Essential Multi-layer PCB Design Techniques

Essential Multi-layer PCB Design Techniques

Remember when I first did PCB Layout, multi-layer board prototyping costs were very high, and the delivery time was about seven or eight days. Due to cost and time considerations, I often only considered using double-sided boards for routing. Then, holding many design rules that would often “conflict” with each other or experience-based rules circulating … Read more

Essential Copper Foil Knowledge for PCB Professionals

Essential Copper Foil Knowledge for PCB Professionals

Copper foil is the main material used in PCBs, primarily for transmitting current and signals. The copper foil on a PCB can also serve as a reference plane to control the impedance of transmission lines or as a shielding layer to suppress electromagnetic interference. During the PCB manufacturing process, characteristics such as the peel strength … Read more

Understanding PCB Copper Pour: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Design Considerations

Understanding PCB Copper Pour: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Design Considerations

PCB Copper Pour refers to the area filled with copper in a PCB layer. This layer can be on the top, bottom, or any internal layer of the PCB, and PCB copper pour can be used for grounding, reference, or to isolate specific components or circuits from the rest of the elements on that layer. … Read more

Essential Guide to High Multilayer PCB Manufacturing Techniques

Essential Guide to High Multilayer PCB Manufacturing Techniques

(There are benefits at the end of the article, don’t miss out!) As electronic devices develop towards higher performance and smaller sizes, the precision and performance requirements for PCBs are also increasing. High multilayer PCBs can provide more routing layers, allowing for more complex and dense circuit designs, thus meeting the demands for high-frequency and … Read more

Optimal PCB Layer Design for EMC Performance

Optimal PCB Layer Design for EMC Performance

In the consideration of PCB EMC design, the first aspect involves the setting of layers; the number of layers on the board consists of power, ground, and signal layers. In product EMC design, in addition to the selection of components and circuit design, good PCB design is also a very important factor. The key to … Read more

PCB Design Guide for RK3588 Core Power Supply

PCB Design Guide for RK3588 Core Power Supply

DC-DC Remote Feedback Design for RK3588 Core Power Supply The 100ohm feedback resistor needs to be placed close to the output capacitor. One end of the resistor connects to the DC-DC output capacitor, while the other end connects to the VOUT feedback pin of the PMIC, and simultaneously to the farthest load of the same … Read more

Exploring a 17-Year-Old Router PCB Capable of Running OpenWRT

Exploring a 17-Year-Old Router PCB Capable of Running OpenWRT

While browsing through old items, I found a second-hand router I bought back in college. It can be seen that its condition is already quite worn, reminiscent of battle damage. After all, it was a second-hand item bought many years ago, and I couldn’t bear to throw it away despite moving multiple times, which has … Read more

Innovative Projects and Developments in Embedded Systems

Innovative Projects and Developments in Embedded Systems

Author: Xiaoyu, Typesetting: Xiaoyu WeChat Official Account: Chip Home (ID: chiphome-dy) 01 CPU vs FPGA It vividly expresses the computational logic of CPU and FPGA. The CPU tends to be multifunctional and usually executes instructions serially. Although it has multiple cores, each core still executes in a serial manner, the design of the CPU is … Read more