Avoid The Extremes

March 17, 2021 Hosted by Parker Dillmann, Stephen Kraig

Controlling PCB costs of your next product is all about avoiding the extremes of the manufacturing specifications. Don't let your EDA tool fool you!

  • Fan controller for Jeep
    • Brushless fan temperature controller
    • Nothing fancy but the “override” signal is ground triggered!
    • Will have to invert the A/C compressor signal with a relay
  • Controlling PCB cost
    • What are the knobs that can be turned to adjust the cost of the PCB itself?
    • The easy ones
      • Size (not necessarily rectangle)
      • Panelization
      • Base material
      • TG ratings – The glass transition temperature
      • FR4
      • Trace/Space
      • Minimum hole size
      • Mask Color
      • Surface finish
      • Copper weight
    • Not as easy ones
      • Vias
        • Tented
        • Plugged
        • Blind
        • Buried
  • Digikey’s Latest Innovation
    • Information printed on the backside of cut tape
    • 8mm tape

Hosts: Parker Dillmann, Stephen Kraig

Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!