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Alex Belelovsky
Copper layers on PCB

Old Habits Die Hard

February 1, 2021

In one of my previous blog posts, I asked the question: Why do designers keep sending Gerber files to their…

By Alex Belelovsky
3 MIN READ

Silkscreen – is it really that simple?

November 9, 2020

A silkscreen contains human- and machine-readable marks on the surface of a PCB that indicates PCB components’ positions and polarity,…

By Alex Belelovsky
3 MIN READ
PCB design tweaks by manufacturers

How to Take Control and Reduce PCB Design Tweaking

September 30, 2020

In the realm of PCB fabrication, it is commonplace for manufacturers to “tweak” board designs provided by designers in order…

By Alex Belelovsky
4 MIN READ
Gerber fabrication drawing

Should You Really Trust Gerber?

July 23, 2020

The Gerber data transfer format has been serving the PCB manufacturing industry for decades, and the Extended Gerber standard (also…

By Alex Belelovsky
4 MIN READ

PCB Aspect Ratio – how do you know your board is manufacturable?

June 25, 2020

A majority of PCB fabricators proudly publish their aspect ratio production capability. Some even go further and publish their maximum…

By Alex Belelovsky
2 MIN READ
PCB solder mask clearance and coverage

Solder Mask Coverage Violations and how to prevent them

April 27, 2020

During my years in the PCB pre-production world, I’ve seen the challenge of preparing design data for production in a…

By Alex Belelovsky
3 MIN READ