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oyou
asades
ignert
ocomeupwi
tht
hes
e.

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abnot
esar
en’
tst
rict
lys
tandar
dizedi
nter
msofcont
entandf
ormat
.However
,ther
eis
s
omebas
ici
nfor
mat
iont
hatyou’
llf
indi
nanypr
ofes
sionals
etofPCBf
abnot
es,ands
omeof
t
hisi
nfor
mat
ioni
ssel
f-expl
anat
ory.Somet
hingl
ikeboar
dthi
cknes
sort
oler
ancesar
e(or
s
houl
dbe)r
atherobvi
ous
.Ot
heras
pect
soff
abr
icat
ionnot
esdes
erves
omeexpl
aini
ng.Iwon’
t
geti
ntoever
ypoi
nti
ntheaboveexampl
e,butIdowantt
ohi
ghl
ightaf
ew oft
hes
east
heyar
e
cr
iti
calf
orens
uri
ngyourboar
disf
abr
icat
edcor
rect
ly.

Not
e1:I
PC Cl
assLevel
Thi
snot
especi
fi
est
heper
for
mancel
eveloft
heboar
dwhendepl
oyedi
nthef
iel
daccor
dingt
o
t
heI
PC-
601
2st
andar
d.Thi
sisar
eli
abi
li
tys
tandar
d,andyourf
abr
icat
orwi
llus
ethi
stodet
er-
mi
net
hel
evelofi
nspect
iont
heyneedt
oper
for
mtoens
urer
eli
abi
li
ty.Thet
hreecl
ass
esar
e:

Cl
ass1
:Res
ervedf
ort
hrow-
awaypr
oduct
sint
endedf
orone-
timeorf
ew-
timeus
es
Cl
ass2:I
ntendedf
orpr
oduct
swi
thext
endedl
if
eti
met
hatwi
llbepl
acedi
ncont
inuouss
ervi
ce
Cl
ass3:I
ntendedf
ort
hehi
ghes
t-r
eli
abi
li
typr
oduct
swher
ehumanl
if
emaybeats
takes
houl
d
t
hepr
oductf
ail
.Thi
sisas
tandar
drequi
rementf
ormi
li
tar
y,medi
cal
,andaer
ospaceequi
pment
.

Typi
cal
ly,i
fyoudonots
peci
fyt
his
,thedef
aul
tins
pect
ionl
evel
wi
llbeCl
ass2,orpos
sibl
yCl
ass1i
fyou’
regoi
ngwi
thabudget
f
abr
icat
or.Somedes
ignsorf
abr
icat
orscanonl
yconf
ormt
o
I
PC-
A-600i
nspect
ionl
evel
s;I
’l
ldi
scus
sthes
edi
ff
erencesi
nan
upcomi
ngbl
og.

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6:Sur
faceFeat
ures
Al
lsur
facef
eat
uress
houl
dbes
peci
fi
ed,i
ncl
udi
ngs
oldermas
k,s
ilks
creen,andpl
ati
ng.I
fyou
don’
tspeci
fyt
hes
e,you’
llus
ual
lyendupwi
tht
in-
leadors
ilvers
urf
acef
ini
sh,s
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omet
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hes
ilks
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ontands
ize,you
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udet
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e,t
hatwi
llbes
howni
nyourGer
ber
s

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il
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een,s
oldermas
k,andpl
ati
ngs
houl
dbes
peci
fi
edi
nyourf
abr
icat
ionnot
es.

Not
e15:Test
ingRequi
rement
s
Theaboveexampl
eshowsaf
lat
nes
srequi
rementf
ort
heboar
d,butwhati
t’
sreal
lydoi
ngi
s
l
ist
ingat
est
ingr
equi
rement
.Not
ethatPar
tBofNot
e15l
ist
s:

TESTI
N ACCORDANCEW I
TH THECURRENTREVI
SION OFI
PC-
TM-
6502.
4.22

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TheI
PC-
TM-
6502.
4.22i
sas
peci
fi
ctes
tmet
hodt
o
whi
cht
hebar
eboar
dmus
tconf
orm.Thi
sisa
s
tandar
drequi
rementt
oens
urecomponent
sar
e
nott
il
teddur
ings
older
ingandas
sembl
y.

Ot
hert
est
ingr
equi
rement
scoul
dbel
ist
edi
nthi
s
s
ect
ion.Suchr
equi
rement
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dincl
udedr
opor
del
ami
nat
iont
est
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brat
iont
est
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mal
ly
us
edi
nthePCBA)
,oxi
dat
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atur
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cycl
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est
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est
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i
mpor
tanti
nyourendappl
icat
ion.I
fanI
PC
s
tandar
dorot
heri
ndus
trys
tandar
dli
stst
he
Thi
simages howsatestf
ixt
urebei
ngusedf
or
met
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ogyr
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redf
ort
het
est
,thent
hat vi
brat
iontest
ingi
naf i
nis
hedboar
d.
s
tandar
dshoul
dbel
ist
edal
ongwi
tht
he
s
peci
fi
cat
iont
heboar
dneedst
omeet
.Thi
siscommoni
nmi
l-
aer
oboar
dst
hathaves
peci
fi
c
s
afet
yorr
eli
abi
li
tyr
equi
rement
sbeyondt
hos
especi
fi
edi
ntheI
PC s
tandar
ds.I
fthi
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pr
ojectoraone-
timepr
otot
yper
un,yout
ypi
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lydon’
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fyanyt
hingbeyond
f
lat
nes
s,whi
chi
sas
tandar
dper
for
mancer
equi
rementamongf
abr
icat
ors
.

Not
e16:PCBMat
eri
al
I
’vel
ookedatt
hei
mpor
tanceofyourmat
eri
alsandhow t
ospeci
fymat
eri
alsi
nanear
li
erbl
og
pos
t.Thi
ssect
ions
houl
dspeci
fyt
hemos
timpor
tantr
equi
rement
sofyourmat
eri
al.The
f
lammabi
li
tyr
ati
ngi
ntheaboveexampl
eist
hes
tandar
dNEMA r
ati
ngt
hati
sus
edt
odef
ine
whati
sanFR4s
ubs
trat
e.Theot
hernot
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tBi
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sthegl
asst
rans
iti
on
t
emper
atur
e(Tg)val
ue.Thehi
ghert
heexpect
edoper
ati
ngt
emper
atur
eofyourboar
d,t
he
hi
ghert
her
equi
redTgval
uef
ort
hes
ubs
trat
e,whi
chens
urest
hePCBA canwi
ths
tandt
her
mal
cycl
ing.I
nthi
ssect
ion,yous
houl
dn’
tspeci
fyt
hedi
elect
riccons
tantr
equi
rement
s;t
hatget
s
cover
edundert
hei
mpedances
ect
ion.

Not
e17:Regi
str
ati
onTol
erance
Ther
egi
str
ati
onl
eveli
nyourboar
dref
erst
othehor
izont
almi
sal
ignmentbet
weenl
ayer
sint
he
PCB.W hent
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spr
ess
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llbemi
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iat
ionsi
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ater
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ignmentoft
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l
ayer
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ual
lyl
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emi
ls.Youcannevergett
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ls,butf
abr
icat
ors
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llgener
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ygetcl
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hatyouwon’
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egi
str
ati
on

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ngandpl
ati
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ineupandmakeas
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.

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nIPC Cl
ass3des
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ear
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ingt
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dropsi
fyou’
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igni
ngt
othi
slevelofr
eli
abi
li
ty.

Not
e19:I
mpedance
I
mpedancecanbet
rickyasi
trel
atescl
osel
ytot
hePCBmat
eri
alr
equi
rement
s.Ther
eas
onwe
wantt
ospeci
fyTgandf
lammabi
li
tyi
nNot
e16i
sthatt
hes
eval
uescanappl
yacr
ossar
angeof
di
ff
erentmat
eri
als
.However
,notal
loft
hos
eappl
icabl
emat
eri
alswi
llgi
veyouexact
lyt
her
ight
i
mpedance,s
othei
mpedanceyous
peci
fymayonl
ybepos
sibl
ewi
thaf
ew s
peci
fi
cmat
eri
als
t
hatcanf
iti
ntoyours
tackup.

Ther
ear
eaf
ew waysyoucangoabouts
ett
ingyouri
mpedancer
equi
rement
sinyourdes
ign:

Speci
fywi
dthandspaci
ng:Youcans
peci
fyt
hei
mpedanceval
uesyouneedf
ors
ingl
e
t
racesordi
ff
erent
ialpai
rsondi
ff
erentl
ayer
s,aswel
last
hewi
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equi
red,asI
’vedonei
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t
heexampl
e.Not
ethatnotal
lfabr
icat
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lls
electmat
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omeett
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f
oryou;s
omef
abr
icat
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impl
ydon’
tkeepenoughmat
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nst
ockt
omi
xandmat
ch
l
ami
nat
est
ohi
tyourgoal
s,andyou’
llhavet
ogoel
sewher
eorpayext
ra.

Useyourf
abr
icat
or’
sst
ackup:Thebet
terr
out
eist
ojus
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lyourf
abr
icat
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r
s
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oryourl
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pai
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or
yourboar
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mpedance.Thi
sway,you’
llknow t
heycanf
abr
icat
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renotr
equi
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,butwhenyougot
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ustas
kfort
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nfor
mat
ionbef
ores
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tingt
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ign.

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I
fyouhavemul
ti
pler
equi
rement
syouneedt
ospeci
fyondi
ff
erentl
ayer
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mpedancet
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ethati
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efer
encepl
anei
nfor
mat
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ayeri
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PCBf
abr
icat
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awi
ng.Youcoul
dtheni
ncl
udet
het
ext"
SEEI
MPEDANCETABLEFOR
WI
DTH AND TOLERANCEREQUI
REMENTS"(
orwr
ites
omet
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imi
lar
).

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W her
eShoul
dYouPutYourPCBFabr
icat
ionNot
es?
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ess
houl
dbepl
acedi
nthef
abr
icat
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ltabl
e,i
mpedancet
abl
e,ands
tackupdr
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ghtal
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beont
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amepage,andyoucancer
tai
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fther
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I
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scommont
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hedr
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tackupdr
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ltabl
eandnot
esonone
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henpl
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Theot
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spopul
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lyi
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ngyou
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ical
lyt
urnyourPCBl
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gPCBf
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eaSt
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ecti
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hef
abr
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rect
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chani
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Cal
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ocal
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fyoucangett
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ndi
vidualdes
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obever
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Bef
oreyoupr
epar
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