He’s also done some R&D into 3D connectors for prototyping. Next up is putting your circuit on boards that are far from board-shaped. [FESTO]’s bionicANTs ant army is one such example.

You hold in your hand a circuit board from a product you didn’t make ... and a schematic with every part you noted from the first step but no connected traces. Eric demonstrates how to use ...

A bare chip that is mounted directly onto the printed circuit board (PCB). After the wires are attached, a glob of epoxy or plastic is used to cover the chip and its connections. The tape ...

Prior to integrated circuits, these electronic components were discrete devices soldered to each other on a printed circuit board. To learn how a digital circuit works, go to half adder and travel ...