Ground plane
Description:The ground plane is usually a relatively large area of copper on circuit boards, in multilayer PCBs typically in the inner layers. It serves as electrical ground, shielding…
Netlist
Description:The netlist contains the electrical connections between the components on the circuit board, and is usually held in textual format (see EDIF).In printed circuit board production…
E-Test
The E-test is used for testing the circuit board for short circuits or open connections (compared to the netlist). For the E-test, two methods are common:
Flying ProbeFor prototypes and…
Electronic Design Interchange Format
The Electronic Design Interchange Format (EDIF) is a vendor-independent, machine-readable format from the 80s used for exchange of netlists and schematics. It…
ODB
Description:
ODB++ is a format for exchanging data between CAD and CAM in the development and manufacture of electronic devices. By ODB++, PCB design information can be transmitted…
