Printed Circuit Boards: Design, Fabrication, Assembly And Testing

Table of contents

1. Basics of Printed Circuit Boards

2. Electronic Components

3. Layout Planning and Design

4. Design Considerations for Special Circuits

5. Artwork Generation

6. Copper Clad Laminates

7. Image Transfer Techniques

8. Plating Techniques

9. Etching Techniques

10. Mechanical Operations

11. Multilayer Boards

12. Flexible Printed Circuit Boards

13. Soldering, Assembly & Reworking Techniques

14. Quality Control and Reliability

15. Environmental Concerns in PCB Industry

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Comprehensive, detailed coverage of design, fabrication, assembly, testing including reliability and quality aspects of PCBs Written in a lucid and easy to understand language, Printed Circuit Boards discusses all the steps involved in the physical construction and testing of PCBs. This domain derives from such diverse disciplines as electronics, mechanical engineering, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, chemistry, physics, metallurgy and optics. The author, with nearly four decades of experience in R&D, technology development, and education and training, provides a practical and hand-on approach to the subject, by covering the latest technological developments and covering all the vital aspects of PCB, i.e. design, fabrication, assembly, testing, including reliability and quality. With this coverage, the book will be useful to designers, manufacturers, and students of electrical and electronic engineering.