How to Create a Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

Executive Summary

    This application note outlines a process through which printed circuit boards (PCBs) may be produced using the PCB design and fabrication tools available in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Michigan State University. This document describes the PCB production process in general and also presents a case study.

Section

1. Overview

2. Prototyping

3. Schematic Capture

4. Physical Layout

5. Physical Creation of PCB

6. Lessons Learned and Recommendations

7. Appendix