Printed circuit board (PCB) laboratory
Room: S 406
Phone: +49 351 462-2934
The PCB laboratory is used for teaching and research at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. The design and use of the laboratory enables practical training and the development of engineering and practical skills among the students. The focus is on the constructive-technological development of electronic assemblies as an essential element of the engineering development goals in electrical engineering.
Through close cooperation with the faculty's CAD laboratory, the entire chain of computer-aided design, mechanical production and the special technologies of electronics, including selected methods for characterizing the assemblies, is to be made accessible to students in practical training. The focus of the laboratory is therefore on the manufacture and characterization of electronic assemblies.
The development and evaluation of electronic assemblies and devices are also focal points of research, whereby in addition to the observation of known technologies and the analysis of occurring effects, the development of new constructive-technological solutions for a wide variety of applications is of interest.
Due to the different requirements of the technologies and equipment, it is necessary to divide the facilities into several areas:
- PCB manufacturing
- Thick film technology
- Module assembly (THT, SMT) / Electronics assembly
Possibilities in the laboratory
Hand soldering workstations with exhaust air | SMD soldering workstation with exhaust air |
Reflow soldering | Annealing in the heating cabinet & sintering furnace |
Pneumatic hand dispensing | Screen & stencil/paste printing |
Manual SMD placement | Partially automatic SMD placement machine |
Manual drilling work | Automated drilling/milling work on PCB |
Production of board layout films (injection >150µ) | Production of printed circuit boards (1 & 2 layers) |
Manual through-hole plating (rivets) | Galvanic through-hole plating |
Electrical measurements and testing | Oscillography |
Optical inspection | Laminating work up to A3 |
Laboratory cooperation
There are various collaborations with laboratories at the HTW Dresden and other university and research institutions as well as industry to implement the different tasks in construction and technology. Typical processes are secured through cooperation with the faculty's facilities.
Supervising professors and laboratory engineers
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marc-Peter Schmidt
- Z 435
- +49 351 462 2504
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Rico Schumann
- Z 403B
- +49 351 462 3067
Printed circuit board production currently by arrangement