1 Ground in PCB Layout - Separate or Not Separate? (with Rick Hartley)
Widely cited interview with Rick Hartley on PCB grounding, often linked to argue for one solid ground plane rather than split analogue and digital grounds.
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ground planes
14 videos. Ranked by independent recommendations, not by views.
2 Do You Really Need Power Planes? Are you sure? | Eric Bogatin
Cited in PCB discussions as the source for preferring ground over dedicated power planes in stackups, with a noted section critiquing the Arduino Uno layout.
3 PCB Stack-Up and Build-Up - Phil's Lab #56
A Phil's Lab video widely followed when choosing a four-layer stack-up, particularly for its reasoning on pairing signal layers closely with two inner ground planes.
4 KiCad STM32 + RF + USB Hardware Design - Phil's Lab #5
Regularly cited by reviewers of wireless boards as a clear tutorial on routing RF sections, handling copper near the antenna and keeping traces impedance controlled.
5 Very Important For PCB Layout: Crossing planes explained by Eric Bogatin
Robert Feranec and Eric Bogatin show with simulations why signals passing over plane gaps cause trouble, and members cite it when advising against split ground planes.
6 Flawless PCB design: RF rules of thumb - Part 1
Hans Rosenberg's explanation of ground planes and via stitching, often offered to board designers wanting to understand why both sides of a two-layer board need tying together.
7 Why Your Ground Design is WRONG - and How to Fix It. Flawless PCB design part 6
A thorough but manageable overview of ground planes and stitching vias, commonly given to people whose board reviews reveal grounding problems or who favour star grounding.
8 EEVblog #1176 - 2 Layer vs 4 Layer PCB EMC TESTED!
Recommended for seeing how board stack-up, ground planes and return paths affect radiated emissions, including what matters on two-layer designs.
9 Top 5 Beginner PCB Design Mistakes (and how to fix them)
Phil's Lab advice on PCB design and routing habits, regularly pointed to when newer designers get feedback on their board layouts.
10 Does Return Current Flow Under Signals? Watch these examples ...
Robert Feranec's simulation-based examples are recommended for understanding where return current travels on a PCB relative to the signal trace.
11 #1421 PCB - Grounds
IMSAI Guy covers PCB grounding, and people offer it as a helpful tutorial on ground fills, copper pours and the thermal relief patterns they create.
12 Return Paths | Mixed Signal PCB Design: Part One
Suggested to board designers, often after a layout review, as a clear explanation of why signal return paths and unbroken ground copper matter.
13 (Sponsored) Mixed-Signal Hardware/PCB Design Tips - Phil's Lab #88
Phil's Lab is recommended in board reviews for its advice on arranging analogue and digital sections and keeping the ground plane clean on mixed-signal designs.
14 Ground Planes with Power and Mixed Signals
Pointed to in PCB layout threads as a case against dividing the ground plane, helpful for anyone unsure whether a split is needed.
