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Basics and guidelines for PCB traces (tracks), including geometry/materials, sizing (power and signal), thermals, current-handling, controlled impedance, delay, and more. (AD: This video includes a paid promotion for Altium). [SUPPORT] Hardware design courses: https://phils-lab-shop.fedevel.education Course content: https://www.phils-lab.net/courses Free trial of Altium Designer: https://www.altium.com/yt/philslab (AD) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/phils94 [GIT] https://github.com/pms67 [SOCIAL] Instagram: https://instagram.com/philslabyt [LINKS] IPC-2221 calculator: https://www.4pcb.com/trace-width-calculator.html Trace inductance calculator: https://spok.ca/index.php/resources/tools/106-traceindcalc Differential pairs video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwrdvhm4vgw Controlled impedance: https://www.protoexpress.com/blog/controlled-impedance-really-matters/ PCB design for EMI/SI video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtzPL8wQ8-E Critical length calculator: https://www.protoexpress.com/tools/bandwidth-rise-time-and-critical-length-calculator/ Kicad controlled impedance video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fteCxn5XXA Stackup/controlled impedance video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3w22veWMbk [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Altium Designer Free Trial (Ad) 01:09 Basics 03:51 Geometry 07:07 Geometry/Material Cost 07:49 Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance 11:33 Power Delivery 12:59 IPC-2221 Calculator 14:09 PDN Inductance 15:31 Inductance Calculator 16:43 Power Planes 17:09 Differential Pairs 17:38 Controlled Impedance 18:54 Critical Length Calculator 20:05 Contr. Imp. Configs & Further Resources 21:30 Propagation Delays & Delay Matching 23:01 Practical Guidelines 29:55 Outro