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PCB Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Q&A with Sierra Circuits - Phil's Lab #158

A huge thank you to Amit & Lucy from Sierra Circuits for having a chat with me about design for manufacturing from a PCB manufacturer and assembler's perspective!
Chapters:
  • 00:00Intro
  • 02:22Rounded Corners
  • 03:27Solder Mask Expansion
  • 05:47Acid Traps
  • 08:07Teardrops
  • 08:38Copper Fills, Board Warp, and Copper Balance
  • 12:13Via Finished Drill Size and Annular Ring
  • 15:30Pick and Place Orientation Standard
  • 17:12Reducing Number of Different Drill Sizes
  • 19:06Fiducial Marker Shape
  • 20:18Rounding Drill Hole Sizes
  • 21:19Polarity Markers
  • 22:13Designators
  • 25:02Panelisation
  • 27:48Layer Index, Fab Drawings, and Callouts
  • 30:44Etch Comp
  • 31:33Output File Format
  • 33:37Removing Non-Functional Pads
  • 34:54Outro