MCPCB, Metal Core PCB, thermal PCB

In recent years, LED industry has been rapidly developed, but the problem of heat
dissipation has been puzzling the application and development of LED, especially high-
power LED in the field of lighting. The application of metal substrate provides a new way
to solve the heat dissipation of LED effectively.

Metal core pcb is abbreviated as MCPCB, it is made of thermal insulating layer, metal
plate and metal copper foil, which has special magnetic conductivity, excellent heat
dissipation, high mechanical strength and good processing performance. For metal core
base material, there is aluminum and copper base materials. Aluminum substrate is a
kind of metal-based copper clad plate with good heat transferring and dissipation
function. Copper substrate has better performance than aluminum, but its price is
relatively more expensive than aluminum.

Clients order aluminum pcbs more often, because the price of aluminum pcb is much
more economic, they are used for LED lighting, audio frequency apparatus and
communication electronic equipment.

Mcpcb Stack UP

A simple layer single sided MCPCB consists of a metal base (usually aluminum, or
copper alloy), Dielectric (non-conducting) Layer, Copper Circuit Layer, IC components
and solder mask.

Single Layer MCPCB Structure

COB MCPCB, known as "Chip-On-Board" Metal Core PCB, is a type of MCPCB used in
thermoelectric separation application.