Education Catalog

Taught by a process-driven PCB design engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the electronic and aerospace industry, this three-week program aims to improve the board designs from engineers of varying levels of proficiency and elevate your designs to be more precise and yield-worthy. The principles and methods you’ll learn here are essential for adapting to the specific requirements of all boards, including complex RF and mixed-type designs.

You’ll use J-STD-001 to make sound process decisions, align quality expectations across teams, reduce rework, and support consistent, high-reliability outcomes.

This course is designed to provide designers, assemblers, engineers, and management with a wide overview of PCBA and wire harness manufacturing processes and relevant standards used by industry. Upon completion, participants will be able to: • Understand the structure and purpose of IPC standards in electronics manufacturing. • Navigate the IPC standards library and specification tree. • Identify IPC standards applicable to design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of PCBA and Wire Harnesses. • Explore the standards covering processes and materials for PCB assembly and testing. • Create awareness for special industry segments such as automotive and military standards.

Identify the most common IPC standards used by electronics manufacturers, explain product classes and acceptability conditions as outlined in IPC standards, utilize IPC standards to precisely locate specific acceptance criteria, and use figures, illustrations, tables, and units of measurement to assess compliance.

Understand the foundational principles of electrical systems and electronic hardware. Topics include basic DC and AC electrical theory, passive and semiconductor components, the use of basic test tools, and familiarity with common methods of inspection.