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Manufacturing of Electronics 1-7
Manufacturing of Electronics 1-7
1. Pre-production Engineering
- The process starts when the customer’s PCB orders, the orders will go to the engineering
department to ensure smooth production. The checking of the Gerber file is through:
o The reviewing of the design files sent by the customer. The contents that are
reviewed are if:
The contents are complete
The production information is clear
The circuit design is reasonable
There is any requirement beyond the capability of the company
Other issues
- Preparation of instructional materials and processing program for production
Material cutting
Inner layer
Press
Drill
PTH
Panel Plating
Outer Layer Wiring
Pattern Plating
Etching
AOI
Soldermask
Silkscreen
Surface Finish
Routing + Washing
E-test
- Forwarding of the instruction document to the different production department
2. Board Cutting
- The cutting of the board in the panel plating department starts with the determination of
the additional proportion of the materials:
o Number of layers
o Copper thickness
o Trace width
o Trace spacing
o Surface finish
The limitation of the PCB equipment of the PCBWay company in board cutting process
PCB Capabilities
Number of Layers 1-10
Material FR-4, Aluminum
Max. Size 500x1100mm
Min. Size 5x6mm
Board Thickness 0.2 – 2.4mm
Min. Trace 0.1mm/4mil
Min. Spacing 0.1mm/4mil
Surface Finish HASL with Lead
HASL lead free
Immersion gold
OSP
Where:
Copper Clad Laminate – type of materials made from electronic glass fiber cloth or other
reinforcing materials dipped in resin, laminated with copper foil on one or both sides and heat
pressed.
FR-4 – a printed circuit board that is made from a flame-retardant epoxy resin and glass fabric
Composite. (FR means flame retardant, 4 means woven glass-reinforced epoxy resin)
Qualities:
HASL – Hot air solder level, immersing circuit boards in molten pot of a tin/lead alloy then
removing the excess solder by using “air knives”, which blows hot air across the surface
of the board
OSP - Organic solderability preservative, it is anti-tarnish to prevent copper from being oxidized,