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Return Currents, Effective Via Delay, Round Traces & More | Q&A

Name: Return Currents, Effective Via Delay, Round Traces & More | Q&A
Uploaded: 2022-10-21T15:30:03+00:00
Duration: 14 min 12 s

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It's time for another Q&A! This time around, Technical Consultant Zach Peterson explores stitching vias, effective via delay, curved traces, and much more. Check out the timecodes to browse all the topics covered.

0:00 Intro

0:23 Stitching Vias and Return Currents in PCB

3:01 Automatically Calculate Effective Via Delay

4:17 Impedance of a Series RLC Circuit

5:19 Round or Curved Traces

7:06 IPC Classes

9:14 Teardrop Spacing and Impedance

11:35 Via Breakouts

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