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It might be the default trace width nobody questioned, the annular ring sized just a little too tight, the micro via that didn't need to be there. Mike Drop is a straight-talk series that cuts through the noise and gets into the design decisions that actually move the needle on cost. One insight, one fix, one less line item on your fab invoice.
Micro vias, blind vias, buried vias - they're impressive engineering tools. They're also some of the fastest ways to double your board cost without re...
Most designers know to watch their annular rings. Fewer pay attention to drill-to-copper clearance - and that gap (pun intended) shows up as shorts, d...
The annular ring is the copper donut around your drilled hole. Size it too small and you've handed your fab a problem they'll solve with your money. A...
Here's a mistake that shows up constantly: designers defaulting to 4mil trace / 4mil space because that's what the last project used. Nobody questione...
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