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Advanced Circuits, Inc. (ACI)

As experts in the manufacture and assembly of printed circuit boards, we work to make our blog a helpful resource on PCB topics and the industries that we work with, including automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace and many more. Here you'll find insights into PCB design, tech trends, assembly issues, and trending topics in the general news media as they relate to printed circuit board technology.

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A One-Stop Shop Approach to PCB Manufacturing

Advanced Circuits is the leading one-stop shop for full-service PCB manufacturing and quickturn, prototype quantity PCB assembly under one roof.  Since 1989 the company has grown to become the third largest PCB manufacturer in North America by offering the industry’s … Continue reading

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Multilayer PCB Manufacturing Capabilities

Advanced Circuits provides some of the most advanced PCB manufacturing capabilities in the industry, including multilayer PCB manufacturing up to 40 layers.  Our PCB fabrication solutions range from the simplest designs to the most rigorous requirements for medical, commercial, defense, … Continue reading

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Advanced Circuits Makes PCB Prototyping Easy

Advanced Circuits is well known in the industry for its impeccable quality, outstanding customer service, and trusted reliability.  Combine that with expanded manufacturing capabilities for both PCB prototyping and production quantities, and you have the best choice for all of … Continue reading

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Manufacturing Capabilities for Custom PCB Requirements

Advanced Circuits® leads the North American printed circuit board industry in quality and innovation by providing full-service PCB fabrication to meet the most rigorous custom PCB requirements.  Our PCB manufacturing capabilities range from simple PCB prototypes to advanced PCBs with … Continue reading

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PCB Design Software: Reasons to Choose PCB Artist

Advanced Circuits® expanded services, free PCB design tools, and hands-on support, makes ordering your printed circuit boards easy. One of the free PCB design tools offered by Advanced Circuits® is PCB Artist®, a free PCB layout software download that makes … Continue reading

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Circuit Board Design: Avoid These Common Mistakes

Advanced Circuits’ CAM engineers provide a detailed review of each and every one of our customers’ circuit board design files for peace of mind and a smooth manufacturing process.  We also offer a free online tool, FreeDFM™, to check your … Continue reading

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Circuit Boards 101

What is a Circuit Board? A circuit board, also known as printed circuit board or PCB, can be found inside every electronic device in today’s world.  In fact, the circuit board is considered the foundation of electronic devices because it … Continue reading

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Standard vs. Custom Spec Printed Circuit Boards | Advanced Circuits

Advanced Circuits is your one-stop solution for full service PCB fabrication and quickturn PCB Assembly under one roof.  Getting an instant quote for printed circuit boards from Advanced Circuits is easy and knowing which parameters affect your PCB fabrication cost … Continue reading

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A Trusted Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Partner

Advanced Circuits has been a pioneer in the printed circuit board manufacturing industry since 1989, always innovating to create the best quality, service, and fast turn times with expanded capabilities.  We have grown to become North America’s third largest PCB … Continue reading

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Free PCB Design Software: PCB Artist

  Advanced Circuits offers many innovative services to help design engineers speed up the PCB prototyping and production process such as our Quickturn PCB Prototyping options as fast as same day.  We also offer free circuit board design tools such … Continue reading

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