PCB Silkscreen & Solder Mask 101 - Phil's Lab
Basics, tips and tricks for working with silkscreen and solder mask in PCB designs. PCBs by PCBWay https://www.pcbway.com
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Vias 101: • PCB Vias 101 - Phil's Lab #77
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[TIMESTAMPS]
00:00 Introduction
03:02 PCBWay
03:44 Altium Designer Free Trial
04:35 Silkscreen
08:39 Silkscreen Sizing
11:02 Silkscreen Placement & Clearance
14:17 Silkscreen Date Code
15:04 Silkscreen Tip for Dense Designs
15:40 Solder Mask
18:54 Solder Mask Expansion
20:13 Solder Mask Colour Considerations
21:16 Solder Mask Slivers (Bridges)
25:05 Tented Vias
26:15 (Non) Solder Mask Defined Pads
27:55 Outro
