Transform your electronics ideas into manufacturable printed circuit boards with this 3-course program covering the complete PCB design workflow. Starting with schematic-to-PCB fundamentals, you'll learn professional layout techniques ensuring reliable real-world performance. Master critical skills including design rules, component placement, layer stackup, and power/ground networks. Progress to advanced signal routing with controlled impedance, differential pairs, and high-speed USB circuits while managing signal integrity and EMI. The program culminates with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) principles that separate hobbyist boards from production-ready designs. Using KiCAD throughout, you'll work on projects including a USB-to-UART converter and microcontroller development board, applying each concept in real-time. Learn to avoid reflections, crosstalk, and thermal issues while implementing professional practices for test points, assembly optimization, and fabrication verification. Each course emphasizes hands-on demos over theory. Whether you're an electronics enthusiast, startup engineer, or embedded developer, this program bridges circuit design and physical implementation. By completion, you'll create PCBs optimized for reliability, manufacturability, and cost-effectiveness—ready for prototypes to mass production.
Applied Learning Project
Build production-ready PCBs through hands-on projects including: complete PCB layout from imported schematics with proper design rules, USB-to-UART converter with controlled impedance routing and differential pairs, microcontroller development board with DFM/DFT features, multi-layer stackup design with power planes and decoupling, high-speed signal routing with EMI mitigation, thermal management implementation, test point placement and accessibility optimization, and complete fabrication file generation including Gerbers, BOM, and assembly drawings. Each project reinforces professional PCB design practices.
