Introduction Eminent PCB or Printed Circuit Board manufacturers like Rush PCB Inc. often protect their boards with either a layer of conformal coating or by potting them. The choice depends on [...]

PCBs or printed circuit boards are a basic necessity in electronic equipment design and manufacturing. For PCBs to function flawlessly over their entire life span, a crucial decision lies in [...]

The Association Connecting Electronics Industries, now known as the Institute for Printed Circuits or IPC is a trade association for the electronic interconnection industry. It authorizes [...]

Rush PCB Inc. is a reputed manufacturer of PCBs or printed circuit boards in the US. The electronic industry uses our printed circuit boards to electrically interconnect electronic components [...]

The PCB or Printed Circuit Board design process is long and complicated. Typically, it has several stages that range from the initial schematics to the final finished layout. With products [...]

Industry 4.0 is leading to huge gains in factory productivity, efficiency, and data automation. This is primarily due to parallel advancements in AI or artificial intelligence, smart [...]

What are Flexible Displays and Foldable Devices? Flexible displays and foldable devices have been making the rounds of the market in recent years. Numerous phones, monitors, and other devices are [...]

With so much design and manufacturing effort going into creating a PCB, it is necessary to improve the design to avoid expensive responses due to EMI/EMC test failures. According to Rush PCB [...]

Staggered and stacked microvias are standard in HDI or High-Density Interconnect boards. In fact, these boards achieve their unique density primarily because of these tiny vias and closely [...]

The focus of the electronic industry is on HDI or High-Density Interface boards right now. Rightly so, as the trend of the industry is to produce devices with minuscule form factors, for which, [...]

Manufacturing HDI PCBs requires a variety of materials. They are necessary to create a layer stackup, etch the unwanted copper, apply a solder mask, apply a surface finish, and print the [...]

Designers can pack an astounding amount of functionality into a small device, and they have the HDI design technique to be thankful for this. HDI design techniques, including microvias design, [...]

Eminent PCB manufacturers like Rush PCB Inc. know that a board’s stack up directly affects its cost. Additionally, there are fabrication variables that also contribute to the cost of a board. [...]

PCB or Printed Circuit Board designers, targeting high-volume production, are familiar with fiducials. These are copper features, visible through the solder mask openings, typically appearing [...]

For any type of PCB or Printed Circuit Board, its substrate or the material the board is made of, forms its backbone for holding the traces and the components. NEMA or National Electrical [...]

Rush PCB Inc. makes various types of high-quality PCBs or Printed Circuit Boards for the electronic industry. While each PCB can have an individual and unique boundary or perimeter, it typically [...]

The supply chain for electronic manufacturers is fraught with deep vulnerabilities. This is primarily due to pandemic-related disruptions and geopolitical tensions. According to Rush PCB Inc., [...]

Although rigid PCBs or printed circuit boards are still the norm in most electronic equipment, flexible PCBs are swiftly making serious inroads in the industry. This is mostly because flexible or [...]

Eminent PCB manufacturers like Rush PCB Inc. coat the exposed pads with a metal/organic coating, which they call the surface finish. The surface finish protects the copper pads from scratches and [...]

The PCB industry cannot do without CAD or computer-aided design and CAM or computer-aided manufacturing. These are necessary for the quality and accuracy that customers demand from the industry. [...]

At Rush PCB Inc., we make all types of PCBs, including those with castellated holes. In this article, we will overview castellated holes, their history, applications, benefits, design attributes, [...]

At Rush PCB Inc., we are always under pressure to help our customers bring their new products faster to market. Rapid prototyping allows designers and engineers to test their concepts faster, [...]

With technology continuously getting smaller, there can be no reason to assume that the trend will stop any time soon. Therefore, designers are under constant pressure to reduce their board size. [...]

The role of PCB designers is an important one as far as the two areas of EMI and EMC are concerned. They must ensure laying out the design such that it generates noise below the regulatory [...]

Contrary to popular belief that automation is a peril to be avoided at best, Rush PCB Inc advises dependence on the advancement of technology. In fact, without automation there will likely be no [...]

Tombstoning is an issue occurring during the soldering process when all components on a board are anchored to its bare surface. While there are many that will point fingers of blame on [...]

The electronic industry follows two main types of automated soldering techniques for assembling their PCBs. These are wave soldering and reflow soldering. There are major differences between the [...]

When developing a functional embedded system, designers use a variety of electronic components. These include processors, memories, and peripheral devices. The complexity of the system depends on [...]

In PCBs or printed circuit boards, stackup design must address three concerns—controlled impedance, crosstalk, and interplane capacitance. While fabricators have some control over achieving the [...]

According to Rush PCB Inc, there are infinite number of ways to connect PCBs or printed circuit boards to other boards, electronic devices or power sources. A designer has the freedom to choose [...]

With electronics moving more into high-frequency operations, it is imperative that various devices operate without disturbing others operating nearby. When electric current flows in a closed [...]

Any type of electronic product, even when they have been designed properly and built meticulously, are prone to problems. In the prototype stage, electronic products can have bugs and issues, and [...]

A variety of industries are now using machine learning for delivering actionable insights for a wide range of applications. According to Rush PCB Inc, the main reason for this being the [...]

Earlier, electronic equipment had multiple circuit boards handling different functions of the design. For instance, it was common to find a power supply board, a processor board, separate audio [...]

Rush PCB Inc is a world-class PCB manufacturer, and we offer many types of high-quality printed circuit boards using the most advanced technologies for special applications. One of our next [...]

At Rush PCB Inc, we manufacture various types of printed circuit boards or PCBs. During manufacturing, we must pay a lot of attention on handling different tools and processes to avoid common [...]

Artificial Intelligence or AI has been making inroads into our technological world over the last one decade. AI is a forward-looking and futuristic concept, and nearly all industries are using it [...]

Flexible substrates are characterized by being flexible and can be bent freely, but if everything is soft, it will be difficult to handle. A certain degree of thickness and hardness is required, [...]

This time, we will introduce two methods for creating wiring patterns. When using copper-clad laminates (CCL), the “subtractive method” is used to combine the film and photoresist, [...]

Reverse engineering a PCB means analyzing the target board with the purpose of reproducing its likeness. According to Rush PCB Inc, reverse engineering can deduce and create a likeness of the [...]

FFC Connector The FFC connector is an advanced version of the card edge connector. The FFC connector was developed from a card edge connector for rigid substrates, specifically for flexible [...]

The PCB industry commonly uses substrates composed of glass fiber impregnated with resin. One of such PCB substrate material is G10. While the G in the name stands for glass fiber, the figure 10 [...]

As PCB designers, fabricators, and assemblers, we wear a lot of hats here at RUSH PCB. We’re always working to design and build PCBAs that are the best that they can be. But sometimes we are [...]

Before the digital era began, analog circuits were the norm, and they had specific design rules. With the advent of digital circuits, many of the older design rules were no longer applicable. [...]

For a customer, especially for those starting out in the electronic industry, it is imperative to talk the same language as the contract manufacturer. This ensures the possibility to create an [...]

Identifying both hot and cold spots on the PCBA are very important to set up right reflow profile as the Conveyor speed in the oven should allow both the hot and the cold spots to reach [...]

In Lead-free (Pb-free) reflow soldering for SMT PCBAs, soldering defects associated with thermal profiling can be mitigated by a thorough understanding of the variables affecting the process, as [...]

Rush PCB Inc makes multilayer printed circuit boards containing many layers. With increasing demand for greater number of layers in PCBs, each layer is becoming thinner than ever before. We [...]

Our customers at Rush PCB Inc often use jumpers in their printed circuit board designs. In fact, the use of jumpers starts early, sometimes with the use of breadboards. These are typically [...]

Rush PCB Inc makes a large variety of printed circuit boards for the computerized and mobile-activated world. Most of these PCBs carry signals to and from other devices. For proper functioning of [...]

Although eminent printed circuit board manufacturers like Rush PCB Inc insist on the use of Gerber files for fabricating boards, newcomers may not be aware of the technology. Gerber files are [...]

All electronic equipment require a printed circuit board or PCB to function to their intended performance. Eminent PCB manufacturers such as Rush PCB Inc fabricate boards for their customers in [...]

High-speed serial signal transmission in excess of 1 Gbps, such as PCI-Express and serial ATA, has come into general use. Transmission paths for differential signals on a printed circuit board [...]

According to Rush PCB Inc, a well-drawn circuit diagram not only looks professional, but also provides crucial information for easy traceability, signal tracing, debugging, and troubleshooting. [...]

Resistors are passive components necessary for use in circuit board assemblies. Rush PCB Inc uses resistors in their PCB assemblies to resist the flow of electric current. Electronic circuits use [...]

The advancement of technology is benefiting all industries, including the medical industry. Medical devices are progressively becoming smaller, yet more powerful, all the while meeting the [...]

Rush PCB Inc makes various types of hot swap printed circuit boards (PCBs) that are necessary for building custom mechanical keyboards. Typically, manufacturers use two types of PCBs for making [...]

Printed Circuit Board or PCB manufacturers like Rush PCB Inc use various materials for cladding boards. One of the most common materials for cladding is copper. The main reason for this is copper [...]

The PCB industry has been using high-frequency board materials for several reasons and for decades. These materials have several unique attributes when compared to those of the more traditional [...]

Before starting with PCB manufacturing, Rush PCB Inc insists on a clean and unambiguous data package. This not only decreases cycle time, but also ensures a clear understanding of requirements. [...]

Rush PCB Inc makes rigid-flex circuits with high mechanical bend reliability. This is related to the area of the rigid-flex circuit where it transitions from the rigid area to the flexible part [...]

According to Rush PCB Inc, printed electronics is a broad term encompassing all printing methods manufacturers use to create electronic devices, including flexible printed circuit boards. This [...]

Working with Rush PCB USA saves time and inventory costs for our customers. We strive to reduce the loss of components during assembly, it is important to consider how customers buy components. [...]

All printed circuit boards (PCBs) use copper as traces in the core and all the layers. Even the outermost layers contain copper as the main component. According to Rush PCB USA, inconsistent [...]

Rush PCB Inc recommends a robust inspection process before concluding the assembly process of a printed board assembly. That is because the inspection process has the ability to uncover hidden [...]

Rush PCB Inc makes all types of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), including Flexible PCBs. Like any other types of PCBs, flexible circuits are also susceptible to interference such as RF and [...]

A printed circuit board is a versatile and integral component of electronic equipment. It provides mechanical and electrical support to various external components that the assembler has mounted [...]

Rush PCB Inc always begin their design of printed circuit boards (PCBs) with appropriate material selection. The goal is always to use the right material for making the PCBs, while meeting the [...]

Rush PCB Inc makes all types of printed circuit boards or PCBs starting from single and multilayer boards and including double-sided boards as well. Single-sided boards usually have a substrate [...]

At Rush PCB Inc, we undertake functional testing of printed circuit board assemblies. For this, we use an FCT or functional circuit test fixture. This forms a part of our quality control [...]

12 Best PCB Designing Software Tools In the market there is a large variety of PCB design software available. Some are proprietary, some are free to use online, and others are industrial grade [...]

DIY enthusiasts, hobbyists, and college students usually find it difficult to locate a PCB manufacturer who offers low volume quantities and prototypes at reasonable prices. Rush PCB Inc [...]

A printed circuit board or PCB is an essential part of any electronic equipment. It is a special component that holds together various electronic and non-electronic components on itself, allowing [...]

Apart from being used at regular room temperatures, many industrial applications require exposing or continuously operating flex circuits at elevated temperatures. Most materials for flexible [...]

As electronic products undergo continuous optimization and upgrading, the printed circuit boards within them that hold all their components, are also under continuous improvement. According to [...]

According to Rush PCB USA, for multi-layered boards, PCB prepreg and cores are interchangeable, as both are very similar in some ways, and different in others. Basically, the core is one or more [...]

Printed circuit boards with ceramic substrates are boards made with a special process where the manufacturer bonds the copper foil directly to the surface of a ceramic substrate made of Aluminum [...]

When manufacturing PCBs, Rush PCB Inc. considers PCB thickness as a very important factor, as it affects the power handling capacity of the board. As PCB design software does not provide any [...]

At Rush PCB Inc., we advise our customers on their printed circuit board design. Being associated with the design of a PCB from the beginning has a huge advantage for us. We assure ourselves and [...]

Rush PCB recommends maintaining a clean PCB during assembly. This offers a circuit board the foremost chance of success, apart from ensuring maximum longevity for the product. Although [...]

Rush PCB Inc makes all types of PCBs, starting from simple ones, to complex multi-layered ones, and HDI types. Apart from multiple layers, a complex HDI PCB can have hundreds of components with [...]

Rush PCB Inc. makes several types of switches on flex circuits. One of the popular momentary switches is dome switches. They are useful as they provide tactile feedback when operated. Many [...]

Most printed circuit boards from Rush PCB have holes in their periphery. These are Tool Holes, Locating Holes, or Mounting Holes, necessary for fixing the board on different machines during [...]

Rush PCB Inc. makes various types of PCBs, including those for keyboards. Many customers would like to know what makes a better keyboard, and whether they should use plate mounted or PCB mounted [...]

Rush PCB uses several ways of plating the exposed copper surface of a printed circuit board. However, the main function of any plating is to protect the copper from deteriorating, as any damage [...]

Rush PCB Inc. is one of the most advanced PCB manufacturers. We also make fully assembled PCBs. Most people are mystified when confronting a fully assembled PCB. Although it looks more like a [...]

Rush PCB makes several types of printed circuit boards, along with PCB assemblies. For our customers it is necessary they can identify common circuit board components. This identification may be [...]

Rush PCB places great emphasis on proper PCB etching techniques, as etching is one of the most important processes in PCB manufacturing. PCB manufacturers use etching to decide the amount of [...]

Rush PCB assigns great importance to the correct sizing of PCB traces during PCB design. This involves not only the PCB trace width but several other important factors as well, like trace length [...]

For protecting a PCB, Rush PCB offers a few options—potting with encapsulation resins or conformal coatings. For both, we use organic polymers to provide the necessary chemical and thermal [...]

Rush PCB Inc. makes rigid-flex printed circuit boards with the distinct advantage of being both rigid and flexible at the same time. The rigid portion allows mounting of components while the [...]

With most electronic equipment trending towards compact designs, printed circuit boards inside them must hold a substantial number of components per unit square area. With components packed so [...]

Rigid-flex printed circuit boards from Rush PCB Inc. have the characteristic flexible sections along with rigid sections in the same board. So far, they were not popular with many designers, as [...]

Printed circuit manufacturers use various types of PCB inks on the boards they manufacture. These mainly include liquid inks for the solder resist or solder mask layer and for the surface [...]

Rush PCB makes two types of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), one with non-metalized edges and the other with metallized edges. Earlier there was not much demand for metal-edged PCBs, but now more [...]