PCB Design for Emerging Design Technologies

In the highly competitive electronics industry, the knowledge and skills of a workforce responsible for the design and layout of the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Printed Board Assembly (PBA) can have a direct impact on the success or failure of the product design and effect time to market. The PCB Design for Emerging Design Technologies course is designed to provide the skills necessary to create PCB/PBA designs that require cutting-edge emerging design technologies and comply with all necessary IPC standards, including new standards being developed in this area. Taught by an IPC-certified industry expert with 30+ years of experience in the field, the six-week program utilizes interactive webinars, on-demand recorded class sessions, and job-specific demonstrations to facilitate mastery of the key concepts required by circuit board designers. 

This course is intended for individuals who have completed or possess the equivalent skills or experience from PCB Fundamentals Parts 1 & 2 and who need further experience with design, manufacturing, packaging, and routing challenges for products that require advanced and emerging technologies to solve design challenges, including high-speed digital designs.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

  • Understand basic Electrical Engineering (EE) concepts.
  • Understand the trade-offs in materials used in these applications.
  • Define a board stackup that implements structures that will meet needs of specialty designs.
  • Understand and mitigate signal integrity issues.
  • Understand and implement design and routing techniques to mitigate HDI/UHDI issues.
  • Understand and implement design and routing techniques for 3-D printed electronics.
  • Understand and implement Power Distribution Network (PDN) design issues.
Member Price
$1,600.00
Nonmember Price
$2,000.00
Access
12 Months From Enrollment
Class Schedule

  • Course Level: Intermediate

  • Training Time

    6 weeks (12 two-hour online instructor-led sessions)

  • Certificate of Completion

    Certificate of Completion

  • Seasonal Enrollment

    Access for 12 Months

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All virtual class sessions are recorded for review. The instructional content of the course is design software independent. During the course's hands-on part, the instructor will use the Altium design tool to demonstrate concepts and methodologies. Students are free to use the software they choose to submit their work. For participants who do not have access to a design software program, IPC will provide a one-year subscription to Altium Designer.

WEEK 1: DESIGN – HDI / UHDI
Program overview outlining class schedule and options for accessing class material and
assignments. The lecture will focus on HDI/UHDI design.
Key concepts include:
• HDI
• Micro-Vias
• Sequential Lamination
• Circuit Reduction / Compression
• Difference from Std HDI
• Special design requirements for UHDI
• Additive vs. Subtractive process
• Challenges and pitfalls with UHDI
• IPC standards
DEMONSTRATION:
• Stackup and layout using UHDI techniques

WEEK 2: DESIGN – 3-D PRINTING
Key concepts include:
• Difference in design
• Special design tools
• Difference in routing
• Structural issues
• Size issues
• Thermal issues
• IPC standards
DEMONSTRATION:
• Demonstration of design and routing techniques for 3D printing

WEEK 3: MATERIALS
Materials and HDI/UHDI & 3D printing. Physical properties. Types of structures, trade-offs
Key concepts include:
• Std materials
• HDI / UHDI materials
• 3D-Printing materials
• Signal Integrity
• IPC standards
DEMONSTRATION:
• Demonstrate stackup and PDN design

WEEK 4: MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing techniques and trade-offs.
Key Concepts include:
• HDI Manufacturing
• 3D printing manufacturing
• Trade-offs
• IPC Standards
DEMONSTRATION:
• Create manufacturing files

WEEK 5: DOCUMENTATION
Produce proper documentation in compliance with IPC standards for these designs
Key concepts include:
• IPC-2610 series.
• IPC-D-325.
• IPC-J-STD-001
• Space addendum
• Documentation methodology
• Special feature call outs
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT:
• Demonstrate key technology documentation requirements

WEEK 6: CONTENT REVIEW AND FINAL EXAM
• Session 1 - Content Review
• Session 2 - Final Exam

This course is designed for designers in the fields of aerospace, medical devices, telecommunications, and wearable electronics who will benefit from this course. 

Global Electronics Association offers different instructional modalities to suit participants with different needs and preferences. This program is only available in the following modality:

Online-instructor-led: Participants meet with an IPC-certified industry expert online twice weekly for the duration of the course. Class sessions are usually 1.5 to 2 hours long. Participants can also access a video recording of each class session on their course dashboard.”

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