Begin your layout by adding the components. Select the parts from the General Package . Drag each component to the desired location on the board.The snap feature makes it easily to align the parts ...

NextPCB, a global leader in PCB manufacturing and assembly solutions, proudly announces the launch of kicadprojects.com, a dynamic open-source community dedicated to supporting open-source hardware ...

I came across an article on PCB layout in Electronic Design magazine. It’s a pretty good article and I am glad to see the trade magazines realize we care as much about PCB layout as the bus-caching ...

One of the big problems with doing PCB layout is finding a suitable footprint for the components you want to use. Most tools have some library although — of course — some are better than others. You ...

Thanks to new production techniques, a dc-dc converter IC die and multiple components integrate into a more space-efficient power-management module. Semiconductor manufacturers have developed ...

Compared to wiring, the printed circuit board allows us to organize our designs in a professional, rational and compact manner. However, to ensure its safe operation, some basic physical aspects must ...

We see a lot of projects using Eagle for the schematics and PCB layout. There are a few that use Kicad, but we hear very little about other alternatives. Recently, [Limpkin] has been working with ...

The circuit and board were developed using AutoDesk EAGLE and all files are available in the "Hardware files" folder. Schematic and Board layout PDFs can be found in the "Resources" folder. Controller ...

Moore’s law, applied to data rates, has pushed PCB circuits so fast that the layout becomes part of the circuit. In designs such as DDR3 and PCIe, the fastest memory and high-speed serial performance ...