Board Thickness in PCB Design

Board thickness is a crucial part of PCB Design. And, while there are certainly some industry standards designers should heed, there's also a little more to it. Tech Consultant Zach Peterson examines what impacts board thickness and where you can find the info you need in data sheets. 0:00 Intro 0:38 Total Board Thickness & Number of Layers 1:17 A Basic Four-Layer Stackup 2:32 Determining Overall Thickness 4:08 What to Look for in Data Sheets 6:10 A Sample Data Sheet For more PCB Design for Beginners videos, click here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3aaAq2OJU5EsYtNwTPHNO3RHNJN34FbO For more PCB Layout videos, click here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3aaAq2OJU5HoYtg5axYOxWeGAaYhSS3Z For more Technical Consultant Zach Peterson videos, click here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3aaAq2OJU5F4hyKgGyHKOfSIUU_hY_yv Design PCBs with a Free Trial of Altium Designer Here: Download CircuitMaker Here: https://www.altium.com/circuitmaker/download Don't forget to follow us on social to stay up-to-date on the latest Altium Academy content. Follow Altium on Twitter: https://twitter.com/altium Follow Altium on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/altium/ Follow Altium on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AltiumOfficial/ Ready to try the industry's best-in-class design experience yourself? Download it today and get started! https://www.altium.com/downloads The Altium Academy is an online experience created to bring modern education to PCB Designers and Engineers all across the world. Here you can access a vast library of free training and educational content covering everything from basic design to advanced principles and step-by-step walkthroughs. Join industry legends as they share their career knowledge, review real-life design projects, or learn how to leverage one of Altium's leading design tools. No matter your level of experience, the Altium Academy can help you become a better Designer and Engineer! About Altium LLC Altium LLC (ASX:ALU), a global software company based in San Diego, California, is accelerating the pace of innovation through electronics. From individual inventors to multinational corporations, more PCB designers and engineers choose Altium software to design and realize electronics-based products. #Altium #PCBdesign #CircuitMaker