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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
Design Articles
Multi-gigabit PCB Future Technologies"
By Bernard Voss, presented on January 22, 2003.
Boundary Scan to the Rescue
By Ray Dellecker and Bob Twigg, presented on March 19, 2003.
Interconnect Manufacturing Services
By Craig Davidson, presented on September 25, 2003
Front End Engineering
By Bill Frank, presented on September 25, 2003
Materials
By David Hoover, presented on September 25, 2003
Quality
By Jamie Kling, presented on September 25, 2003
Design for Manufacture
By Bill Frank, presented on September 25, 2003
Controlled Impedance
By David Hoover, presented on September 25, 2003
Surface Finishes
By Dan Slocum, presented on September 25, 2003
Intercept - Advanced Solutions
By Intercept, presented on January 21, 2004
Rigid-Flex Technology
By Chetan Shah, presented on March 17, 2004
Performance Materials
By Sean Mirshafiei, presented on July 21, 2004
Advances in High-Speed PCB Design
By Scott McMorrow, presented on September 15, 2004
Global Environmental Compliance
By Robert Rowland, presented on November 17, 2004
A non-threatening Intro to FPGAs
By Clive "Max" Maxfield, presented on January 26, 2005
Lead + Halogen/Lead Free Presentation
By Kim Morton, presented on February 15, 2005
Supporting Information:
Electrical Properties of Potential LF Hi-speed Materials
Electrical Properties of Potential LF FR4 Substitutes
Electrical Properties of Potential LF Halogen Free Materials
The CAD Library of the Future
By Tom Hausherr , presented on July 13, 2005
Working with Controlled Impedance PCBs
By PJ Kleffner, presented on July 13, 2005
Noise and EMI Control in High Speed Digital and RF Circuits & PC Boards
By Rick Hartley, presented on September 8, 2005
Via Fabrication - Blind and Buried, Microvia & Stacked Microvia Technology
By Gil White, presented on January 25, 2006
Back to Basics - PCB Design Basics for the Non-PCB Designer
By Debbie Nygaard, presented on March 10, 2006
Helpful tips for using components in end-products that require regulatory/safety compliance
By Dan Arnold, presented on May 24, 2006
BGA Guidelines: IPC6011/6012 Class 2 & 3
Impedance Design Guidelines
High Speed Signal Technology - Changing PCB Design Rules
By Gil White, presented on July 18, 2006
Design for Excellence
By Darrin Hitchcock, presented on September 14, 2006
Design for BGA Lead-Free Solder Joint Reliability
By Scott K. Buttars, presented on January 6, 2007
PCB Design for Flip Chip Components
PCB Design for RF Applications
By Andy Kowalewski, presented on March 23, 2007
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.cfm
Ansoft 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
EMS
Companies
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
Author: Stephen C. Thierauf Publisher: Artech House
Jitter, Noise, and Signal Integrity
Author: Mike Peng Li. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Timing Analysis and Simulation for Signal Integrity Engineers
Author: Greg Edlund. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Power Integrity Modeling and Design for Semiconductors and Systems
Author: Madhavan Swaminathan & Ege Engin. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Timing Analysis and Simulation for Signal Integrity
Author: Greg Edlund. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Digital Signal Integrity: Modeling and Simulation with Interconnects and Packages
Author: Brian Young. Publisher: Prentice Hall
Testing for EMC Compliance: Approaches and Techniques
Author: Mark I. Montrose & Edward M. Nakauchi. Publisher: Prentice Hall
High Speed Signal Propagation: Advanced Black Magic
Author: Howard W. Johnson Publisher: Prentice Hall
Designing High-Speed Interconnect Circuits: An Introduction for Signal Integrity Engineers
Author: Dennis Miller
Handbook of Digital Techniques for High-Speed Design: Design Examples, Signaling and Memory Technologies, Fiber Optics, Modeling, and Simulation
Author: 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/
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