PCB Traces 101 - Phil’s Lab #112

Basics and guidelines for PCB traces (tracks), including geometry/materials, sizing (power and signal), thermals, current-handling, controlled impedance, delay, and more. [SUPPORT] Hardware design courses: Course content: Free trial of Altium Designer: Patreon: [GIT] [SOCIAL] Instagram: [LINKS] IPC-2221 calculator: Trace inductance calculator: Differential pairs video: Controlled impedance: PCB design for EMI/SI video: Critical length calculator: Kicad controlled impedance video: Stackup/controlled impedance video: [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Altium Designer Free Trial 01:09 Basics 03:51 Geometry 07:07 Geometry/Material Cost 07:49 Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance 11:33 Power Delivery 12:59 IPC-2221 Calculator 14:09 PDN Inductance 15:31 Inductance Calculator 16:43 Power Planes 17:09 Differential Pairs 17:38 Controlled Impedance 18:54 Critical Length Calculator 20:05 Contr. Imp. Configs & Further Resources 21:30 Propagation Delays & Delay Matching 23:01 Practical Guidelines 29:55 Outro