This is the continuation of a series where I create a PCB in every software suite imaginable. Last week, I took a look at KiCad, made the schematic representation for a component, and made a schematic ...

Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I am a true ‘do-it-yourselfer’. My father instilled in me at a young age that ‘you can do anything you set your mind to’ attitude. So when I heard that it ...

A few years ago, I wrote a few columns titled Making A Thing. These columns were a tutorial of sorts for several different 3D modeling programs. This column wasn’t meant to be a complete guide to ...

A printed circuit board (PCB) mechanically supports and electrically connects electronic components using conductive tracks, pads and other features etched from copper sheets laminated onto a ...

AIVON has launched a new user program for its PCB manufacturing services that significantly lowers the cost barrier for first ...

Creating your own PCB testing lab at home is more achievable than you think, even on a budget. With the right tools, workspace setup, and some DIY ingenuity, you can test, debug, and optimize your ...

The quality of the soldering has a tremendous impact on the overall quality of the PCB. Through soldering, different parts of the PCB are connected to other electrical components to make a PCB ...

The plating type is usually immaterial to the footprint geometry but is often incorporated somewhere in the vendor part ...