Travel, Code, and Engineering


PCB Stackup Thickness

I just found out today that there is a standard for how thick a PCB should be: 0.062 inches (1.57 mm). This is true for 2, 4 and 6 layer boards, at least.


English Peculariarities

I've noticed some peculiarities of (American) English recently that I haven't seen discussed as peculiarities before.


NCG EE Interview Questions

Here are some questions I've heard or wouldn't be surprised to hear asked in interviews for new college graduate positions for electrical engineers in America.


Some Good Books for Beginners Learning Korean

I started learning Korean almost a year ago. I'm still very much a beginner, but I can read Hangeul with little effort, and I'm beginning to be able to figure out what part of speech a word is...


Calculating Capacitance from Two Voltage Measurements

This post explains the math behind a very specific situation: charging a capacitor from 0 V to a fixed voltage through a resistor of known value. The time at which the capacitor begins charging is...