printed circuit boards
Wired component platforms
Printed circuit boards are flat boards that mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate.
Nearly all modern electronics—computers, phones, appliances—contain them.
Often abbreviated PCB: The technician replaced a faulty PCB in the television.
Slight remaining amounts
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- multilayerHaving multiple strata
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- laminateBond thin layers together
copper · vias · through-hole · surface-mount · pads · legend · stackup · core
Acid-incised metal print
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- assemblyConstructing from components
- drillingHole-making by rotation
plating · photolithography · lamination · prototyping · reflow · stenciling · inspection · testing
Charge-storing circuit components
- resistorsCurrent-limiting circuit components
- diodesOne-way current components
- transistorsSemiconductor switching devices
- connectorsDevices that join things
headers · sockets · inductors · crystals · LEDs · microcontrollers · chips · passives
Spatial arrangement of elements
Able to bend freely
- HDINational quality-of-life index
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
- wearablesBody-mounted tech devices
traces
Slight remaining amounts
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- multilayerHaving multiple strata
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
laminate · copper · vias · through-hole · surface-mount · pads · legend · stackup · core · dielectric
etching
Acid-incised metal print
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- assemblyConstructing from components
drilling · plating · photolithography · lamination · prototyping · reflow · stenciling · inspection · testing · rework
capacitors
Charge-storing circuit components
- resistorsCurrent-limiting circuit components
- diodesOne-way current components
- transistorsSemiconductor switching devices
connectors · headers · sockets · inductors · crystals · LEDs · microcontrollers · chips · passives · actives
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
footprint · clearance · impedance · EMI · decoupling · placement · DRC
flexible
Able to bend freely
- HDINational quality-of-life index
- miniaturizationReducing physical scale significantly
- biodegradableAble to decompose naturally
printed circuit boardssoftware
Programs directing computer operations
printed circuit boardsintegrated circuits
Miniaturized electronic components on semiconductor
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