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. General
   1. Is fabrication possible with delivered laser paste stencils?

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   2. Why are there additional costs on printed circuit boards (PCB) with blind and buried vias?

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   3. Are prototypes fabricated in Germany?

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   4. Which minimum information is required for the price calcualtion of printed circuit boards (PCB)?

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   5. Is it possible to cut costs by punching out the boards?

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   6. Is it possible to get scaled prices on annual volume-based purchases?

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   7. Are there additional costs for the application of masking lacquer or peelable mask?

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   8. Is there an extra charge for Via-filling?

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   9. Is it possible to fabricate multiple boards within one panel?

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   10. Is it possible to tile several boards so that they may be crafted and charged as a multi-panel?

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   11. Are there additional costs when ordering prototypes with UL-certification?

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

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       Standard thickness in the online calculation for PCB prototypes is: FR4 1.55 mm
       Standard thickness in the online calculation for medium volume PCBs is: FR4 1,55mm
       

       Differing material thicknesses and base materials can typically not be combined with other orders due to low demand. Thus the setup-costs can not be shared within multiple orders and the price increases.

       Generally speaking, the surcharge for small quantities increases whereas the price for large quantities declines. If you have special requirements we would be glad to provide you with our best offer.

       Typical non-standard thicknesses are: 1.0 mm or 0.5 mm.

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   13. What price discounts do I get on repeat orders of prototypes from the online calculation?

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   14. Are there additional costs for PCB layouts in the Eagle board format?

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2. Online Calculation
3. China Prices

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)