Resources
PCB Tool
Tools for Designing PCBs
http://www.cadence.com
http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb
http://www.altium.com
http://www.zuken.com
http://www.pcad.com/
CAM Tool
Tools for Verifying the Gerber
http://www.downstreamtech.com
http://www.valor.com
PCB Standards & Organizations
Organization that defines and develop standards.
http://www.ipc.org
http://www.jedec.org
http://www.ieee.org/portal/site
http://www.eia.org
http://www.ansi.org
http://www.asme.org
http://www.smta.org
Simulation Tools
http://www.electronics-lab.com/downloads/schematic/013
Pspice for simulating the circuit in the schematic stage
http://www.ansoft.com/downloads.cfmAnsoft Maxwells (2D field solver)
http://www.faustcorp.com/downloads/index.html 2D and 3D field Solver
http://www.linear.com/designtools/softwareRegistration.jsp SPICE simulator
http://www.mentor.com/hyperlynx/visibis.cfm Mentor Graphics Hyperlinx Visual IBIS Editor:
http://www.polarinstruments.com/index.html Polar instruments calculator
http://www.sonnetsoftware.com/products/lite/download.asp High Frequency Electromagnetic Software
Companies which gives complete solutions for the products such design, Fabrication, assemble and testing.
http://www.sanmina.com
http://www.plexus.com
http://www.celestica.com
http://www.flextronics.com
PCB Magazine
http://www.circuitree.com
http://pcdandm.com/cms
www.pcdandf.com
http://smt.pennnet.com/
http://www.eetimes.com/
PCB Forums
PCB forums for discussing and transferring knowledge under various topics Signal integrity(SI),Electro magnetic Interference(EMI) and many more.
http://www.si-list.net
http://www.pcbstandards.com
http://www.cdnusers.org
http://forums.tm.agilent.com
http://forums.mugweb.org
http://www.physicsforums.com
http://www.weee-forum.org
http://www.ema-eda.com
http://forums.mugweb.org
PCB Design Calculators
IPC Land Pattern Calculator:
http://landpatterns.ipc.org/default.asp
Various useful calculators: (Impedance, Trace width, stackup and others)
http://www.polarinstruments.com
http://circuitcalculator.com
http://www.ultracad.com/calc.htm
http://www.emclab.umr.edu/pcbtlc
http://www.technick.net/public/code/cp_dpage.php?aiocp_dp=util_pcb_imp_calculator
http://www.sunmantechnology.com/resources/pcbCal.shtml
http://www.desmith.net/NMdS/Electronics/TraceWidth.html
http://www.creepage.com
Other Useful Links
http://www.everythingpcb.com
http://www.confac.com
http://www.signalintegrity.com
http://www.pcbdr.com
http://www.ultracad.com
http://www.pcblibraries.com
http://www.pcbworld.blogspot.com
http://www.freelists.org/archives/si-list
http://www.speedingedge.com
http://www.sigcon.com
http://www.ami.ac.uk
PCB Layout Guidelines
PCB Design Books
High-speed circuit board signal Integrity by Stephen C. Thierauf Publisher: Artech House
Jitter, Noise, and Signal Integrity by Mike Peng Li. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Timing Analysis and Simulation for Signal Integrity Engineers by Greg Edlund. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Power Integrity Modeling and Design for Semiconductors and Systems by Madhavan Swaminathan & Ege Engin. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Timing Analysis and Simulation for Signal Integrity by Greg Edlund. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Digital Signal Integrity: Modeling and Simulation with Interconnects and Packages by Brian Young. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Testing for EMC Compliance: Approaches and Techniques by Mark I. Montrose & Edward M. Nakauchi. Publisher: Prentice Hall
High Speed Signal Propagation: Advanced Black Magic by Howard W. Johnson Publisher: Prentice Hall
Designing High-Speed Interconnect Circuits: An Introduction for Signal Integrity Engineers by Dennis Miller
Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design: Design Examples, Signaling and Memory Technologies, Fiber Optics, Modeling, and Simulation by Tom Granberg
Safety Standardsand Organizations
http://www.ul.com
http://standards.ieee.org
http://www.csa.ca
http://www.fcc.gov
http://www.iec.ch
http://www.ce-marking.org
http://www.standards.org.au
http://www.jet.or.jp/en
http://www.esainspection.net
http://www.electricalsafetycouncil.org.uk
RoHS and WEEE
http://www.rohs.gov.uk
http://www.pb-free.info
http://www.rohs-news.com
http://www.weeeman.org
Free PCB Design Tools
http://www.cadsoftusa.com
http://www.expresspcb.com
http://www.pad2pad.com
