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product, printed circuit board (PCB) forms the basic foundation for interconnecting and packaging. PCBs are used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or signal traces etched from copper sheets laminated on a non-conductive substrate (source: Wikipedia). PCBs are also referred to as printed wiring boards (PWBs), or etched wiring boards, which have evolved over the years from uncomplicated single- and double-sided platedthrough-hole (PTH) to become multi-layered PCBs. The fortunes of the PCB industry depend on the health of IT, telecom, automobile, electronic gaming and consumer electronics. Due to the rapid growth of the electronics industry worldwide, the global PCB market has witnessed a remarkable growth over the last two decades.
A glimpse
PCB designers are key persons in research and development (R&D), electronics production units as well as in the PCB industry. A PCB designers job comes with a lot of responsibilities. Nowadays its not only about making interconnections between electronic components but also understanding the functioning of the circuit. It is often observed that a circuit which functions well when assembled over a bread board may or may not function properly over a poorly designed PCB layout. Depending upon the complexity of the circuit or PCB it may take two to three days for system engineers to locate and rectify the problems, Singla says. There can be numerous reasons for such kind of failures; PCB design and fabrication being one of them. If a PCB is not designed or fabricated as per the circuit requirements, the circuit may not function at all, or function partially. Generally, circuit designers overlook the PCB design/fabrication part so as to reduce the products time-to-market or to
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"Without PCB, we can not expect any electronic circuit. Since a PCB provides physical support as well as interconnections between different electronic components, there exist great opportunities as well as very good growth in this field worldwide."
Shavinder Singla, deputy engineer in PCB Lab at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Mohali
"For electricals and electronics engineering (EEE) and electronics communication engineering (EC) students, this is a good field to start their career."
According to Vikas Kohli, senior architect, Cadence Design Systems India, New computing, network, and telecommunication products have ine-radicably altered the PCB design landscape. A recent report titled Design Trends and EDA Tool UsageAsia Pacific, highlights consumer electronics, telecom/data communications and industrial control/medical electronics as dominant industries in the region. The PCB design section report shows that over 50 per cent of designs have less than 50 integrated circuits (ICs) on a board. In fact, 20 per cent of designs have less than four ICs on the board. The pin-count of these devices has increased, so has the complexity of the logical interconnects. In this case, a smaller number of larger components means a larger number of design headaches. One design discipline greatly affected by this change is schematic design capture. To keep pace with shrinking market windows in light of all this complexity, designers have to capture designs faster than ever before. And to meet profitability goals they have to design it right the first time, Kohli adds.
Whos hiring?
It is difficult to point out a particular industry as the major recruiter of PCB designers. Aspirants in this field may look for opportunities in all industries which are directly involved in manufacturing electronics products. These include telecom, automotive, biomedical equipment, computer hardware, electronic security systems, consumer electronic appliances, mobile companies, industrial automation and power electronics, amongst others. The big organisations always have a team of six-eight designers while the middle ones have two-five designers. The team size depends upon the development of new hardware or modification of the existing one, and also on the size of the R&D team. However, to name a few, some of the major recruiters in this field are Bharat Electronics Limited, Semiconductor Complex Laboratory, HCL, L&T, GE, HP, Beetel, Nokia, Samsung, LG, Ericsson, Sony and Philips, informs Singla. Krithiga adds, Small-sector PCB design companies are recruiting freshers. MNCs like Wipro, Applied Materials, TCS, Ingersoll Rand, and most of the electronics goods designing companies offer a good opportunity for PCB design engineers.
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subhash
i m interested in pcb designing very much...and i have little knowledege in pcb desigining with altium software...wat shall i do to improve my designing knowledge
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bhavesh
Mitu
Im working in High Speed PCB designing on PADS layout.Please suggest me the best company for my career growth & also software. I have completed Dip in electronics from NTTF.
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prashant
Im working in High Speed PCB designing on PADS layout.Please suggest me the best company for my career growth & also software. I have completed Dip in electronics production & maintanance
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rakesh kumar
i m interested in pcb designing and im working in orcad please give me some detail about pcb designing company.
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steve
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hitesh
Which software is better for PCB design industry as i am B.Tech. with Electronics & Communication.
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My best suggestion is to use Cadence OrCAD and you can download full 9.2 version for free at computertraining2011.blogspot.com.
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sudheer
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i completrd my course in PCB Design and searching for job now in bangalore..can u help
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raju shah
33 days ago
sir you give me some suggestion about pcd designing traaining center that is better for training i am complite our b.tech in ece 2012 pas out
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mayank bajpi
64 days ago
siri completed my B.E.then got training in pcb designing in ORCAD9.116.1hands on experiance in making sinle double and multilayer boards.Igot well knowledge in CADENCE ALLEGRO16.5 Version too.Eager to find a job releavent to this as afresher level.from where i should start?please sujjest me.
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Swati Gaur
I am presenly working on Orcad Software in an Electonics Company and want to grow further in Designing Field only. Please guide me the Best company in which I can switch to know further about the Designing.
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pls give me some reply sir ihv completed btech with electronics i want todo pcb design course is it have future for me &which one is the best institute for it ??pls any one reply me my mail id is prabir63@gmail.com &my no is 8237620964 .can i will get job in this field .&what r the software course in it .&which software is best .
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Himabindu
I hav 3yrs of exp in pcb designing pls let me knw is there opening for pcb designing
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im btech with ec branch pls suggest me is it better for me for pcb design course with which software my no i s8237620964. pls guide me .....
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gopi
64 days ago
icon learning and innovation centre banglore . the best place build your career in pcb.
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SANDIP
i am currently working as cam egg in PCB manufacturing firm i ant to go in PCB designing please suggest for good training where can i got training for itplease suggest me with good job?
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Krishna
19 days ago
Is it better to learn the course with regards to OrCAD etc during the college studies or after completing the BEBTECH degree courses?
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