PCB Via Fencing & Edge Plating Basics - Phil's Lab #175

How to reduce edge-fired EMI emissions with ground via fencing and edge plating. Demonstrations using Altium Designer. Claim up to $258 in exclusive coupons - first come, first served https://jlcpcb.com/pcb-campaign OSHWLab Stars 2026: https://oshwlab.com/activities/stars2026 Altium Develop: http://altium.com/yt/philslab (Ad) [SUPPORT] Hardware design courses: https://phils-lab-shop.fedevel.education Course content: https://www.phils-lab.net/courses Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/phils94 [LINKS] Controlling Electromagnetic Emissions from PCB Edges in Backplanes (B. Simonovich, Signal Integrity Journal): https://www.signalintegrityjournal.com/articles/292-controlling-electromagnetic-emissions-from-pcb-edges-in-backplanes [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Intro 01:24 JLCPCB (Ad) 02:37 Altium Develop (Ad) 03:31 Basics 09:10 Via Fencing 20:45 Exposed Copper 22:54 Edge Plating 26:54 Outro