PCB Manuf
acturer
PCB Assemb
ly
PCB
Manufacturing
consists of
these steps
1)PCB CAM
2)Panelization
3)Copper patterning
4)Subtractive,additive and semi-additive
processes
5)Chemical etching
6)Lamination
7)Drilling
8)Plating and coating
9)Solder resist application
10)Legend printing
11)Bare-board test
12)Assembly
13)Protection and packaging
PCB Manufacturing steps Are
1)PCB CAM
The Gerber or Excellon files in the fabrication
data are never used directly on the manufacturing
equipment. But always read into the CAM (Computer
Aided Manufacturing) software.
2)Panelization
This is the procedure where the number of
PCB's are grouped for manufacturing onto a larger
board,this is called by the name panel.
3)Copper patterning
To replicate the pattern in the fabricator's CAM
system on a protective mask on the copper foil PCB
layers this is the first step here.Subsequent etching
removes the unwanted copper.
4)Subtractive,additive and semi-additive
processes
Here subtractive methods remove copper from an
entirely copper coated board to leave only the
desired copper pattern.
5)Chemical etching
It is done with ammonium persulfate or ferric
chloride.inner layer automated optical
inspection(AOI).Afterwards mistakes can not be
corrected,the inner layers are given for the complete
machine inspection.
6)Lamination
We have a trace layers inside the board that is
Multi-layer printed circuit boards.
7)Drilling
Holes through a PCB are drilled with small-diameter
drill bits that is made of solid coated tungsten
carbide.
8)Plating and coating
In this step after PCB's are etched and then rinced
with water,the solder mask is applied.And then any
exposed copper is coated with the solder,
nickel/gold, or some other anti-corrosion coating.
9)Solder resist application
10)Legend printing
11)Bare-board test
12)Assembly
13)Protection and packaging
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