At Elite Systems, we offer a PCB Design Training program that provides a thorough understanding of the principles and practices involved in designing professional printed circuit boards. The course covers schematic design, component placement, routing techniques, and PCB layout design using popular industry tools such as Altium Designer, KiCAD, and Proteus.
Students learn about design rules, signal integrity, EMI/EMC considerations, and fabrication processes to ensure reliable and manufacturable boards.
4 Weeks / Classroom & Hands-on Lab
Hardware design enthusiasts, electronics engineering graduates, and industry professionals.
| Module | Topics Covered | Practical Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Module 1: Schematic Capture | Creating libraries, custom footprints, symbols, component connections, Electrical Rules Check (ERC). | KiCAD schematic capture of a power regulator circuit. |
| Module 2: Board Layout & Routing | Board boundaries, placement guidelines, net class settings, track width rules, single/double-layer routing techniques. | Routing traces, ground planes, decoupling capacitor positions. |
| Module 3: DRC & Manufacturing Files | Design Rule Checks (DRC), clearance limits, copper pours, generating Gerber files, NC Drill files, BOM. | Generating manufacturing files for standard fabrication. |
| Module 4: Signal Integrity & EMI | Introduction to high-speed design, differential pairs, impedance matching, crosstalk minimization, thermal vias. | Optimizing high-frequency digital lines. |