PCB/CAD Design – Signal Routing

Every PCB project relies on signal routing for reliable performance. Incorrect routing can lead to reflections, EMI, and signal degradation, even if the schematic is correct. Mastering these skills ensures that your designs work reliably—from USB circuits to general high-speed electronics.This course focuses on practical techniques to design reliable signal routing in multilayer PCBs, with a hands-on approach using KiCAD. Through a structured, demo-driven curriculum, you will learn controlled impedance routing, differential pair layout, noise reduction, and high-speed routing best practices. By following a consistent USB-to-UART project, you will see each concept applied directly, enabling you to design boards that are functional, reliable, and manufacturable. This course is ideal for hobbyists and early-career engineers who want to confidently route high-speed and general signals on multilayer PCBs. By the end, you’ll be able to produce clean, manufacturable PCB designs ready for real-world fabrication. Before you begin, ensure you have a basic understanding of Python, APIs, web services, and CI/CD concepts. These foundational skills will help you navigate the course effectively and allow you to automate and manage deployments throughout. By the end of this course, you will have the expertise to identify and address the unique security challenges AI systems face. You’ll be equipped with the knowledge to design and implement robust threat models, create effective security test cases, and integrate continuous security validation into your CI/CD pipelines. This course will empower you to secure AI inference endpoints, ensuring their safety and reliability in real-world applications.