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PCB Technology Summary

PCB Technology Summary

Build Specification

IPC Class (I, II, or III)
UL Registration (UL 94V0 or others)

Class II, III
UL796 & Ul 94VO

Layer Count

# of layers (min/max)

1-10 Layers

Board Sizes

Maximum dimensions (in.)

16" x 20"

Board Thickness

Board thickness range (in.)
Thickness tolerance (%)
Core thickness range (in.)

0.016 -0.125"
7-10%
0.006- 0.031"

Warp & Twist

Maximum board warp (%)

<1.0%

PCB edge to conductor

PCB Edge to conductor (in.)

0.008"

Laminate Materials

External (FR4, FR406, RCC, etc.)
Internal (FR4, FR406, RCC, etc.)

FR4, FR406
FR4, FR406

Material Properties

Dk (Dielectric Constant #)
Tg (Glass Transition in deg. C)

4.2 -4.6
130-170

Surface Finish Capabilities

HASL (Y/N)
ENIG (Y/N)
Immersion silver (Y/N)
Other finishes (Types)

YES
YES
YES
Immersion Tin

Finish Thickness

HASL (in.)
ENIG (in.)
Immersion silver (in.)
Other finishes (Type: in.)

0.003-0.010"
2-3 micro inches
6-18 micro inches
Tin 32-48 micro inches

Lines/Spaces

External minimum (in./in.)
Internal minimum (in./in.)

0.006"
0.006"

Copper Thickness

External range (oz)
Internal range (oz)
Internal Power range (oz)

0.5 - 2 Oz
1 -2 Oz
1- 2 Oz

Hole Plating

Minimum plating (in.)
Non-plated hole size tolerance (in.)
Plated hole size tolerance (in.)

1 mil
+/-0.003"
+/-0.003

Plating Aspect Ratio

Standard (Ratio #)Standard (Ratio #)
Extended (Ratio #)

1:04
1:06

Soldermask

Soldermask Type (LPI, Dry film, etc.)
Minimum dam (in.)

LPI
5 mil

Soldermask Registration

Standard Tolerance (in.)
Extended Tolerance (in.)

+/-0.004"
'+/-0.003"

Soldemask Image

Image Process (Photo, Laser, etc.)

Photo

Silkscreen

Text Height (in.)
Stroke Width (in.)
Colors
Location accuracy (in.)

0.035"
0.006"
White, Black
+/-0.010"

VIAs (Smallest finished dia.)

Drilled (in.)
Buried (in.)

0.010"
0.012"

Via plugging

Percent plugged (%)

A/R

VIA Pad Size

External (in.)
Internal (in.)

0.020"
0.024"

Routing

Tolerance (in.)

+/-0.005"

V-score

TTolerance (in.)

+/- 0.004"

PCB Test

Net List Test (% coverage)
IPC-9252, Class III (Y/N)
IPC-9252, Class III (Y/N)
Other Tests (Type/% coverage)
Impedance test (ohms/tolerance%)

100%
YES
YES

10

Test Point Spacing

Spacing (in.)

40 mil

Delivery Lead-time

Pre-production (days)
Production (days)

5 - 10days
10-15 days

On-time Delivery

OTD (% on-time)

99%