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PCB Trace and Via Currents and Temperatures:: The Complete Analysis

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This is the first edition. A second edition of the book has been released that you might prefer. Search Amazon.com for it or refer to www.ultracad.com for more information. Finally! For the first time, here is a complete, thorough analysis of the relationships between PCB trace (and via) currents and trace temperatures. All in one place! Brooks has been looking at these relationships since the mid '90s. And he has assembled 20-plus years of knowledge into these pages. Starting with a historical background, this book covers: (a) PCB materials (copper and dielectrics) and the role they play in the heating and cooling of traces; (b) The IPC curves found in IPC 2152; (c) Equations that fit those curves; (d) Computer simulations that fit those curves and equations; (e) Sensitivity analyses showing what happens when we vary the environment (adjacent traces and planes, changing trace lengths, thermal gradients, etc.); (f) Via temperatures and what determines them; (g) Via current densities; (h) Fusing issues, what happens when traces are overloaded, and (g) a chapter showing how unevenly traces heat, even at low temperatures. There are supplemental chapters or appendices on measuring the thermal conductivity of dielectrics and measuring the resistivity of copper traces (and why many prior attempts have been doomed to failure.) And there is even a chapter on whether Industrial CT Scanning might replace microsections for measuring trace parameters. Never before has such a thorough compendium been available, especially so conveniently.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1530389437
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1530389438
  3. Publication date
    March 4, 2016
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    7 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
  6. Print length
    202 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 4, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1530389437
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1530389438
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

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Douglas Brooks

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Douglas Brooks has a BS/EE and an MS/EE from Stanford and a PhD from the University of Washington. For the last 20 years he has owned a small engineering service firm and written numerous technical articles on Printed Circuit Board Design and Signal Integrity issues, and has published two books on these topics. He has given seminars several times a year all over the US, as well as Moscow, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Canada. His primary focus is on making complex technical issues easily understood by those without advanced degrees.

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Javier Lasa
1.0 out of 5 stars Too short
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Expected better analysis with respect to the topic, chapters are interesting but the book is too short. Don't recommend the book.
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