Printed Circuit Board Design Lab. 1 credit

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Introduces fundamental concepts of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design and fabrication. Selected topics include design workflow, schematics, symbols, footprints, rules checking, dimensioning, component selection, customization and layout optimization. Software tools are used to design and create multi-layer PCBs based on through-hole as well as surface mount technology. Students learn how to select and solder electrical and mechanical components onto their manufactured boards. Offered by Electrical & Comp. Engineering . Limited to two attempts.