OrCAD PCB Design Training

Curriculum:

Module 1: Introduction

• Overview of electronics and industry technologies
• Introduction to PCB manufacturing process
• Types of PCB designing (Single-sided, Double-sided, Multi-layer, Flexible, Rigid-Flex)
• What is EDA? Importance of CAD in PCB design
• OrCAD tool introduction & workflow understanding

Module 2: Design Specifications

• Understanding design architecture & design expectations
• PCB floorplanning best practices
• Logic synthesis and netlist generation
• EDA databases & project structure
• Circuit simulation and logic simulation concepts
• Power analysis & optimization approach
• Place-and-route methodology
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
  
• Design closure processes
  
• Design rule checking (DRC)
  
• Layout vs schematic comparison
  
• Layout extraction & integrity checks
• Automatic test pattern generation (ATPG)

Module 3: Analog & Digital Electronics

• Types of power supplies & filtering
• Power supply selection for loads
• Importance of analog electronics in PCB
• Practical applications of analog devices:

• • BJT, FET, MOSFET, OP-AMP
    
    
• Component selection & implementation based on circuit requirements
• Designing transistor-based circuits
• OP-AMP fundamentals & real-life circuit design cases

Module 4: Industrial Component Packages

• Importance of footprint and land pattern selection
• THD vs SMD component packaging
• Package types: SOIC, QFN, BGA, SOT, SOP, DIP, TQFP, DFN
• Reading datasheets for pad design and tolerance calculation
• Designing PCB footprints according to package information

Module 5: Schematics (OrCAD Capture)

• OrCAD design environment overview
• Basic schematic rules & best practices
• Design flow & documentation structure
• Component Information System
• Part selection and library management
• Editing tool usage & custom symbol creation
• Adding text & graphical annotation
• Net and pin assignment conventions
• Printing & plotting schematics
• Netlist generation and editing
• DRC handling & resolving schematic errors

Module 6: PCB Layout (OrCAD PCB Editor)

• Concept of ECO & design update flow
• Importing netlist & initial settings
• Managing footprints & library files
• Creating board outline and layer stack-up
• PCB rule setup (clearances, width, via sizes)
• Component placement guidelines
• Routing strategies:
  • Manual routing
  • Multi-layer routing
  • Auto-placement & auto-routing
  • Differential pair routing basics
• Copper pouring & polygon planes
• Smart routing enhancements
• Drill table & via management
• Silkscreen text planning
• DRC and back-annotation to schematic
• Final design validation & optimization

Module 7: Simulation

• Concept and importance of simulation in PCB engineering
• PSPICE / Simulation tools overview
• Editing designs and waveform analysis
• Using simulation models
• Signal integrity basics
• Check-points and validation methods

Module 8: Post-Processing & Fabrication Output

• Generating Gerber, NC Drill & pick-and-place files
• Assembly drawings and fabrication notes
• Creating Bill Of Materials (BOM)
• Mechanical and enclosure fit-checks
• Manufacturing & fabrication guidelines

Final Project

Complete design of an end-to-end board such as:

• Microcontroller Development Board
• Power Supply Board
• Sensor interface or communication module

Including:

• Schematic design
• Library creation
• Placement & routing
• DRC / LVS verification
• Gerber output review