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IPC workmanship and PCB design certification learning are not the same type of learning.
Inspection standards, such as IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, and IPC-A-600, are heavily focused on acceptability r...
Why Product Design Engineers Are the First Link in Manufacturing Excellence
In our first article, Where Does Electronics Manufacturing Really Begin?, we introduced the ElectroSpec Manufacturing Know...
Design It Right the First Time: How IPC CID Training Helps Prevent Costly PCB Mistakes
Every PCB designer wants the board to work the first time.
But in real electronics manufacturing, design mistak...
IPC CID Certification: Why PCB Designers Need More Than Layout Software Skills
Modern PCB design is more than drawing traces, placing components, and generating Gerber files.
Layout software is powe...
The IPC CID exam has a reputation for catching designers off guard. It is not because the material is impossible — it is because people prepare for the wrong thing.
Here is a realistic way to study f...
How Design, Soldering, Inspection & ESD Work Together to Build Reliable Electronic Assemblies
Reliable electronic assemblies are not created by one standard, one certification, or one inspection step...
Robots Are Already Here — But They Still Need Humans
Walk through any major technology show today and one thing becomes obvious: robots are no longer science fiction.
They are rolling across trade s...
IPC CID Certification: The Missing Link Between PCB Design, Fabrication & Assembly
PCB design does not end when the layout is complete.
A board may look good on the screen, pass basic design rule ch...
One of the most common questions we receive at ElectroSpec is:
“What does IPC certification testing actually involve?”
Whether you are preparing for IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-600, or CID certif...
If you’re a PCB designer looking at IPC certification, you’ve probably noticed two options that sound similar: CID and CID+. Same organization, same design focus, very different levels of depth. This ...
