We’ll look at examples of real boards to explain why certain design decisions are made and to show how professional designers approach their circuit board designs.

One of the main goals of this course is to give you the knowledge needed to start designing PCBs. There is also the design of the bare board itself, something that forms the foundation of PCB design and manufacturing. However, PCB design also requires creativity in how you select components, place them on a circuit board, and connect them with copper. Some of the important concepts in PCB design rely heavily on knowledge from your prior electronics classes. PCB design is as much art as it is science. Hopefully, by the end of the course, you’ll have enough knowledge to design some simpler PCBs and to start taking more advanced industry-level circuit board design and manufacturing courses. You’ll also get some exposure to industry-standard PCB design software, and you’ll have a chance to use this software to build your own PCB. Welcome to the Altium Academy Printed Circuit Board design course! Throughout this course, you’ll be introduced to important ideas involved in PCB design, manufacturing, and assembly.

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