Design Articles

PCB design considerations and techniques using LPKF Rapid PCB Prototyping equipment

Design Article 1 - Compact Router Speeds Prototype PCB Development
A portable, but rugged, circuit board router can turn a copper-clad laminate into a working circuit in less than 15 minutes.

Design Article 2 - A 2.6 GHz Microstrip Hairpin Filter Design Using CAD and EDA Tools
Design software and mechanical prototyping combine to create a practical filter.

Design Article 3 - The Design, Fabrication and Measurement of Microstrip Filter and Coupler Circuits
These practical microstrip examples provide a valuable tutorial on the use of many different engineering resources: published references, comprehensive EDA tools, EM analysis and rapid prototyping equipment.

Design Article 4 - Design and Prototyping of a Transimpedance Front-End Amplifier for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Circuits
As part of the development of an optical power monitor for use in Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) circuits, the effectiveness of a logarithmic OPAMP transimpedance front-end amplifier was investigated...

Design Article 5 - Automated Process Cuts Filter Tuning Time From Hours to Minutes
Fast, efficient tuning of S-, C-, and X-band filters reduces production time and cost for Army missile systems.