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.

Enter maximum Component Lead diameter in mm:

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

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.

Do not route the signal over split planes

Avoid plane obstruction (slot) whenever possible. If routing over them is unavoidable, use stitching capacitors.

Add dedicated ground vias close to the source and sink of the signal.

Do not use right-angle traces.

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.

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.

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

Designing Products for EMC Compliance

  

This UL University presentation by Ganesan R. covers "Designing products for EMC compliance," emphasising the "EMC BY DESIGN" approach for safety.

 

EMC by Design - Systematic Approach (Circuit Layout - Segregation)

   

EMC by Design - Systematic Approach (Circuit Layout - Interface Noise Suppression)

   

EMC by Design - Systematic Approach (Circuit Layout - Chassis Bonding)

   

EMC by Design - Systematic Approach (Grounding - Signal Reference Ground, 0V)