PCBs are panelized when you need or want to run more than one board through a pick and place machine at the same time. Read more about the “whys” here. And while you’re getting fa
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The Spectrum of Dark Matter
In 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves. 100 years after that, the LIGO observatory system first detected those waves, confirming that old Albert was right. We built a few
Safety Margin in Electronics Manufacturing
All systems require some type of safety margin or operational tolerance. In analog electronics, we talk about headroom: the difference between design signal level and the point at which the system
PCB Panelization
Small quantity prototype PC boards are often assembled “one up.” This means that a single board is put into the surface mount pick and place machine. Each board in the set for the job i
Wave Soldering
With surface mount parts being so thoroughly entrenched, one might think that through-hole parts (sometimes written as thru-hole) and through-hole soldering are no longer much of a part of the manu
The Anxiety of the Last “save”
I’ve been designing electronics since the days when PCB layout was often done by hand with black tape and etch resist pen. And I don’t create particularly complicated designs, but I hav