KiCAD (pronounced ‘keycad’) is a capable open-source pcb layout tool, which recently reached version 6. I have been trying to use the software, and feel stuck an ‘just muddling thorough’. In search of ...

One of the big problems with doing PCB layout is finding a suitable footprint for the components you want to use. Most tools have some library although — of course — some are better than others. You ...

I came across an article on PCB layout in Electronic Design magazine. It’s a pretty good article and I am glad to see the trade magazines realize we care as much about PCB layout as the bus-caching ...