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Close look at BGA soldering, chip soldering, hand soldering and more
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.keyence.eu/yt-kib-vhx-0924">Microscope Keyence VHX-7000N</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Have you ever seen soldering THIS close?

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How to come up with ideas for electronics projects and having fun when building them. Talking with Chris Greening
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            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:23</span><span class="chapters-text">How to come up with ideas</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">02:23</span><span class="chapters-text">How Chris learned and designed his 1st PCB</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">05:53</span><span class="chapters-text">EasyEDA vs. KiCAD</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">11:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Wireless LEDs</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:04</span><span class="chapters-text">Haptic knob</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:53</span><span class="chapters-text">Printing PCB at Home</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">32:26</span><span class="chapters-text">USB Tester</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">37:25</span><span class="chapters-text">ESP32 and MP3</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">41:57</span><span class="chapters-text">ESP-Now</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">44:37</span><span class="chapters-text">Minimalistic Microcontroller & TV project</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">50:17</span><span class="chapters-text">Touch Spectrum</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">59:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Paper display / ePaper</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:09:00</span><span class="chapters-text">DYI Alexa</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:15:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Laser Projected Asteroids game</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:24:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Your project may not work ...</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:31:51</span><span class="chapters-text">3D printing</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@atomic14">Chris´ YT channel</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://esp32zx.substack.com/about">Chris´ ZX Spectrum Project</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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Cool DIY Electronics Projects

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What is on motherboards and server boards, how they work and how they are designed. Explained by Istvan Nagy
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        <ul class="chapters-list">
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">What is this video about</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">00:49</span><span class="chapters-text">What is a complex design</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">08:22</span><span class="chapters-text">PC Motherboard described</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">12:39</span><span class="chapters-text">Power</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">16:03</span><span class="chapters-text">Power states</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">21:10</span><span class="chapters-text">Laptop vs. Standard PC</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">23:07</span><span class="chapters-text">Thermal management</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">27:06</span><span class="chapters-text">I2C</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">29:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Memories and timing</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">39:25</span><span class="chapters-text">x86 vs. other architectures</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">42:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Industrial motherboards</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">45:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Backplanes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">47:38</span><span class="chapters-text">High speed signals, signal integrity, simulations</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">54:39</span><span class="chapters-text">QUCS simulator</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">56:23</span><span class="chapters-text">SPI, JTAG</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">58:32</span><span class="chapters-text">How many schematic pages and what is there</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:01:40</span><span class="chapters-text">SERDES</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:06:43</span><span class="chapters-text">Power supplies</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:18:19</span><span class="chapters-text">Reliability issues, testing and measuring</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:24:29</span><span class="chapters-text">Debugging</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:24:40</span><span class="chapters-text">PCB materials</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:33:06</span><span class="chapters-text">Floor planning</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:37:54</span><span class="chapters-text">You power it up and it doesn't work</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:45:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Measuring by probes</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:47:20</span><span class="chapters-text">Open Compute Project OPC</span></li>
            <li class="chapters-list-item"><span class="chapters-time">1:49:15</span><span class="chapters-text">Istvan's book</span></li>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Complex-Digital-Hardware-Design-Istvan/dp/1032702087">Istvan´s Book</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://fedevel.com/courses">FEDEVEL Online courses</a></li>
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How Complex Motherboards Are Designed

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        Elegant way of component placement – updated for recent Altium version. PS: Don’t forget, Altium remembers the order you select the components – they will be placed in the same order. Very useful!
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Altium – Component Placement (Quick and Elegant way)

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        What is the minimum size of VIA and VIA-in-PAD which I can use in my board? What kind of VIA in PAD I should choose? How much is it going to cost? Everything important about the limits and recommendations of VIAs and VIAs in PAD.
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                <span class="chapters-time">00:00</span><span class="chapters-text">Introduction</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">01:34</span><span class="chapters-text">Exception PCB</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">02:16</span><span class="chapters-text">How it started</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">03:53</span><span class="chapters-text">The answer from Mike</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">04:18</span><span class="chapters-text">Dimensions</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">05:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Handling</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">11:32</span><span class="chapters-text">Registration</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">13:27</span><span class="chapters-text">Laser Direct Imaging</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">14:33</span><span class="chapters-text">Minimum VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">22:38</span><span class="chapters-text">Minimum Size</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">24:01</span><span class="chapters-text">Limitations</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">30:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Via in</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">35:22</span><span class="chapters-text">Air trapped inside VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">37:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Resin fill systems</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">38:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Resin filled VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">39:31</span><span class="chapters-text">Epoxy filled VIA</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">42:14</span><span class="chapters-text">Eyebrow crack</span>
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            <li class="chapters-list-item">
                <span class="chapters-time">43:30</span><span class="chapters-text">Using stacked microvias</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">45:02</span><span class="chapters-text">Filling vias</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">48:21</span><span class="chapters-text">Conclusion</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">49:46</span><span class="chapters-text">Whats next</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">53:44</span><span class="chapters-text">Where to send VIAs</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">54:49</span><span class="chapters-text">Dimension of VIAs</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">55:37</span><span class="chapters-text">VIA Types</span>
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                <span class="chapters-time">57:42</span><span class="chapters-text">Plugging</span>
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.exceptionpcb.com/">Exception PCB</a></li>
            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-devine-64655220/">About your PCB request, you can contact Mike Devine</a></li>
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Using VIA in PAD? What you need to know – Guidelines, dimensions and more …

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        From a call where I was interviewed by Peter Dalmaris. Thank you Peter for the call.
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            <li class="links-list-item"><a href="https://techexplorations.com/podcast/tech-explorations-robert-feranec/">Listen to the whole podcast here</a></li>
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