On Art & Creating PCBs
A few years ago, when I heard about the idea behind a growing startup that was MacroFab, I knew it would be a great fit for me. I’ve worked in a…
Red Hot PCB: Dual Preamp Piano Amplifier
The Wurlitzer SST Piano Amplifier PCB is a dual preamp and 40 watt power amp for Wurlitzer 200 series keyboards. It was designed by Kevin Beller…
MacroRoundup for Week 14 of 2018
Interesting Links and Articles Stealing Credit Cards from FUZE via Bluetooth - FUZE is “all in one” smart credit card - ICE9 reverse engineered the…
Via Tenting for PCB Design
Tenting a via refers to covering via with solder mask to enclose or skin over the opening. A via is a hole drilled into the PCB that allows multiple…
SXSW Conference 2018 Technology Roundup
It’s that time of year again… SXSW Conference 2018 is here! The SXSW Conference 2018 is happening March 9-17 in Austin, TX. It is a meeting of the…
Test Results of the PCM5122 Audio DACs
In the last article about the PCM5122 Audio DACs, we went over how to use the Bill of Materials tool on the MacroFab website to price out our…
Red Hot PCB: Prime_O Keyboards
This week’s Red Hot PCB is a custom ortholinear keyboard, “Prime_O,” designed by PrimeKB. The Prime_O keyboard is different from your normal…
CEO Chris Church Speaks at HYPE Event
Our fearless MacroFab leader and founder Chris Church spoke at the Greater Houston Partnership’s HYPE [re]Defined event (HYPE Event) on Thursday,…
Component Market Shortages: Passives MLCCs
Increase in demand for passives, specifically multi-layered ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) and thin/thick film chip resistors, and limited overall…
February 2018 Platform Updates
We’ve been making a lot of changes to maximize your experience in our platform. Here’s what’s new! The Gerber processor now handles negative polarity…
Our Trip to MakeHarvard 2018
Recently we had the pleasure to sponsor and attended MakeHarvard at historic Harvard University! It the first annual “makeathon” the Harvard…
Red Hot PCB: Illuminating Bike Light Control
Riding your bike at night can be a bit scary if you’re not wearing the proper safety attire. On this week’s Red Hot PCB we are featuring our…