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Do I need to use thermals on vias for reliability?
This question is further to Why thermal reliefs on vias?
I have recently been advised (by someone I consider an expert) that I should add thermal reliefs to vias which are connected to planes, even ...
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How do I determine the area of copper needed on a PCB to provide adequate heatsinking for a power SMD MOSFET?
I am planning to use the IRFR5305PBF Power MOSFET (http://www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/irfr5305pbf.pdf) to switch on a load. I have determined that I need an external heatsink with Rthsa ...
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How to design high-current through hole solder connection to large planes
We have a power connector, which is capable of delivering 20Amps to a PCB. On the PCB, one layer is dedicated to Vdd, which is 5V. The board is quite large, 200mmx300mm.
The power connector is ...
