(Sponsored) PCB Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Q&A with Sierra Circuits - Phil's Lab #158

(AD: This video includes an unpaid promotion for Sierra Circuits.) A huge thank you to Amit & Lucy from Sierra Circuits for having a chat with me about design for manufacturing from a PCB manufacturer and assembler's perspective! Try the Better DFM tool to check your PCB design before you send your files for fab: https://www.protoexpress.com/tools/pcb-dfm-tool/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=philslab%2Bpodcast%2Bjan%2B2024 Join Sierra Circuits’ new forum SierraConnect to get answers to all your PCB questions: https://sierraconnect.protoexpress.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=philslab%2Bpodcast%2Bjan%2B2024 PCB Fabrication Notes: https://www.protoexpress.com/kb/pcb-fabrication-notes/ PCB Assembly Notes: https://www.protoexpress.com/kb/assembly-notes/ [SUPPORT] Hardware design courses: https://phils-lab-shop.fedevel.education Course content: https://www.phils-lab.net/courses Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/phils94 [GIT] https://github.com/pms67 [SOCIAL] Instagram: https://instagram.com/philslabyt [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Intro 02:22 Rounded Corners 03:27 Solder Mask Expansion 05:47 Acid Traps 08:07 Teardrops 08:38 Copper Fills, Board Warp, and Copper Balance 12:13 Via Finished Drill Size and Annular Ring 15:30 Pick and Place Orientation Standard 17:12 Reducing Number of Different Drill Sizes 19:06 Fiducial Marker Shape 20:18 Rounding Drill Hole Sizes 21:19 Polarity Markers 22:13 Designators 25:02 Panelisation 27:48 Layer Index, Fab Drawings, and Callouts 30:44 Etch Comp 31:33 Output File Format 33:37 Removing Non-Functional Pads 34:54 Outro