Blog & Design Guide


Choosing a PCB manufacturer is easier when you compare evidence, not slogans. A capability page may say a factory can build a particular board type, but that statement does not tell you which site, ...

Combining several PCB designs on one panel can simplify handling, but it creates one manufacturing release with several board identities. Before choosing a multi design PCB panelization plan, confir...

A successful PCB prototype does not automatically define the next lot. The design team may have used the sample to test a layout or a populated product, while the manufacturing files, acceptance rul...

Imagine two clearly hypothetical quotes for the same bare-board order. Quote A includes one shipment and electrical testing of every board. Quote B has a lower total but assumes sample testing and l...