What’s the benefit of outsourcing my PCB layout?
We are a trading company with a heath care brands. We just hesitate about whether design the medical device PCB by ourselves or outsource the design.
November 9, 2023
Oliver Smith
Technical Writer
Oliver is an experienced electronics engineer with over 7 years of experience developing products in IoT, consumer electronics, and medical devices. He is highly skilled in analog circuit design, embedded systems, PCB layout, firmware coding, and prototyping electronic products. Oliver’s expertise encompasses the full product development cycle, from concept to mass production. He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and leverages his deep technical knowledge to deliver innovative electronic solutions.
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Can I attach a connector meant for a rigid PCB to a flex PCB?
Is it possible to connect a standard mezzanine connector to a flex PCB?
I.e. could I use a mezzanine connector meant for connecting two rigid PCBs in a situation where one is flex and one is rigid?
November 6, 2023
How does PCB manufacturer work for double sided SMT assembly with BGA’s?
How does a conventional board house deal with the issue of reflow during PCB component assembly with BGA’s on both sides of the board?
Are two different solders used (like regular lead free SAC305 and a low temp?)
November 6, 2023
How do components not get knocked off or fall off during reflow?
Last week we visited a PCBA factory. We were looking at reflow ovens. A lot of them have a metal conveyor belt the boards sit on. On a double sided board, when you put the board on the metal belt, won’t the metal belt knock components off as they are only held on by paste?
November 6, 2023
Can PCB test points be a source of noise?
If I want to design a PCB with as much noise immunity as possible, should I leave off test points? Can PCB test points be a source of noise?
November 6, 2023
How do PCB manufacturers prevent solder from entering vias during wave soldering?
I have some PCBs that were wave soldered but the vias still remain open, they are not filled nor plugged form what I can see. I do not see any solder on the annular rings of the vias either. How do they go about doing so?
November 3, 2023
How can I tell whether an SMT/SMD capacitor is oriented with plates horizontal or vertical?
Is there an industry standard for showing how plates in the SMT cap are oriented? How can you tell if it is a square-rectanguloid instead of being flattish in one dimension?
November 3, 2023
Do ICs have a shelf life?
What I would like to know is if ICs also have a limited shelf life and if so, do some types suffer more than others?
November 2, 2023
Why should we bake bare PCB?
The assembly note states: Bake bare PCBs in a clean and well ventilated oven prior to assembly at 125*C for 24 hours. Why is this necessary?
November 2, 2023
