Hardware Design – Digital Electronics & PCB

Module 1: Introduction to Digital Electronics

• Digital electronics fundamentals: binary, hexadecimal, and BCD number systems
• Logic gates: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR
• Boolean algebra: simplification, De Morgan's theorems, and Karnaugh maps
• Combinational circuits: adders, multiplexers, decoders, and encoders

Module 2: Sequential Circuits

• Flip-flops: SR, D, JK, and T flip-flop operation and truth tables
• Registers: shift registers and parallel load register design
• Counters: synchronous, asynchronous, and modulo counters
• Finite State Machines: Mealy and Moore machine design

Module 3: Electronic Components

• Passive components: resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transformers
• Active components: diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and op-amps
• Integrated circuits: logic families TTL and CMOS characteristics
• Power supplies: linear regulators, switching regulators, and voltage references

Module 4: Schematic Design

• Schematic capture fundamentals: symbols, nets, and hierarchy
• KiCad or Altium Designer: schematic editor introduction
• Component libraries: using and creating schematic symbols
• Netlist generation: exporting schematic for PCB layout

Module 5: PCB Layout Design

• PCB design rules: trace width, clearance, and via sizing
• Layer stack-up: single, double, and multilayer PCB design
• Component placement: placement for signal integrity and thermal management
• Routing: manual and auto-routing strategies for PCB traces

Module 6: Signal Integrity and EMC

• Signal integrity fundamentals: reflections, crosstalk, and ground bounce
• Impedance matching: controlled impedance traces for high-speed signals
• Decoupling capacitors: placement and value selection strategy
• EMC design: grounding, shielding, and filtering for compliance

Module 7: Simulation and Verification

• SPICE simulation: circuit simulation with LTspice
• Digital simulation: logic simulation with ModelSim or Vivado
• Design Rule Check (DRC): automated PCB design validation
• Gerber files: generating manufacturing files for PCB fabrication

Module 8: Capstone Project and Assessment

• Combinational and sequential circuit design: schematic and simulation
• PCB layout: complete two-layer PCB with routing and DRC
• Gerber output and PCB fabrication file generation project
• Final assessment and course certification

Experience in the Industry Learn from electronics engineers and PCB designers who have designed digital circuits, embedded system hardware, and PCB layouts for consumer electronics, industrial control, and IoT product development.

Backgrounds at the Top Our hardware design trainers have worked at electronics product companies, PCB design houses, and embedded systems engineering teams delivering hardware designs from schematic to manufactured PCB.

Clear & Effective Teaching Digital logic, combinational and sequential circuits, electronic components, schematic capture, PCB layout, signal integrity, EMC design, SPICE simulation, and Gerber file generation are explained with real hardware design examples.

Hands-On Learning Focus Students design digital circuits, draw schematics in KiCad, lay out PCBs, run DRC checks, simulate with LTspice, and generate Gerber fabrication files through structured hands-on hardware design lab exercises.

Up-to-Date Knowledge Trainers keep content current with the latest KiCad and Altium Designer releases, high-speed PCB design techniques, and evolving digital electronics and PCB design best practices.