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Articles tagged with #pcb-design
While AI has already transformed software development, hardware design has remained a tough nut to crack. Until recently, the KiCad ecosystem began seeing tools that let AI do actual routing and place
Have you ever experienced a product that passed functional tests but failed after thermal cycling, or developed intermittent failures after months in the field? Opening the enclosure reveals cracked s
High‑speed signals (USB, HDMI, DDR, PCIe) have strict impedance requirements, typically 50Ω ±10% or 90/100Ω ±10%. But many engineers simply write “impedance control” on the drawing without understandi
You designed a perfect PCB. The prototype worked flawlessly. You happily sent it to production. Then the factory came back: test coverage is below 60%. They have to manually probe with a multimeter, a
If you‘ve ever looked closely at a multi‑layer PCB, you’ve noticed the small copper‑plated holes. Those are vias. They might look simple, but choosing the wrong type or size can hurt your signal integ
How to reduce per-board cost by designing for efficient panel use
