[Jack Gassett] is developing a new breakout board for an FPGA. The chip comes in a ball grid array (BGA) package which is notoriously difficult to solder reliably. Since he’s still in development, the ...

What’s solder for, anyway? It’s just the stuff that sticks the parts to the PCB. If you’re rapid prototyping, possibly with expensive components, and want to be able to remove chips from the board ...

Configuring a modular test system typically involves selecting hardware and software from multiple manufacturers and writing your own custom software. The BoardMaster modular test system from European ...

The printed circuit board design best practices series of articles discusses the different steps of PCB development from the basics of creating a design schematic with specific requirements, to ...

What is and what does a motherboard do? The primary component of a computer is the motherboard (sometimes called the mainboard). The motherboard is the hub that is used to connect all of the ...