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PCB Design Final Touches (Tips & Checklist) - Phil's Lab #131

Tips when finishing up a PCB design before manufacturing (polygon pours, solder mask, silkscreen, teardrops, etc.).
Chapters:
  • 00:00Introduction
  • 03:24Board Overview
  • 04:57#1 Schematic & PCB Synchronisation
  • 05:30#2 Polygon Pour Clearance
  • 06:43#3 Thermal/Copper Balance
  • 07:10#4 Stitching
  • 07:57#5 Polygon Pour Clean-Up
  • 09:12#6 Plane Voiding
  • 10:59#7 Non-Functional Pads
  • 12:52#8 Teardrops
  • 14:48#9 Transfer Vias
  • 17:02#10 Missing Plating
  • 18:08#11 Fiducial Markers
  • 20:14#12 Silkscreen
  • 22:38#13 Solder Mask
  • 26:59#14 Mechanical Checks
  • 28:40#15 Polygon Repours & Pour Order
  • 29:51#16 Design Rules & Routing Completion
  • 31:49#17 Gerber Viewer
  • 33:40#18 Footprint Checks
  • 36:37#19 Manufacturing/Assembly Info
  • 37:45Outro