PCB - FAQ & Co.

Here you can find several frequently asked questions and answers about our printed circuit boards. You may browse through the categories or use the search. If your question remains unanswered, please contact us by email, phone or contact form. We will reply you as soon as possible.

FAQ:

1. Mechanical Processing
2. Chemical Processing
3. Solder Mask
4. Surface Finish
5. Silk Print
6. Base Materials
   1. FR4
      1. Which type of base material is used for printed circuit boards (PCB) by default?

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      2. What change in price can be expected when requiring FR4 material with non-standard thickness?

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      3. Is it possible to order different-coloured base materials?

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      4. What does the abbrevation FR mean concerning base material for PCBs?

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      5. What different types of FR materials exist?

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      6. What does the abbrevation „Tg“ stand for concerning base materials?

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      7. What is the maximum continous operating temperature of printed circuit boards (PCB)?

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      8. How long is the lifespan of a printed circuit board?

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      9. What are the CTI-values of different base materials?

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      10. What is the Epsilon (ɛ) value?

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   2. High Frequency Materials
7. RoHS/WEEE
8. E-Test
9. Panel Production
10. Tolerances

Additional information about Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs):

• wikipedia.org
  Online Encyclopedia - Topic PCBs
• www.vde.com
  VDE - Verband Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V.
• www.vdi.de
  VDI - Verein deutscher Ingenieure
• www.vdlev.org
  VDL - Verband der Leiterplattenindustrie
• www.zvei.de
  ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.
• www.leuze-verlag.de
  Leuze Verlag - Literature about PCBs and PCB production
• www.elektronikpraxis.vogel.de
  Elektronik Praxis - Magazine covering electronics in general and news in the PCB production industry.
• www.elektor.de
  Elektor - Electronics Magazine with manuals and layouts for home made PCBs and PCBAs
• www.ibfriedrich.com (Target 3001)
  The Engineering office Friedrich has been developing layout and CAD software for PCB design and Application Oriented Special Integrated Circuits (ASICs) since 1989.
• www.cadsoft.de
  CadSoft offers user-friendly, powerful, and inexpensive solutions for PCB designs including circuit diagrams, layouts, and autorouting routines.
• http://news.google.de/news
  Worldwide news about Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)