MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·2d ago · 6 min readThe 2026 PCB Industry "Great Divergence": Who's Exiting and Who's Rising? If you've been following the PCB industry this year, you've seen the headlines: PCB prices up over 300%, orders booked through 2027, and supply chain shortages across the board. But beneath the surfac00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·5d ago · 8 min readFlexible Circuit Board (FPC) Design Guide: When to Use It and How to Design ItHave you ever faced a design requirement where the device needs to fold, bend, or rotate—and a rigid PCB simply won't fit? Or perhaps the product space is extremely limited, requiring routing through 00
SJSurya Jinpcbwithsurya.hashnode.dev·Aug 22 · 8 min readStarting My Career in PCB Design: Lessons from an ECE GraduateI graduated with a B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2025, and I remember sitting in my room a few days later, degree certificate not even printed yet, wondering how four years of s00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Aug 21 · 5 min readKey Considerations for High-Reliability PCB Design: A Focus on Medical and Automotive ElectronicsIn the medical and automotive sectors, PCB reliability is directly tied to human safety. A minor design flaw or manufacturing defect can have severe consequences, whether in a hospital ward or on a hi00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Aug 18 · 5 min readThe 2026 PCB Talent Gap: High-Paying Jobs Are Going "Invisible"If you've been watching PCB industry job postings in 2026, you might have noticed something strange: everyone talks about a "high-paying PCB engineer shortage," but when you search online job boards, 00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Jul 28 · 9 min readThe Journey of a PCB: What Happens Between "Send" and "Deliver"You finish designing a PCB, click "Send," and ship the Gerber files off to the factory. Then you wait. A week later, a package arrives with your boards. They look exactly as you designed them. You thi00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Jul 24 · 5 min readWhy Your Hardware Startup Shouldn't Start with the Biggest PCBA FactoryThere's a moment in every hardware startup's journey where the founder makes a decision that seems obvious but often backfires. It usually sounds like this: "We want to work with the biggest, most est00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Jul 17 · 4 min readGreat PCB Design Isn‘t Just Routing — It‘s Building a ProductIf you've done hardware development, you've probably experienced this: the board works, the functionality is there, but production yield is low, assembly is difficult, and rework rates are high. You t00
MWMaggie Wanginanypcba.hashnode.dev·Jul 14 · 6 min readHow Does a Circuit Board Go from a Design File to the Heart of an Electronic Device? — The Complete PCB Manufacturing Process ExplainedYou've designed a PCB and sent it to a factory. Then what? How does your design file actually become the working board you hold in your hands? I've asked this question to many hardware engineers. Few 00
AAuckaminauckamzone.hashnode.dev·Jul 13 · 8 min readMultilayer vs Single-Layer PCB: Which Does Your Product Need? Choosing between a single-layer PCB and a multilayer vs Single-Layer PCB depends on your product’s complexity, electrical performance, manufacturing requirements, and future scalability. Single-layer 00