Thursday, May 30, 2019

Clearance Holes for Metric Fasteners

When designing a PCB board, it is important to determine the necessary clearance for screw holes. The table below shows the general screw sizes and the corresponding hole clearances.


PCB Design : Via Current Carrying Capacity

Maximum via current carrying capacity can be calculated using Saturn PCB Design Toolkit

Commonly used via size and current carrying capacity are as below.


Designing Thermal Vias

Enhancing thermal transfer for FR-4 PCBs can be achieved cost-effectively by incorporating thermal vias and plated through-holes (PTH) betwe...