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The technique

Material

Industry standard quality
  • FR4
  • 1.6 mm (all products)
  • 1.0 mm (1 & 2 layer only)
  • 35µm Cu
  • Lead-free HAL or Chemical Tin

Layout requirements

Many file formats and all kinds of board edge are accepted, without any extra charge!
  • Component Pad Annular ring > 0.2mm
    Via Pad Annular ring > 0.15mm
    ( Annular ring = The pad area that remains after a hole is drilled through the pad.The value denotes the distance from the edge of drill to the edge of the copper pad), at minimum track & gap size.
  • Soldermask > 0.075mm (Increase soldermask by a minimum of 0.075mm per side) (0.15 mm in total) to ensure no soldermask on pads
  • Multilayer inner layers > 0.35 mm
    (please ensure there is a minimum distance of 0.35mm from edge of drill to copper on inner layers, positive and negative)
  • Standard: smallest Drill end-diameter = 0.3mm (12mil)
  • Optional: smallest Drill end-diameter = 0.2mm (8mil) - extra charge applies

Track/Gap

Singlesided pcbs:
  • Standard: minimum track size = 0.15mm (6mil)
  • Optional: minimum track size = 0.125mm (5mil) - extra charge applies
  • Standard: minimum gap size = 0.15mm (6mil)
  • Optional: minimum gap size = 0.125mm (5mil) - extra charge applies

Doublesided and 4/6-layer multilayer pcbs:

  • Standard: minimum track size = 0.15mm (6mil)
  • Optional: minimum track size = 0.125mm (5mil) - extra charge applies
  • Standard: minimum gap size = 0.15mm (6mil)
  • Optional: minimum gap size = 0.125mm (5mil) - extra charge applies

Area

The minimum surface area required for an individual PCB order is 1dm˛. Printed circuit boards with a surface area smaller than 1dm˛ are invoiced at the 1dm˛ price. Several small PCBs can be stepped up on a multipanel, in order to reach the minimum surface area of 1dm˛. Such a multipanel may only have 1 contour/board edge!
We will provide you with single pieces for a flat rate Rout Charge of only € 12,31 incl. VAT (Please note: any drills with a diameter of 6 mm or larger will be considered as internal cut- outs and subject to the same Rout Charge).

The multipanel set-up is done for you by our team - free of charge!

All prices quoted are inclusive of Photoplot (not supplied) and all Tooling charges!

Soldermask

Solder resist is a green covering in which clearances are made for solder areas (e.g. pads) and for SMD connectors.

These are therefore kept free from tinning in the soldering process. Applying soldermask means that tinning is applied more economically (so that flooding does not occur) and notably, the risk of shorting in finely structured boards is kept to a minimum. Soldermask application results in greater air gaps between tracks. Last but not least, solder resist gives your board a more professional looking finish.

We use only photosensitive solder resist, applied either in liquid form or as a foil through a vacuum laminating process.

Soldermask flat rate (independant of size) charge EUR 17.44 per side for singlesided and doublesided pcbs. If soldermask on top and bottom is the same (i.e. no SMD's) EUR 17.44 will only be charged once.

For 4/6-layer multilayer pcbs the soldermask is included in the price.

Position print

Position print is white and can be printed on either or both sides (TOP and BOTTOM).

So as not to cover any pads, the position print in PCB-POOL® is clipped away from corresponding soldermask pads by 0.1mm. If you wish to order silkscreen, please note that adhesion, in accordance with the IPC standard, is only guaranteed if you choose the soldermask option.

The flat rate charge for position print is EUR 17.44 (incl. VAT) per side for single-sided, double-sided and 4/6-layer multilayer PCBs (independent of size).

Attention: Unless otherwise stated,
we will use the standard Eagle layers (21 & 25) to generate the silkscreen data.

E-Test

In electrical testing, all tracks are checked for breaks and shorting. Until now, e-testing of PCBs using a needle adapter or a flying probe was exorbitantly priced. Thanks to PCB POOL® these costs have been dramatically reduced!