<div class="entry-content">
    <div class="jetpack-video-wrapper"><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f6_svRNJYls" class="youtube-player" width="740" height="416.418" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></span>
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content">
        About teardrops, slivers, drilling, coupons, VIAs, plating, 90 Degree corners, thermal relief, cost and more … <br><br>

        I had an opportunity to record a video about PCB manufacturing in Sierra Circuits.
    </div>
    <div class="blog-content-chapters">
        <div>
            Chapters:
        </div>
        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Pcb Manufacturing</span>
            </li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">00:13</span><span class="chapters-text">Why I created this Video</span>
            </li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">08:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Tear Drops</span>
            </li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">13:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Multi-Layer Pcb</span>
            </li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">31:49</span><span class="chapters-text">How Boards Are Assembled</span>
            </li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">32:27</span><span class="chapters-text">How Do You Know that the Components Are Not Going To Fail Off Surface Tension</span>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div> 
    <div class="blog-content-links">
        <div>
            Links:
        </div>
        <ul class="links-list">
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.protoexpress.com/">Sierra Circuits</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>   
</div>


PCB Manufacturing – Important facts you should know

You will learn: <br>
<ul>
 	<li>Selecting prepregs for your design</li>
 	<li>Copper properties that impact foil selection</li>
 	<li>Identifying the right copper thickness</li>
 	<li>How thermal and electrical properties like Tg, Td, Dk, and CTE affect PCB materials</li>
 	<li>Relation between signal loss and operating frequency of your</li>
 	<li>How operating frequency affects the loss</li>
 	<li>Material categories</li>
 	<li>Primary criteria for material selection based on your design requirements</li>
 	<li>Four pillars of PCB stack-up design</li>
 	<li>Designing a cost-effective and manufacturable stack-up quickly</li>
</ul>

What will you learn?

This course is for junior PCB designers who want to learn how to select the best materials for their applications and how to design a stack-up that's manufacturable the first time.

Who is this course for?

Choosing the right dielectric material and optimal board layer arrangement is crucial as it directly impacts the overall performance of your PCB. As a designer, you should know how the thermal and electrical properties of your substrates can affect your design. For instance, low Dk materials exhibit a lower signal loss in high-speed applications. Similarly, if your board operates in a high-temperature environment you need to implement a substrate with a higher glass transition temperature (Tg). <br><br> In this course, we will teach you how to select the materials based on your design requirements and the practical aspects of stack-up to achieve signal integrity. This will help you in designing a flawless board.


Description

You must score at least 7 points on the below test to receive a certificate. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fedevel-material-course

Certificate

Price

Duration

You must know the basics of PCB design to follow this course.

Requirements

You will learn how to select the best materials for their applications and how to design a stack-up that's manufacturable the first time.

In this course, we will teach you how to select the materials based on your design requirements and the practical aspects of stack-up to achieve signal integrity. This will help you in designing a flawless board.</br></br>This course is for junior PCB designers who want to learn how to select the best materials for their applications and how to design a stack-up that's manufacturable the first time.

Choosing the right dielectric material and optimal board layer arrangement is crucial as it directly impacts the overall performance of your PCB. As a designer, you should know how the thermal and electrical properties of your substrates can affect your design. For instance, low Dk materials exhibit a lower signal loss in high-speed applications. Similarly, if your board operates in a high-temperature environment, you need to implement a substrate with a higher glass transition temperature (Tg).

In this course, we will teach you how to select the materials based on your design requirements and the practical aspects of stack-up to achieve signal integrity. This will help you in designing a flawless board.

What you will learn:

- Selecting prepregs for your design
- Copper properties that impact foil selection
- Identifying the right copper thickness
- How thermal and electrical properties like Tg, Td, Dk, and CTE affect PCB materials
- Relation between signal loss and operating frequency of your
- How operating frequency affects the loss
- Material categories
- Primary criteria for material selection based on your design requirements
- Four pillars of PCB stack-up design
- Designing a cost-effective and manufacturable stack-up quickly

Fundamentals of PCB Material Selection and Stack-Up Design

Selecting prepregs for your design; Copper properties that impact foil selection; Identifying the right copper thickness; How thermal and electrical properties like Tg, Td, Dk, and CTE affect PCB materials; Relation between signal loss and operating frequency of your; How operating frequency affects the loss; Material categories; Primary criteria for material selection based on your design requirements; Four pillars of PCB stack-up design; Designing a cost-effective and manufacturable stack-up quickly

Introduction to the materials used to manufacture a PCB, the steps involved in prepreg construction, the difference between prepregs and laminates, how to select prepregs for your design, the copper properties that impact foil selection for your design, and how to identify the right copper thickness for your design.


Introduction to PCB materials

Learn how thermal and electrical properties like Tg, Td, Dk, and CTE affect PCB materials.

What a designer needs to know about dielectric materials

Understand the concept of signal power loss due to materials, how operating frequency affects the loss, and know the material categories.


Correlation between signal losses and frequency of materials

Know the primary criteria for material selection with respect to your design.

How to select the right material

Learn about the importance of the PCB stack-up, the four pillars of stack-up design, and how to design a cost-effective and manufacturable stack-up quickly.

Stack-up and its importance

Includes:<br>Online video access for 12 weeks (can be extended by 1 month for FREE)<br><b>The first lesson is available after payment, then next lessons open every 7 days</b></br>1 certificate (if you complete activities)<br>100% money-back guarantee up to 30 days from order

Online

Sierra Circuits excels in providing high-quality, quick-turn PCBs and medium production runs, prioritizing rapid delivery and unmatched product quality. Committed to offering customers exceptional resources and knowledge, their industry-leading circuit boards are designed to withstand even the most extreme conditions.</br></br>One striking example of their product resilience is a cubesat board that not only survived a catastrophic rocket explosion but also remained undamaged after plummeting back to earth. It is important to emphasize that their cubesat board was not the cause of the explosion. Sierra Circuits' steadfast dedication to engineering and innovation ensures their position at the forefront of the industry, meeting and exceeding customer expectations.

Sierra Circuits

Sierra Circuits excels in providing high-quality, quick-turn PCBs and medium production runs, prioritizing rapid delivery and unmatched product quality. Committed to offering customers exceptional resources and knowledge, their industry-leading circuit boards are designed to withstand even the most extreme conditions.

With over 20 years of experience in the electronics industry, Robert Feranec is a distinguished engineer who has contributed to numerous high-profile projects. His diverse roles include hardware designer at VOIPAC Technologies and senior hardware engineer at EUROTECH.</br></br>Robert  is known for his expertise in the field of hardware design, particularly in the areas of PCB design, signal integrity, and high-speed digital design. In addition to his role as a founder and CEO of FEDEVEL, he is a passionate content creator on YouTube. There, he provides valuable tips, tricks, and tutorials on PCB design and electronics engineering. Robert's commitment to education and innovation continues to inspire and empower the next generation of electronics engineers.

Robert Feranec

With over 20 years of experience in the electronics industry, Robert Feranec is a distinguished engineer who has contributed to numerous high-profile projects. His diverse roles include hardware designer at VOIPAC Technologies and senior hardware engineer at EUROTECH.

With a diverse skill set, Philip's areas of specialization span from high-speed, mixed-signal electronics for industrial drones to cutting-edge audio electronics. He is also a sought-after industrial consultant and content creator for Altium. Philip holds a degree in Electronics and Control Systems Engineering from the University of Cambridge, England, and is certified by IPC CID+, demonstrating his expertise in the industry.</br></br>His identity is greatly shaped by his renowned YouTube channel, Phil's Lab. As an experienced hardware and PCB design consultant, Philip uses his channel as a platform to share educational engineering content, covering topics such as PCB design, electronics, and real-time digital signal processing.

Philip Salmony

With a diverse skill set, Philip's areas of specialization span from high-speed, mixed-signal electronics for industrial drones to cutting-edge audio electronics.He is also a sought-after industrial consultant and content creator for Altium. Philip holds a degree in Electronics and Control Systems Engineering from the University of Cambridge, England, and is certified by IPC CID+, demonstrating his expertise in the industry..

Steven is a power system engineering veteran with over 40 years of experience. As a globally acclaimed authority, Steve frequently lectures and conducts workshops on Power Integrity and Distributed Power System Design. He has been awarded the DesignCon 2017 and EDICON 2017 Best Paper Awards, and was a winner of the Jim Williams ACE Award for Contributor of the Year (2015), as well as DesignCon 2023 Engineer of the Year award. Steve is also a two-time Test & Measurement Test Engineer of the Year Finalist.</br></br>With numerous publications and books on power supply and distribution network performance, including his latest book "Power Integrity Using ADS" (2020), Steve is a leading authority in the field. Additionally, he is the founder of AEi Systems, specializing in modeling and worst-case circuit analysis for high reliability industries. He is also the founder and CEO of PICOTEST.com, which is a company specializing in instruments and accessories for high-performance power systems and distributed system testing.

Steve Sandler

Steven is a power system engineering veteran with over 40 years of experience. As a globally acclaimed authority, Steve frequently lectures and conducts workshops on Power Integrity and Distributed Power System Design. He has been awarded the DesignCon 2017 and EDICON 2017 Best Paper Awards, and was a winner of the Jim Williams ACE Award for Contributor of the Year (2015), as well as DesignCon 2023 Engineer of the Year award. Steve is also a two-time Test & Measurement Test Engineer of the Year Finalist.

Keith has dedicated his career to solving real-life interference problems in high-tech products and systems across various industries. Graduating with a B.Sc (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College London in 1972, he specialized in analogue circuit design and electromagnetic field theory, earning Upper Second Class Honours (Cum Laude).</br></br>Throughout his career, he has managed critical projects, such as developing a new range of microwave test instruments (the 6200 series) for Marconi Instruments. As a Chartered Electrical Engineer since 1978 and a Group 1 European Engineer since 1988, Keith has authored numerous papers on EMC and EMC for Functional Safety. He has also held leadership roles in professional organizations, including chairing the IEE's Professional Group (E2) on Electromagnetic Compatibility and the IEE's Working Group on 'EMC and Functional Safety', and serving as the UK expert for the IEC 61000-1-2 maintenance team.

Keith Armstrong

Years in Electronic Design and Management

EMC Specialist & Chartered Electrical Engineer

Keith has dedicated his career to solving real-life interference problems in high-tech products and systems across various industries. Graduating with a B.Sc (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College London in 1972, he specialized in analogue circuit design and electromagnetic field theory, earning Upper Second Class Honours (Cum Laude).

Rolf V. Ostergaard (M.Sc.EE) from EE-Training has worked with signal integrity in many different projects since working for 3Com in 1998 as a colleague to Lee Ritchey in Silicon Valley. While building a consulting business focused on advanced electronics and embedded software in Denmark, Rolf has been helping many companies with signal integrity and power integrity both as design, simulations, coaching, measurements, and troubleshooting. He started conducting training in SI around 2004 and has trained thousands of engineers around the world.</br></br>Rolfs company EE-Training delivers high-quality training courses for serious electronic engineers wanting to stay at the top of the curve, with a special passion for signal-integrity and high-speed hardware design since 2004. The humble but significant vision is to keep electronic design as an important part of the local economy by world-class education of local engineers.</br></br>How this all started? Back in 1999, while working for 3Com, Rolf faced a tough problem getting a fairly advanced cable modem product to pass EMI testing on a 4-layer board. This turned into a hunt for both a solution to the problem at hand and a deeper understanding. Luckily enough, Lee Ritchey happened to be working in the same building. That turned into a fascination for signal integrity and a long friendship and training partnership.</br></br>Fast forward to 2004, this topic became the cornerstone training course for what later became EE-Training. After an exit from a consulting company founded to do advanced electronics and embedded software design projects, EE-Training became a focused effort. A partnership as a certified instructor for Doulos cemented the position as a respected trainer in signal integrity worldwide.</br></br>As the organizer of Nordic SI Week, Rolf has demonstrated that pulling in 60+ paying participants for a topic this unique and truly niche is doable – even with a full-week program.</br></br>Rolf teaches classes worldwide for top companies in the industry and really prefers the live format where theory can be mixed in with practical labs and discussions that go beyond the prepared course material. EE-Training also organizes courses with other instructors Rolf has personally wetted and deemed 100% BS-free.

Rolf Ostergaard

Rolf from EE-Training has worked with signal integrity in many different projects since working for 3Com in 1998 as a colleague to Lee Ritchey in Silicon Valley. He started conducting training in SI around 2004 and has trained thousands of engineers around the world.

An experienced electronics engineer with a deep-seated passion for open-source hardware and a fervent belief in the power of KiCAD. Excels in the entire hardware design process, from concept to prototype to manufacturing, utilising KiCAD as the primary tool for creating electronic designs.</br></br>The journey into electronics unfolds gradually, fueled by a deep-seated passion for creating. Formal education commences in a technical high school and culminates at the Czech Technical University in Prague. Proficient in digital electronics, with a strong foundation in mixed-signal systems and a moderate level of knowledge in analog electronics.</br></br>Fulfilment comes from projects that deliver tangible results and contribute to the advancement of technology. Believes that even the most modest projects can hold immense value, providing valuable learning experiences and opportunities to showcase skills.

Petr Dvorak

An experienced electronics engineer with a deep-seated passion for open-source hardware and a fervent belief in the power of KiCAD. Excels in the entire hardware design process, from concept to prototype to manufacturing, utilising KiCAD as the primary tool for creating electronic designs.

The founder and principal EMC consultant, who brings extensive expertise in power electronics, digital electronics, electric machines, and product design. With a PhD from Newcastle University's Electrical & Electronics Engineering department, where his research focused on novel power switching schemes to reduce EMI emissions, Min's work has been widely cited in research papers. He has worked as an EMC specialist on milestone projects with Dyson Technology in the UK, establishing EMC capabilities for the Dyson Electric Vehicle project.</br></br>Following that, he joined Cherry Clough Consultants Ltd to provide independent expertise in cost-effective EMC design worldwide. Now he works as a principal EMC consultant in Mach One Design Ltd. Dr. Min  Zhang's in-depth knowledge and proven track record in designing cutting-edge electronics and electric machines with minimal EMC issues make him a valuable asset in helping you achieve efficient and cost-effective product designs.

Min Zhang

The founder and principal EMC consultant, who brings extensive expertise in power electronics, digital electronics, electric machines, and product design. With a PhD from Newcastle University's Electrical & Electronics Engineering department, where his research focused on novel power switching schemes to reduce EMI emissions, Min's work has been widely cited in research papers. He has worked as an EMC specialist on milestone projects with Dyson Technology in the UK, establishing EMC capabilities for the Dyson Electric Vehicle project.

With nearly 20 years of experience developing CPU and network chips for high-performance computing systems and several years as founder and CEO of Redwood EDA, Steve Hoover brings a great deal of industry knowledge to his courses.</br></br>Steve holds a BS in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MS in computer science from the University of Illinois. He contributed to multiple generations of Alpha microprocessors at DEC and Compaq as well as Itanium and Xeon server projects and Omni-Path HPC network switch microarchitecture for Intel. Recognizing the urgency for a new design paradigm, Steve left Intel to found Redwood EDA in 2015. He is fostering an open-source hardware ecosystem with the introduction of makerchip.com, and he is actively contributing to the evolution of the Transaction-Level Verilog standard.

Steve Hoover

With nearly 20 years of experience developing CPU and network chips for high-performance computing systems and several years as founder and CEO of Redwood EDA, Steve Hoover brings a great deal of industry knowledge to his courses.

With a decade of hands-on experience in Altium Designer and Altium Enterprise Systems, this engineering expert is passionate about training professionals to maximize their proficiency and efficiency using these powerful tools. Gaining extensive knowledge through his work as a hardware developer at IDS-Imaging Development Systems GmbH, Sven has managed the transition to Altium Designer, implemented Altium Vault and Altium Concord Pro, and overseen PLM integration.</br></br>Over the years, he has continued to broaden, extend, and deepen his expertise through numerous development projects. Sven is the founder of the company EDATRON Solutions GmbH (link→ <a href='https://www.edatron-solutions.com/en' style='color: white; text-decoration: underline;'>https://www.edatron-solutions.com/en</a>), where he currently leads practical Altium training sessions. These sessions take place both at the customer's location and at a training center in Germany. As a skilled trainer, Sven has successfully supported several customers in implementing Altium's enterprise products, as well as consulting about Altiums software solutions.

Sven Ingelfinger

With a decade of hands-on experience in Altium Designer and Altium Enterprise Systems, this engineering expert is passionate about training professionals to maximize their proficiency and efficiency using these powerful tools. Gaining extensive knowledge through his work as a hardware developer at IDS-Imaging Development Systems GmbH, Sven has managed the transition to Altium Designer, implemented Altium Vault and Altium Concord Pro, and overseen PLM integration..

A talented FPGA  engineer with degrees in Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton, Jordan also has a patent pending for an innovative electronic monitoring device. Proficient in FPGA development, digital electronics, circuit board design, and VHDL design and modeling of hardware systems, his expertise is rooted in embedded systems.</br></br>His passion for engineering extends beyond academia, as he actively pursues diverse interests that allow him to further develop his skills. These include mobile application development, PCB layout and assembly, computer application programming, and various other electrical engineering pursuits, demonstrating his commitment to continuous learning and innovation in the field.

Jordan Christman

A talented FPGA  engineer with degrees in Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton, Jordan also has a patent pending for an innovative electronic monitoring device. Proficient in FPGA development, digital electronics, circuit board design, and VHDL design and modeling of hardware systems, his expertise is rooted in embedded systems.

XJTAG specializes in enabling engineers to swiftly debug, test, and program complex electronic circuit boards, streamlining design, development, and manufacturing processes. With a focus on innovative product development and high-quality technical support, the company caters to a diverse array of industries, including aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, manufacturing, networking, and telecommunications.</br></br>XJTAG's global presence is supported by an extensive network of over 50 experienced distributors and technology partners, ensuring clients worldwide can access their products and services. By delivering exceptional solutions that facilitate efficient electronic circuit board management, XJTAG helps industries optimize their operations and achieve greater success.

XJTAG

XJTAG specializes in enabling engineers to swiftly debug, test, and program complex electronic circuit boards, streamlining design, development, and manufacturing processes. With a focus on innovative product development and high-quality technical support, the company caters to a diverse array of industries, including aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, manufacturing, networking, and telecommunications.

Voipac provides scalable and compact COMs and SBCs, covering all of the technologically and development demanding parts, significantly cutting customers’ new products time-to-market.</br></br>Since 2002, Voipac team has served numerous satisfied customers from all over the world. Its focus is to maintain close links with not only other commercial companies, but also with the technical institutes and university students that will once graduate and become the driving force of the future development teams.

Voipac

New product development projects realized

Institutes and universities using our SBCs and COMs

Years of learning and experiences gathering

Voipac provides scalable and compact COMs and SBCs, covering all of the technologically and development demanding parts, significantly cutting customers’ new products time-to-market.

| OUR INSTRUCTOR

Sierra Circuits

Instructor Sierra Circuits in numbers

Sierra Circuits' Top Courses

Fundamentals of PCB Material Selection and Stack-Up Design

Fundamentals of PCB Material Selection and Stack-Up Design

Videos with Sierra Circuits

Videos with Sierra Circuits

Get to know our highly
experienced instructors

Didn't find what you were looking for?

BUSINESS ADDRESS

| OUR INSTRUCTOR

Sierra Circuits

Instructor Sierra Circuits in numbers

Sierra Circuits' Top Courses

Fundamentals of PCB Material Selection and Stack-Up Design

Fundamentals of PCB Material Selection and Stack-Up Design

Videos with Sierra Circuits

Videos with Sierra Circuits

Get to know our highlyexperienced instructors

Didn't find what you were looking for?

Get to know our highly
experienced instructors