PCB Stack-Up and Build-Up - Phil's Lab #56

What a PCB is made of (build-up), determining a suitable build-up, and manufacturer/manufacturing considerations. Second part of video discusses how to choose a suitable stack-up for your PCB design (i.e. what sequence of layers you should assign (GND/PWR/SIG)) for signal integrity, EMI, etc. [SUPPORT] Mixed-signal hardware design course: Free trial of Altium Designer: PCBA from $0 (Free Setup, Free Stencil): Patreon: [LINKS] GitHub: Rick Hartley Video: [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Intro 00:06 Altium Designer Free Trial (Build-Up) 00:27 Build-Up Basics 01:58 Layer Count 02:50 Prepreg 03:40 Core 04:18 Copper Foil 05:21 Manufacturability 06:36 Example Manufacturer Build-Up 07:23 Example Controlled Impedance Suggestion 07:49 Altium Designer Layer Stack Manager & Impedance Set-Up 09:13 PCB Manufacturer Build-Up Section (Stack-Up) 09:56 Stack-Up Basics 10:57 Layer Types 12:09 ’Golden Rules’ for Determining Stack-Up 13:18 Goal: Prevent Fields from Spreading 13:58 Adjacent PWR GND Layers 14:34 Improving a 4-Layer Stack-Up 17:05 Return/Transfer Vias 17:49 Additional Stack-Up Tips 18:55 Good Multi-Layer Stack-Ups 19:51 Rick Hartley Video ID: QIBvbJtYjWuHiTG0uCoK