Understanding Circuit Boards: How to Read a PCB Diagram
Having trouble understanding circuit boards? PCB diagrams can offer the help you need.
PCB Footprints
How to Find Equivalent Electronic Components
Designers should know how to find equivalent electronic components they can use in their designs. If you’ve never considered how...
How to Design Different Types of PCBs
Different types of PCBs carry a diverse range of design rules, layout schemes, and sets of components. New designers may...
12 Basic Electronic Symbols and Their Functions
A basic electronic symbol When designers don’t understand what components are being used and how they are interconnected, the PCBA...
How to Test Electronic Components for Quality and Functionality
There comes a point in every designer’s career where they receive a batch of assembled boards and none of them...
Discover Millions of Verified, Pre-Built Vishay Components
Ultra Librarian is proud to announce a partnership with Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. to provide millions of free symbols, footprints, and...
How to Identify Electronic Components in a PCB Layout
If you’re a designer who has started a new job and is just starting to dig into existing designs, then...
Standard PCB Reference Designators to Know
PCB reference designators One of the often underutilized tools in a PCB designer’s toolbox is the silkscreen. This top layer...
Comparing the CP2102 vs. CP2104: Highly-Integrated USB-to-UART Bridge Controllers
The QFN package for the CP2102 and CP2104 USB-to-UART bridge controllers. Image from Silicon Laboratories Electronic components that enable interconnection...
10 PCB Layout Best Practices
Designing circuit boards has to be one of the most exciting careers that anyone could embark on.
