Books for Layout Reference or Teaching

[rob_mcintosh]

My local community college is planning on offering classes in PCB Layout for their Electro/Mechanical Drafting program. They are looking for textbooks, or good reference material.

Any ideas?

[Bodhran1]

I've never read a book that I thought covered PCB design very clearly or completely (or even close).

I'd recommend they have a copy of "Printed Circuit Design" by Coombs.

It's been the bible for pcb design and fabrication related topics for years.

That and a link to this forum!! LOL


Dave

[Tom]

I agree with Dave that the "COOMBS' Printed Circuits Handbook" is the industry bible (and the latest Fifth Edition comes with a CD-ROM of the entire book).

But you are looking for a classroom textbook and I will recommend a couple of friends of mine that can help you out.

#1 Glenn Wells teaches at Collin College outside Dallas, TX. He will know of the right classroom text material you will need.

Glenn Wells C.I.D.
Manager - Hardware Development
Dallas Design Center
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
6505 Windcrest Drive, Suite 300
Plano, Texas 75024
Voice: 972.244.2140
Fax: 972.244.2600
Cell: 972.571.3555
E-mail: glenn.wells@idt.com


#2 Bill Brooks teaches at Palomar College in Vista, CA.

Bill Brooks
PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D., C.I.I.
TITAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
DATRON WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
3030 Enterprise Court, Vista, CA 92083
Tel: 760.597.1500 Ext 3772 Fax: 760.597.1510
Adjunct Instructor - PCB Design
Palomar College, 1440 West Mission Road
San Marcos, CA 92069-1487
http://www.palomar.edu/
Member of the IPC Designers Council
http://dc.ipc.org/
Executive Board
Steering Committee
Education Committee
San Diego Chapter of the IPC Designers Council Core Group
Board of Directors, Communications Officer and Webmaster
http://www.ipc.org/SanDiego/
http://home.fda.net/bbrooks/pca/pca.htm

Note: Both Glenn and Bill are certified IPC instructors for the CID certification program.


#3 Gary Ferrari is the Executive Vice President of the IPC Designers Council and he is working with colleges to help equip them with current technology training curriculums. I would contact Gary first and hear what he has to say and then go to the other sources.

Gary Ferrari
Designers Council Executive Vice President
GaryFerrari@IPC.org
860.350.9300


#4 Robert A. Vitas, Ph.D.

Robert A. Vitas, Ph.D.
Vice President, Professional Development
IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries
2215 Sanders Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-6135
Phone: 847.790.5308
Fax: 847.504.2308
Cell: 847.778.1958
E-mail: BobVitas@ipc.org
Web: www.ipc.org