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Richard Puthota
Cookson India Ltd
December 2010
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A PC BOARD PROVIDES 3- DIMENSIONAL ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT FOR DEVICES INCLUDING SIGNAL, POWER,
AND GROUND CIRCUITS.
7
MM 40,000 40 0.04 10 1000 1
Strip / Etch /
Outer-layer Electrolytic Cu Solder mask / LP Hot-Air Leveling
Strip Tin
Processing
Optional
Shipping
An inexpensive metal
ADHESION!
PREPREGS
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS
PCB Substrates ( Laminate) MFG Process Flow
Often begin with double sided board in middle and work outwards
Air knife
off-set
Clamp to
hold PCB
PCB
Solder
Sn/Pb
Stencil
Laminate
Laminate
Manifold
C C
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PCB A E
OR T P
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N B S
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Coating Chemistry Sump R
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Conveyorized Dip
Module
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ENTEK HASL FST Ni-Au AlphaLevel
OSP Immersion Sn Immersion Ag
Cost Lowest Medium Medium Highest Low
Shelf - Life
9 6 3 6 7 9 9
Longest = 10; Shortest = 1
Ionic Cleanliness
1 5 10 10 10 10 10
Least Contamination =10; Most = 1
CO-PLANARITY(FLATNESS)
1 10 10 10 10 10 10
Flat Pads = 10; Non Planar Pads = 1
Risk of removing Protective Coat
during rework Not easy to 10 2 2 2 10 10 10
remove = 10; Easy to remove = 1
Solderability at Wave Solde ( No
prior Reflow) 10 6 6 6 7 8 9
Highly Solderable = 10; Least = 1
Solderability at Wave Solder (after 2-
3 reflows using no clean flux) 10 1 2 5 7 8 9
Highly Solderable = 10; Least = 1
Wire Bondability
Wire Bondable = 10; 1 1 1 1 1 10 9
Can't wire bond = 1
• It is important that the PCB manufacturer and the OEM / EMS are thoroughly
knowledgeable about each other’s capabilities and expectations to ensure compatibility and
cooperation.
• This can be very significant in times of great technological changes, especially when
introducing SMT, HDI (High Density Interconnect), or laser drilled boards.
Thus, the conclusion is that any OEM or EMS company should always utilize a number of approved
and regular PCB vendors.