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Tag Archives: manufacturing

How to Find the Right Company to Manufacture Your Circuit Board

The creation of a circuit board from start to finish typically takes a substantial amount of time given all of the processes that are involved. It starts with the initial idea and moves on to the design, which then needs … Continue reading

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How Blind and Buried Vias are Used

PCBs tend to be very crowded, and it can become difficult to connect the needed components to both sides of the boards. Often, the best way to get the room you need on the board – and to affix all … Continue reading

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SMT Manufacturing Made Simple with Advanced Circuits PCB Design and Production

Surface mount technology (SMT) is a design and fabrication process that replaces the through-hole mounting of PCB (printed circuit board) components with direct placement on the printed circuit board surface. It is something that is at work in the vast … Continue reading

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Designing and Creating Circuit Boards Quickly Has Never Been Easier

Turnaround times on production or fabrication of circuit boards is rarely thought of as a fast or rapid process. After all, the many steps involved typically translate to a very lengthy period. From the initial design and output to design … Continue reading

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How to Avoid CAM Hold: 15 Most common Mistakes

At Advanced Circuits, we treat every PCB order as a time sensitive order, because we know that time is a valuable commodity for our customers.  Going through great lengths to provide valuable resources to make it easy to design your boards, … Continue reading

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PCB Manufacturing & Assembly | Advanced Circuits – Company Growth

Aurora, CO Economic Development Council May 2014 | Largest Private Primary Employers Advanced Circuits ranks #25 in the latest Aurora Economic Development Council list of the largest private primary employers in the Aurora, Colorado area. 2015 has so far proven … Continue reading

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Printed Circuit Boards Leading to Greater Connectivity

Each new piece of technology that enters the marketplace boasts new features and promises to be smarter and faster than its predecessors. In this Internet Age we live in, connectivity is essential for communication, business productivity and our economic wellbeing. … Continue reading

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How to Choose a Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

When you are getting ready to place an order for your circuit boards, there are many factors to take into consideration. First of all, you want to be able to work with a manufacturer that has a proven track record … Continue reading

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Via Tenting for PCBs Available at Advanced Circuits

As devices get thinner and engineers use more surface mount components for their products, it is important to design and produce circuit boards with as close to absolute surface planarity as possible. Via tenting from Advanced Circuits is one of … Continue reading

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Fabrication and Assembly Under the Same Roof at Advanced Circuits

When you place your order for printed circuit boards you expect to get consistent and high-quality service throughout the entire process. Why order PCBs from a company that doesn’t have the experienced technicians on staff to follow through with the … Continue reading

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