Verran Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I wonder why they can't design the PCB with the board in the center and components on both sides. This could in theory shorten the card because of more surface area for components wouldn't it? Are you talking about using both front and back? If so, then not really, because the stuff on the other side (back) means something. The stuff on the front gets soldered to the back with the pins going through. With components on both sides your solder points are going to get crossed or covered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergeek101 Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Are you talking about using both front and back? If so, then not really, because the stuff on the other side (back) means something. The stuff on the front gets soldered to the back with the pins going through. With components on both sides your solder points are going to get crossed or covered. Ooh, k. I just make theories. Usually, they are extremely uneducated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Are you talking about using both front and back? If so, then not really, because the stuff on the other side (back) means something. The stuff on the front gets soldered to the back with the pins going through. With components on both sides your solder points are going to get crossed or covered. SMD stuff negates this problem. That's why you see memory, resistors, etc on the backside of cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 SMD stuff negates this problem. That's why you see memory, resistors, etc on the backside of cards. Oh, I know. I don't mean to imply that that back is completely "lost", but just that that's why you don't see full usage back there. You'll often see extra memory back there and such, but generally the back is no where near as populated as the front. You still see quite a few solder points on the backs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 There's more then top and bottom, the 4870X2 uses 6 layers, so there's a lot of stuff going on between the two layers we can see Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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