Thermal PCB Design Tips - Phil’s Lab #93

Thermal considerations when designing hardware and PCBs. Including discussions on trace widths, planes, copper thickness, power calculations, regulator and package choice, and more. [SUPPORT] Free trial of Altium Designer: Patreon: Mixed-signal hardware design course: Advanced Hardware Design Course Survey [GIT] [LINKS] Instagram: [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Altium Designer Free Trial 01:16 Trace/Plane Width and Thickness 02:41 IPC-2221 Calculator 06:07 Paralleling Layers 07:03 LDO Power Dissipation 09:42 Package Choice (Thermal Resistance) 13:15 Thermal Vias and Pads 17:59 Thermal Reliefs and Copper Balancing 18:55 Summary 20:42 Outro