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# Top 5 Printed Circuit Board Stack-Up Design Mistakes

## Identifying Errors and Guidelines on How to Prevent Them

Inside the *Top 5 Printed Circuit Board Stack-Up Design Mistakes* Ebook, we will look at what to look for in terms of PCB stack-up design issues and provide guidance on how to mitigate each issue.

The stack-up is defined by the design team or by the manufacturing of the printed circuit board (PCB). All PCBs have a determined shape and size and an overall dimension X and Y. The PCB also has a predetermined overall allowed thickness to be met including a tolerance by manufacturing. The stack is more than copper weight, layer count, and overall thickness – it also defines dielectrics, material(s), and tolerance. From double-sided to multilayers, all PCBs have a stack-up to meet the overall thickness required. 

### What’s Inside:

- Mixed Copper Weight
- Data Set Impacts on Stack-Up Details
- Layer Count
- And more…

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