Friday, May 1, 2026

Power Calculation from Current and Resistance

Power Equation for Current and Resistance

Resulting Power
0.00 W

Power Calculation from Voltage and Resistance

Power equation for voltage and resistance

Resulting Power
0.00 W

Power Calculation from Voltage and Current

Power Equation Calculator

Power Equation for Voltage and Current

Result: -- W

Voltage Divider Calculator

Professional Voltage Divider Calculator

Voltage Divider Calculator

8.00 V
Equation: Vin × (R2 / (R1 + R2))
R1 R2 12V Vout

Parallel Resistance Calculator

Pro Parallel Resistor Calc

Parallel Resistance Calculator

R1
R2
Total Equivalent Resistance
0.00 Ω

SMD Pad Size Calculator for PCB Design

SMD components require precisely sized soldering pads during assembly. Many of the footprints created by PCB designers are still based on data sheets and IPC-7351's standard pad and land size calculations as below.

How to design a SMT Pad

Simple Calculator
X: 0
Y: 0


X: 0
Y: 0

Thursday, April 30, 2026

PTH Hole and PAD Size Calculator

PTH Hole and PAD Size Calculator Refers to IPC-2222


According to IPC-2222 standard, there are three design producibility levels of features, tolerances, measurements, assembly, testing of completion or verification of the manufacturing process that reflect progressive increases in sophisticaltion of tooling, materials or processing and, therefore progressive increases in fabrication cost. These levels are:

Level A : General Design Producibility - Preferred
Level B : Moderate design Producibility - Standard
Level C : High Design Producibility - Reduced.

Below is the calculator for the PTH hole and PAD design.





Level A of IPC - 2222
Hole Diameter in mm       : 0
Pad Diameter in mm       : 0
Level B of IPC - 2222
Hole Diameter in mm       : 0
Pad Diameter in mm       : 0
Level C of IPC - 2222
Hole Diameter in mm       : 0
Pad Diameter in mm       : 0

Friday, April 24, 2026

General PCB Routing Techniques

For traces that don't need specific impedance or high current, a 10 mil trace width is fine for the vast majority of low-current analog and digital signals. Printed circuit board traces that carry more than 0.3 A may need to be wider.


 Route the signal in a daisy chain.

The image compares two grounding wiring setups, showing a less effective configuration with a red cross and an improved, more efficient layout marked with a green check.












Do not route the signal over split planes
Comparison of grounding wiring layouts showing an incorrect configuration with a red cross on the left and a correct, improved wiring setup with a green checkmark on the right, highlighting proper grounding connection methods.











Avoid plane obstruction (slot) whenever possible. If routing over them is unavoidable, use stitching capacitors.
Comparison diagram showing an incorrect grounding signal path with a red cross on the left, featuring plane obstructs and return paths, and a correct grounding signal path with a green check on the right, including GND, sink, and stitching capacitor, with simplified current paths.











Add dedicated ground vias close to the source and sink of the signal.
Side-by-side comparison of two PCB grounding layouts; the left shows an incorrect signal and return path with a red cross, and the right shows a correct grounding layout with a green check, including proper GND connections and reference plane.










Do not use right-angle traces.

PCB layout diagram showing multiple red signal traces and blue ground traces labeled with component names, with green arrows pointing to different sections marked as "Worst," "Okay," "Better," and "Best" to indicate signal routing quality.

Transition vias to pads, notably between thin and thick traces on the output pins. The teardrop approach reduces thermal stress during the signal transition. This procedure prevents traces from cracking and increases their mechanical strength.

The teardrop approach reduces thermal stress during the signal transition.

Route traces in parallel pairs when routing around an object to avoid differential impedance and discontinuities caused by split traces

Route traces in parallel pairs when routing around an object to avoid differential impedance and discontinuities caused by split traces
Place passive components within the signal path, such as source-matching resistors or ac-coupling  capacitors, and next to each other. Placing components in parallel creates wider traces spacing. Staggering components is not recommended as it creates narrow areas.
Place passive components within the signal path, such as source-matching resistors or ac-coupling  capacitors, and next to each other

Avoid the route entry to pad which could cause component shiftting during reflow due to solder pull.

Avoid the route entry to pad which could cause component shiftting during reflow due to solder pull.









Power Calculation from Current and Resistance

Power Equation for Current and Resistance P = I² R Current (I) Resistance (R) ...