ELCT 132 Printed Circuit Board Layout and Design

5 credits

This course provides students the necessary knowledge to design the PCB. Students modify and create libraries from part datasheets and use them to create schematics and layout PCBs for various circuits. The course prepares students to design and fabricate their own PCBs for projects and to work in PCB design and fabrication.

Prerequisites: ELCT 120, ELCT 121, and ELCT 122

Corequisites: ELCT 130 and ELCT 131

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Describe the evaluation, types, and classes of PCB
Describe the basic manufacturing processes used in PCB construction
Describe the components, file types, and steps involved in the schematic, layout, fabrication, and assembly process of PCB design
Explain the basic concepts of transmission lines, crosstalk, and thermal issues
Use PCB schematic capture and layout software
Design PCB schematic and layout for analog circuits, digital circuits, and mixed circuits
Integrate the basics of PCB layout, including calculations of trace width for current handling capability and impedance, to successfully complete a PCB design
Fabricate the PCB using LPKF machines
Demonstrate the testing and troubleshooting of the PCB
Explain industry-standard documentation necessary to produce PCBs

Total Hours: 80 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 60