This article presents a practical approach to the layout design of mixed-signal boards, discussing component placement, board layering, and ground-plane considerations.

Though often used as synonyms, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is really the controlling of radiated and conducted Electromagnetic Interference (EMI); and poor EMC is one of the main reasons for ...

#2: PCB design basics National Instrument’s Mahmoud Wahby discusses the major steps in the PCB design flow, from basic terminology to the primary steps required to move an example design through the ...

About the Author John Burkhert Jr is a career PCB Designer experienced in Military, Telecom, Consumer Hardware and lately, the Automotive industry. Originally, an RF specialist — compelled to flip the ...

Most engineers learn PCB layout on the job (or at least in a non-official setting). They learn from mentors, on their own, or from the technical literature from the CAD companies. Maybe they go to a ...

There are certain design guidelines for PCBs that don’t make a lot of sense, and practices that seem excessive and unnecessary. Often these are motivated by the black magic that is RF transmi… ...

RF/Microwave PCB Design Basics RF and microwave (MW) layouts encompass the design of PCBs in the range of hundreds of megahertz up to many gigahertz, in both the analog and digital domains.