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Xiuxiu Liu

Can you specify trace *thickness* in your EDA software?

1347 1 Aug 08.2019, 17:41:17

A new capability being rolled out by some of the more prominent "heavy copper" board houses is the ability to selectively plate thicker copper onto specific traces so that control and power circuits can be on the same board. For example, all of the control circuit traces can be the standard 1oz / 35um thick Cu while high current traces can be plated up to 20oz / 0.7mm. This is a fantastic thing for those of us who concentrate on power electronics, but I suspect few, if any, EDA programs will let you set the trace thickness for specific traces, nets or planes. So, I'm basically asking if this functionality is actually available?

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