Online Instructor-Led PCB Design Courses

Build Skills and Master PCB Design

Whether you need an introductory course or need to add advanced design knowledge to your skillset, IPC has the design courses needed to deliver effective and reliable designs to your customers.

These courses are led by industry veterans who provide documentation and tips to use in the future. All courses have a final project that demonstrates mastery of the content.

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Constraint Engineering for PCB Designs

Unlock pathways that intertwine both electrical and mechanical realms, revealing the intricate secrets of routing features that set world-class designs apart.

STARTS APRIL 7

Technical Overview of the Semiconductor Chip Industry

From concept to creation, explore each stage of the semiconductor lifecycle — design, manufacturing, assembly, and testing.

STARTS APRIL 7

Introduction to PCB Design II

In this course, participants employ the lessons learned in Introduction to PCB Design I to effectively implement their designs using techniques such as multi-layer routing, signal integrity, transmission lines, and more.

STARTS APRIL 8

PCB Advanced Design Concepts

Create IPC-compliant PCB designs for advanced packaging, embedded components, wearable electronics, and complex board geometries, integrating cutting-edge techniques for miniaturization and functionality.

STARTS APRIL 8

Introductory and Intermediate PCB Design Courses

Transforming Your PCB Engineering Methods

Designing and engineering printed circuit boards is not only an art form but a booming and promising career opportunity in the world of electronics manufacturing. More Less

Introduction to PCB Design I

Learn the fundamentals by focusing on front-end design concepts such as schematic capture, library parts creation, basic electrical engineering concepts, and documentation. More Less

Introduction to PCB Design II

Building on the content in PCB Design I, student implement their designs using techniques like multi-layer routing, signal integrity, transmission lines, and more. The course also focuses on how manufacturing and assembly techniques impact design, documentation and manufacturing file generation. More Less

Introduction to PCB Design for Manufacturability

This series of ten micro-modules introduce some of the key concepts required to optimize the design of printed circuit boards for manufacture. If you'd like to learn more after completing the series, consider taking the IPC Design for Manufacturability course. More Less

PCB Design for Manufacturability

This two-and-a-half-week course covers all the knowledge and skills necessary to reduce or eliminate design, documentation, and capability issues that often arise when completed PCB designs are sent to the fabricator for production. More Less

Advanced PCB Design Courses

PCB Design for Military, Aerospace Applications

This course addresses specific challenges encountered in military and aerospace applications, including the effects of vibration, shock, radiation, altitude, extended operating temperature range, and other design considerations for high-reliability applications. More Less

PCB Design for Rigid-Flex Boards

Participants learn the skills necessary to effectively implement designs requiring flex and rigid-flex circuits in accordance with product requirements. The class also explores the impact of these designs on manufacturing and assembly techniques, documentation, and manufacturing file generation. More Less

Advanced Design Concepts

A new 8-week course that is a combination of HDI, advanced packaging, and embedded component design to develop smaller-footprint PCBs used in sophisticated devices. More Less

PCB Design for Radio Frequency (RF)

Learn the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to meet the design, manufacturing, and routing challenges of high-speed and radio frequency (RF) printed circuit boards. More Less

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Electronics Assembly Training for Engineers - Get New Engineers Up to Speed Fast

Developed with the industry to cover the topics every engineer must know.

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