Although LGA (land grid array) and BGA (ball grid array) packaging seem quite similar – LGA packaging is basically BGA packaging without the solder balls – there are some significant differences that ...

MSI’s Z97 MPower Max motherboard has a clean and nice aesthetic. The matte black PCB is a great look and the overall design is very pleasing. In terms of the layout everything is well placed with ...

With the Raspberry Pi Pico in mind, UK company OpenLX SP has answered the question: ‘how do I temporarily mount a castellated solder-down PCB module?’. The answer is a connector dubbed Clipzin, which ...

The Gigabyte Gaming 5 X99 motherboard isn’t as “busy” in terms of layout because not as much is needed. Around the CPU socket we find just the power connector and some fan headers, no fancy buttons, ...

GIGABYTE has teased its upcoming AORUS Z890 PRO ICE motherboard with a leaked PCB, gearing us up for the big launch of Intel's next-gen Core Ultra 200 series "Arrow Lake" CPUs. In a new post on X by ...

This motherboard is engineered with a 20+1+1 phase power design featuring 90A smart power stages, high-quality black capacitors rated for 20,000 hours of mean time between failures (MTBF), and a ...

An actual photo of an Intel LGA1700 socket has been shared on Chinese social media platform Bilibili (via VideoCardz). This is the first time we have had such a photograph, rather than a render or ...

Basically, the core technology of a Pi has been repackaged and released in a new form, aimed at those creating their own PCB. You can now fit the core of the Pi into your own larger system. The ...