss performance. This article by Keshav Amla highlights the importance of considering roughness attributes in this assessment, ensuring a well-rounded approach to addressing impedance and loss, as well as skew, a signal integrity concern of ever-increasing importance.

This article series by Keshav Amla of Avishtech provides an introduction and overview of the dielectric materials upon which a PCB is built, focusing on what comprises these materials; the data available from the materials vendors; how the key material attributes drive performance; and how these ideas can be leveraged in the development of new product implementations.

In this article, Kella Knack outlines the stackup process, highlighting the importance of taking material issues, structural issues, and performance factors into account from the beginning of the design process. Knack discusses how providing fabricators with proper design documentation that includes precise information enables them to build to specification, ensuring correct functionality while avoiding additional costs for design.

Isola Group brings the latest cost-effective, high-performance PCB material solutions for hybrid circuits to this year’s Del Mar Electronics & Manufacturing Show.

PCB connector suppliers are often tasked with providing connectors that meet today’s high-speed and high-density requirements. In many cases, these connectors also need to maintain signal integrity under harsh conditions. Such models make it possible to simulate how the connector will interface and perform in its surrounding environment. IEH has partnered with Modelithics to offer 3D geometry models for various IEH hyperboloid connector products.

Artech House announced the publication of Bogatin's Practical Guide to Prototype Breadboard and PCB Design by Eric Bogatin.