A Mistake Is Never Repeated: 5 Common Mistakes in PCB Design

Written by: Arbel Nissan, Nistec

Both words “mistake” and “error” possess a similar meaning in dictionaries. Yet there is a slight difference between them. A “mistake” – means selecting an incorrect path, when during the time of selection, the correct path is unknown. In contrary, an “error” signifies the selection of an incorrect solution or an incorrect path, when during the time of selection all the data required for a correct decision is supposed to be known. For example: a spelling mistake or a gross error.

In this article, I have written down several common mistakes in PCB design. The consequences of these errors, which are usually detected during the PCB’s production and assembly stages, may lead to critical implications on the PCB’s quality and reliability, as well as its production cost and duration.