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The technique

Material

Industry standard quality
  • FR4
  • 1.0 mm
  • 1.6 mm
  • 35µm Cu
  • Chemical Tin or HAL

Layout requirements

Any format and any outline are possible, 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 size/gap dimensions
  • Soldermask > 0.075mm (Increase soldermask by a minimum of 0.075mm per side(0.15mm in total) to ensure no soldermask on pads)
  • Multilayer inner layers > 0.35mm (please ensure there is a minimum distance of 0.35mm from edge of drill to copper on inner layers, positive and negative)
  • Minimum holesize: Drill-end diameter = 0.3mm (12mil)

Track/Gap

Singlesided pcbs:
  • minimum track size = 0.15mm (6mil)
  • minimum gap size = 0.15mm (6mil)

Doublesided and 4/6-layer multilayer pcbs:

  • minimum track size = 0.15mm (6mil)
  • minimum gap size = 0.15mm (6mil)

Area

The minimum area which you can order in PCB-POOL=1 dm˛( 100mm x 100mm )

PCBs with a smaller area will be charged at this rate. Where smaller PCBs are required, we will provide as many circuits that will fit into 1 dm˛. Please supply the PCB in single format, we will step up your PCB to fill the 1 dm˛ area and rout single pieces for only R80.86 (flat rate rout charge).

We can step-up the PCBs for you - for free!

All prices include photoplotting (not delivered with boards) and all tooling costs!

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 R114.55 per side for singlesided and doublesided pcbs. If soldermask on top and bottom is the same (i.e. no SMD's) R114.55 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).

To prevent silkscreen on solderable areas, 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 a correct adhesion in accordance with IPC standard is only guaranteed, if you choose the soldermask option.

Flat rate charge for position print R114.55 for singelsided, doublesided 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!