A surface mount technology (SMT) stencil may also be called a PCB stentcil, solder paste stencil, or laser stencil. An SMT Stencil’s main purpose is to simply transfer the solder paste to a bare circuit board. A stainless steel foil is laser cut to create an opening for each surface mount device on the board. Once the printed circuit board (PCB) stencil is properly aligned with the top of the boar...

Taking a PCB from layout to populated board requires 2 stages, the first is to manufacture the actual bare PCB and the second is to populate it with components. The process of manufacturing starts with the ordering and uploading the board data files to Eurocircuits website. Here, we provide online eC-smart tools (PCB Visualizer) to help engineers validate their design. Script – PCB Assembly Overvi...

The primary material used to fabricate PCBs (Printed Circuit Boards) is of immense importance. It is essential to consider the performance of the material in terms of temperature resistance, adhesion, tensile strength, flexibility, dielectric strength, dielectric constant, and many other physical, electrical, and thermal factors. The performance and level of integration of the PCB is completely de...

Metal core or IMS (Insulated Metallic Substrate) circuit boards are an excellent alternative to standard circuit boards, if the circuit boards are exposed to large mechanical loads, or a high level of dimensional stability is required, or high temperatures must be conducted away from power components or LEDs. The thermal conductivity assisted by the aluminium core in the circuit boards enables hig...