Macrofab Engineering Podcast

MEP EP#262: Flex PCB PrimersParker Robert Feranec Published a video about what to consider when selecting chips for your new board design. Don’t want to steal Robert's content so go check him out. Hardware design and PCB Layout online course Comprehensive Power Supply System Designs for Harsh Automotive Environments Consume Minimal Space, Preserve Battery Charge, Feature Low EMI Analog engineer Bin Wu and previous Linear Tech engineer Zhongming Ye writing an application note with linear tech devices. ‘An Ideal Diode Satisfies Automotive Immunity Norms’ LT8672 Active rectifier controller Why is all this needed? Car power is dirty Load dumps Cold cranking Pulses ISO 7632-2 is a negative spike whose peak voltage exceeds −220 V! Reverse Polarity AC Ripple Stephen Wurth Elektronik on Flex PCBs Basically Polyimide foil with deposited copper 3 ways to create a system (from page 2) Heterogeneous Homogeneous Partial Homogeneous Full flex and Semiflex