Electronic Design

Motor-Driver PCB Layout Guidelines (Part 1)

Printed-circuit-board (PCB) substrate material, like FR-4 glass epoxy, is a poor conductor of heat. Conversely, copper is an excellent conductor of heat. So, more copper area on a PCB is ideal from a ...
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How PCB design guidelines improve signal integrity

PCB design guidelines are created as benchmarks for circuit design engineers to meet the industry standards. Following these guidelines will ensure better manufacturability and robust product ...
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Design Guidelines for USB225x/USB224x/USB264x/ USB266X High-Speed SD

This article is an application note of the design guidelines of PCB layout for USB225x/USB224x/USB264x/USB266X high-speed secure-digital (SD) media sockets. The ...
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Motor-Driver PCB Layout Guidelines (Part 2)

6. SOT-23 and SOIC packages are typically used in low-power motor drivers. Standard leaded packages, like SOIC and SOT-23 packages, are often used for low-power motor drivers (Fig. 6). To maximize the ...