PCB Whitepapers

Are you ready for tomorrows PCB Industry? What you can do to keep your PCB designs ahead of emerging technologies.

"The number of engineering changes is also a top challenge of PCB design. A strategy that enables designers to obtain early insight into behavior, allows them to catch problems earlier in the process. It also makes it easier to look for opportunities to take cost out of the PCB." - Aberdeen Group, "Why Printed Circuit Board Design Matters to the Executive..."

ISO Standards and the Case for Cost-Effective Delivery of Quality

Four Strategies for Becoming Your Own, Best PCB Designer

The rules of PCB design have changed little over the years, but the demands on the boards themselves keep increasing. The need for smaller, more complex boards used in smartphones, tablets, and other handheld devices translates into less real estate for greater functionality. Design for Manufacturability (DFM) now plays a more important role in the production process. Good DFM techniques are more important than ever. This paper explores a number of straightforward ways you can increase the manufacturability of your boards.

Where is the gap between hand assembly and outsourced assembly? And where does the purchase of a stencil fit in bridging that gap?

Sunstone Circuits’ technological collaboration with Digi‐Key Corporation and NXP Semiconductor provides Sunstone PCB123 CAD users access to ready‐made, certified parts symbols from NXP. Not only is sufficient information provided to ensure accurate physical design, but the collaboration also ensures efficient design with component availability and pricing information.