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id="toc-Layers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Component_mounting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Component_mounting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Component mounting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Component_mounting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Electrical_properties" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Electrical_properties"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Electrical properties</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Electrical_properties-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Materials" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Materials"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Materials</span> </div> </a> <button 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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Common_substrates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Common substrates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Common_substrates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Copper_thickness" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Copper_thickness"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Copper thickness</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Copper_thickness-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Construction" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Construction"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Construction</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Construction-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Copper_patterning" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Copper_patterning"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Copper patterning</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Copper_patterning-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Etching" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etching"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Etching</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etching-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lamination" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lamination"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Lamination</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lamination-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Drilling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Drilling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Drilling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Drilling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Vias" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Vias"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6.1</span> <span>Vias</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Vias-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Micro_vias" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Micro_vias"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6.2</span> <span>Micro vias</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Micro_vias-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Blind_and_buried_vias" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Blind_and_buried_vias"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6.3</span> <span>Blind and buried vias</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Blind_and_buried_vias-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Smear" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Smear"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6.4</span> <span>Smear</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Smear-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Plating_and_coating" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Plating_and_coating"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Plating and coating</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Plating_and_coating-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Solder_resist_application" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Solder_resist_application"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.8</span> <span>Solder resist application</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Solder_resist_application-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legend_/_silkscreen" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legend_/_silkscreen"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.9</span> <span>Legend / silkscreen</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legend_/_silkscreen-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bare-board_test" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bare-board_test"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.10</span> <span>Bare-board test</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bare-board_test-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Assembly" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Assembly"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.11</span> <span>Assembly</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Assembly-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Protection_and_packaging" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Protection_and_packaging"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.12</span> <span>Protection and packaging</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Protection_and_packaging-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cordwood_construction" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cordwood_construction"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.13</span> <span>Cordwood construction</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cordwood_construction-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Types" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Types"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Types</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Types-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Types subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Types-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Breakout_boards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Breakout_boards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Breakout boards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Breakout_boards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Multiwire_boards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Multiwire_boards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Multiwire boards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Multiwire_boards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Uses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Uses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Repair" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Repair"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Repair</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Repair-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legislation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legislation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Legislation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legislation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9" title="لوحة دارة مطبوعة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="لوحة دارة مطبوعة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuitu_impresu" title="Circuitu impresu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Circuitu impresu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sxem_l%C3%B6vh%C9%99si" title="Sxem lövhəsi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Sxem lövhəsi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1" title="প্রিন্টেড সার্কিট বোর্ড – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="প্রিন্টেড সার্কিট বোর্ড" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Друкаваная плята – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Друкаваная плята" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Печатна платка – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Печатна платка" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0tampana_plo%C4%8Da" title="Štampana ploča – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Štampana ploča" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_impr%C3%A8s" title="Circuit imprès – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Circuit imprès" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plo%C5%A1n%C3%BD_spoj" title="Plošný spoj – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Plošný spoj" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printplade" title="Printplade – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Printplade" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiterplatte" title="Leiterplatte – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Leiterplatte" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%BCkkplaat" title="Trükkplaat – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Trükkplaat" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%84%CE%B1_%CF%84%CF%85%CF%80%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BB%CF%8E%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Πλακέτα τυπωμένου κυκλώματος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πλακέτα τυπωμένου κυκλώματος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_impreso" title="Circuito impreso – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Circuito impreso" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zirkuitu_inprimatu" title="Zirkuitu inprimatu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Zirkuitu inprimatu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1_%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C" title="برد مدار چاپی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="برد مدار چاپی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_imprim%C3%A9" title="Circuit imprimé – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Circuit imprimé" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciorcad_priont%C3%A1ilte" title="Ciorcad priontáilte – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ciorcad priontáilte" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circu%C3%ADto_impreso" title="Circuíto impreso – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Circuíto impreso" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EC%87%84_%ED%9A%8C%EB%A1%9C_%EA%B8%B0%ED%8C%90" title="인쇄 회로 기판 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인쇄 회로 기판" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%BA%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%AF" title="Տպատախտակ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Տպատախտակ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1" title="प्रिन्टेड सर्किट बोर्ड – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="प्रिन्टेड सर्किट बोर्ड" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiskana_plo%C4%8Dica" title="Tiskana pločica – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Tiskana pločica" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprimita_cirkuito" title="Imprimita cirkuito – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Imprimita cirkuito" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papan_sirkuit_cetak" title="Papan sirkuit cetak – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Papan sirkuit cetak" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prentplata" title="Prentplata – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Prentplata" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_stampato" title="Circuito stampato – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Circuito stampato" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%92%D7%9C_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%A4%D7%A1" title="מעגל מודפס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מעגל מודפס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%AD%E1%83%93%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A5%E1%83%94%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90" title="ნაბეჭდი სქემა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ნაბეჭდი სქემა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodi_ya_saketi_iliyochapishwa" title="Bodi ya saketi iliyochapishwa – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Bodi ya saketi iliyochapishwa" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Басылма платасы – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Басылма платасы" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCB" title="PCB – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="PCB" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spausdinta_schema" title="Spausdinta schema – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Spausdinta schema" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyomtatott_huzaloz%C3%A1s%C3%BA_lemez" title="Nyomtatott huzalozású lemez – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nyomtatott huzalozású lemez" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B0" title="Печатена плоча – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Печатена плоча" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papan_litar_tercetak" title="Papan litar tercetak – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Papan litar tercetak" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%85%D1%8D%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Хэлхээний хавтан – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Хэлхээний хавтан" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printplaat" title="Printplaat – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Printplaat" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1" title="विद्युत प्रबाह बोर्ड – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="विद्युत प्रबाह बोर्ड" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E5%9F%BA%E6%9D%BF" title="プリント基板 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="プリント基板" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kretskort" title="Kretskort – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kretskort" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kretskort" title="Kretskort – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kretskort" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5" title="Погымплате – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Погымплате" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosma_plata" title="Bosma plata – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Bosma plata" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%82ytka_drukowana" title="Płytka drukowana – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Płytka drukowana" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_impresso" title="Circuito impresso – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Circuito impresso" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuit_imprimat" title="Circuit imprimat – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Circuit imprimat" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Печатная плата – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Печатная плата" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prentit_circuit_buird" title="Prentit circuit buird – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Prentit circuit buird" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board" title="Printed circuit board – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Printed circuit board" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doska_plo%C5%A1n%C3%BDch_spojov" title="Doska plošných spojov – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Doska plošných spojov" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B0" title="Штампана плоча – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Штампана плоча" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0tampana_plo%C4%8Da" title="Štampana ploča – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Štampana ploča" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piirilevy" title="Piirilevy – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Piirilevy" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6nsterkort" title="Mönsterkort – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Mönsterkort" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88" title="மின்சுற்றுப் பலகை – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மின்சுற்றுப் பலகை" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9C%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9E%E0%B9%8C" title="แผ่นวงจรพิมพ์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="แผ่นวงจรพิมพ์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bask%C4%B1l%C4%B1_devre_kart%C4%B1" title="Baskılı devre kartı – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Baskılı devre kartı" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Друкована плата – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" 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For the page layout strategy, see <a href="/wiki/N-up" title="N-up">N-up</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SEG_DVD_430_-_Printed_circuit_board-4276.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/SEG_DVD_430_-_Printed_circuit_board-4276.jpg/220px-SEG_DVD_430_-_Printed_circuit_board-4276.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/SEG_DVD_430_-_Printed_circuit_board-4276.jpg/330px-SEG_DVD_430_-_Printed_circuit_board-4276.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/SEG_DVD_430_-_Printed_circuit_board-4276.jpg/440px-SEG_DVD_430_-_Printed_circuit_board-4276.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4605" data-file-height="3454" /></a><figcaption>Printed circuit board of a DVD player</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PCB_Spectrum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PCB_Spectrum.jpg/220px-PCB_Spectrum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PCB_Spectrum.jpg/330px-PCB_Spectrum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/PCB_Spectrum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="436" data-file-height="226" /></a><figcaption>Part of a 1984 Sinclair <a href="/wiki/ZX_Spectrum" title="ZX Spectrum">ZX Spectrum</a> computer board, a printed circuit board, showing the conductive traces, the <a href="/wiki/Via_(electronics)" title="Via (electronics)">through-hole paths</a> to the other surface, and some electronic components mounted using through-hole mounting</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>printed circuit board</b> (<b>PCB</b>), also called <b>printed wiring board</b> (<b>PWB</b>), is a medium used to connect or <a href="/wiki/Wiring" class="mw-redirect" title="Wiring">"wire"</a> <a href="/wiki/Electronic_component" title="Electronic component">components</a> to one another in a <a href="/wiki/Electronic_circuit" title="Electronic circuit">circuit</a>. It takes the form of a <a href="/wiki/Lamination" title="Lamination">laminated</a> sandwich structure of <a href="/wiki/Electrical_conduction" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical conduction">conductive</a> and <a href="/wiki/Insulator_(electricity)" title="Insulator (electricity)">insulating</a> layers: each of the conductive layers is designed with a pattern of traces, planes and other features (similar to wires on a flat surface) <a href="/wiki/Chemical_milling" title="Chemical milling">etched</a> from one or more sheet layers of copper <a href="/wiki/Lamination" title="Lamination">laminated</a> onto or between sheet layers of a non-conductive substrate.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Electrical components may be fixed to conductive pads on the outer layers, generally by means of <a href="/wiki/Soldering" title="Soldering">soldering</a>, which both electrically connects and mechanically fastens the components to the board. Another manufacturing process adds <a href="/wiki/Via_(electronics)" title="Via (electronics)"><i>vias</i></a>, drilled holes that allow electrical interconnections between conductive layers. </p><p>Printed circuit boards are used in nearly all electronic products. Alternatives to PCBs include <a href="/wiki/Wire_wrap" title="Wire wrap">wire wrap</a> and <a href="/wiki/Point-to-point_construction" title="Point-to-point construction">point-to-point construction</a>, both once popular but now rarely used. PCBs require additional design effort to lay out the circuit, but manufacturing and assembly can be automated. <a href="/wiki/Electronic_design_automation" title="Electronic design automation">Electronic design automation</a> software is available to do much of the work of layout. Mass-producing circuits with PCBs is cheaper and faster than with other wiring methods, as components are mounted and wired in one operation. Large numbers of PCBs can be fabricated at the same time, and the layout has to be done only once. PCBs can also be made manually in small quantities, with reduced benefits.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>PCBs can be single-sided (one copper layer), double-sided (two copper layers on both sides of one substrate layer), or multi-layer (outer and inner layers of copper, alternating with layers of substrate). Multi-layer PCBs allow for much higher component density, because circuit traces on the inner layers would otherwise take up surface space between components. The rise in popularity of multilayer PCBs with more than two, and especially with more than four, copper planes was concurrent with the adoption of <a href="/wiki/Surface-mount_technology" title="Surface-mount technology">surface mount technology</a>. However, multilayer PCBs make repair, analysis, and field modification of circuits much more difficult and usually impractical. </p><p>The world market for bare PCBs exceeded $60.2 billion in 2014<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is estimated to reach $79 billion by 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Predecessors">Predecessors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Predecessors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the development of printed circuit boards, electrical and electronic circuits were <a href="/wiki/Point-to-point_construction" title="Point-to-point construction">wired point-to-point</a> on a chassis. Typically, the chassis was a sheet metal frame or pan, sometimes with a wooden bottom. Components were attached to the chassis, usually by insulators when the connecting point on the chassis was metal, and then their leads were connected directly or with <a href="/wiki/Jump_wire" title="Jump wire">jumper wires</a> by <a href="/wiki/Soldering" title="Soldering">soldering</a>, or sometimes using <a href="/wiki/Crimp_(electrical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crimp (electrical)">crimp</a> connectors, wire connector lugs on screw terminals, or other methods. Circuits were large, bulky, heavy, and relatively fragile (even discounting the breakable glass envelopes of the vacuum tubes that were often included in the circuits), and production was labor-intensive, so the products were expensive. </p><p>Development of the methods used in modern printed circuit boards started early in the 20th century. In 1903, a German inventor, Albert Hanson, described flat foil conductors laminated to an insulating board, in multiple layers. <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edison" title="Thomas Edison">Thomas Edison</a> experimented with chemical methods of plating conductors onto linen paper in 1904. Arthur Berry in 1913 patented a print-and-<a href="/wiki/Etching" title="Etching">etch</a> method in the UK, and in the United States <a href="/w/index.php?title=Max_Schoop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Max Schoop (page does not exist)">Max Schoop</a> obtained a patent<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to flame-spray metal onto a board through a patterned mask. Charles Ducas in 1925 patented a method of electroplating circuit patterns.<sup id="cite_ref-Harper03_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harper03-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Predating the printed circuit invention, and similar in spirit, was <a href="/wiki/John_Sargrove" title="John Sargrove">John Sargrove</a>'s 1936–1947 Electronic Circuit Making Equipment (ECME) that sprayed metal onto a <a href="/wiki/Bakelite" title="Bakelite">Bakelite</a> plastic board. The ECME could produce three radio boards per minute. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_PCBs">Early PCBs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early PCBs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark-53-proximity-fuze-1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Mark-53-proximity-fuze-1943.jpg/240px-Mark-53-proximity-fuze-1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Mark-53-proximity-fuze-1943.jpg/360px-Mark-53-proximity-fuze-1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Mark-53-proximity-fuze-1943.jpg/480px-Mark-53-proximity-fuze-1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Proximity fuze Mark 53 production line 1944</figcaption></figure> <p>The Austrian engineer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Eisler" title="Paul Eisler">Paul Eisler</a> invented the printed circuit as part of a radio set while working in the UK around 1936. In 1941 a multi-layer printed circuit was used in German <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine#Influence_mines" title="Naval mine">magnetic influence naval mines</a>. </p><p>Around 1943 the United States began to use the technology on a large scale to make <a href="/wiki/Proximity_fuze" title="Proximity fuze">proximity fuzes</a> for use in World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-Harper03_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harper03-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such fuzes required an electronic circuit that could withstand being fired from a gun, and could be produced in quantity. The Centralab Division of Globe Union submitted a proposal which met the requirements: a ceramic plate would be <a href="/wiki/Screenprinting" class="mw-redirect" title="Screenprinting">screenprinted</a> with metallic paint for conductors and carbon material for <a href="/wiki/Resistor" title="Resistor">resistors</a>, with ceramic disc capacitors and subminiature vacuum tubes soldered in place.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The technique proved viable, and the resulting patent on the process, which was classified by the U.S. Army, was assigned to Globe Union. It was not until 1984 that the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers" title="Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers">Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers</a> (IEEE) awarded Harry W. Rubinstein its <a href="/wiki/IEEE_Cledo_Brunetti_Award" title="IEEE Cledo Brunetti Award">Cledo Brunetti Award</a> for early key contributions to the development of printed components and conductors on a common insulating substrate. Rubinstein was honored in 1984 by his alma mater, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison" title="University of Wisconsin–Madison">University of Wisconsin-Madison</a>, for his innovations in the technology of printed electronic circuits and the fabrication of capacitors.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This invention also represents a step in the development of <a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">integrated circuit</a> technology, as not only wiring but also passive components were fabricated on the ceramic substrate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-war_developments">Post-war developments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-war developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1948, the US released the invention for commercial use. Printed circuits did not become commonplace in consumer electronics until the mid-1950s, after the <i>Auto-Sembly</i> process was developed by the United States Army. At around the same time in the UK work along similar lines was carried out by <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Dummer" title="Geoffrey Dummer">Geoffrey Dummer</a>, then at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Radar_Establishment" title="Royal Radar Establishment">RRDE</a>. </p><p>Motorola was an early leader in bringing the process into consumer electronics, announcing in August 1952 the adoption of "plated circuits" in home radios after six years of research and a $1M investment.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Motorola soon began using its trademarked term for the process, PLAcir, in its consumer radio advertisements.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hallicrafters released its first "foto-etch" printed circuit product, a clock-radio, on November 1, 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Even as circuit boards became available, the point-to-point chassis construction method remained in common use in industry (such as TV and hi-fi sets) into at least the late 1960s. Printed circuit boards were introduced to reduce the size, weight, and cost of parts of the circuitry. In 1960, a small consumer radio receiver might be built with all its circuitry on one circuit board, but a TV set would probably contain one or more circuit boards. </p><p>Originally, every electronic component had wire <a href="/wiki/Lead_(electronics)" title="Lead (electronics)">leads</a>, and a PCB had holes drilled for each wire of each component. The component leads were then inserted through the holes and <a href="/wiki/Solder" title="Solder">soldered</a> to the copper PCB traces. This method of assembly is called <a href="/wiki/Through-hole_technology" title="Through-hole technology"><i>through-hole</i> construction</a>. In 1949, Moe Abramson and Stanislaus F. Danko of the United States Army Signal Corps developed the <i>Auto-Sembly</i> process in which component leads were inserted into a copper foil interconnection pattern and <a href="/wiki/Dip_soldering" title="Dip soldering">dip soldered</a>. The patent they obtained in 1956 was assigned to the U.S. Army.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the development of board <a href="/wiki/Lamination" title="Lamination">lamination</a> and <a href="/wiki/Etching" title="Etching">etching</a> techniques, this concept evolved into the standard printed circuit board fabrication process in use today. Soldering could be done automatically by passing the board over a ripple, or wave, of molten solder in a <a href="/wiki/Wave_soldering" title="Wave soldering">wave-soldering</a> machine. However, the wires and holes are inefficient since drilling holes is expensive and consumes drill bits and the protruding wires are cut off and discarded. </p><p>From the 1980s onward, small surface mount parts have been used increasingly instead of through-hole components; this has led to smaller boards for a given functionality and lower production costs, but with some additional difficulty in servicing faulty boards. </p><p>In the 1990s the use of multilayer surface boards became more frequent. As a result, size was further minimized and both flexible and rigid PCBs were incorporated in different devices. In 1995 PCB manufacturers began using <a href="/wiki/Microvia" title="Microvia">microvia</a> technology to produce High-Density Interconnect (HDI) PCBs.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_advances">Recent advances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recent advances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Recent advances in <a href="/wiki/3D_printing" title="3D printing">3D printing</a> have meant that there are several new techniques in PCB creation. 3D printed electronics (PEs) can be utilized to print items layer by layer and subsequently the item can be printed with a liquid ink that contains electronic functionalities. </p><p>HDI (High Density Interconnect) technology allows for a denser design on the PCB and thus potentially smaller PCBs with more traces and components in a given area. As a result, the paths between components can be shorter. HDIs use blind/buried vias, or a combination that includes microvias. With multi-layer HDI PCBs the interconnection of several vias stacked on top of each other (stacked vías, instead of one deep buried via) can be made stronger, thus enhancing reliability in all conditions. The most common applications for HDI technology are computer and mobile phone components as well as medical equipment and military communication equipment. A 4-layer HDI microvia PCB is equivalent in quality to an 8-layer through-hole PCB, so HDI technology can reduce costs. HDI PCBs are often made using build-up film such as ajinomoto build-up film, which is also used in the production of <a href="/wiki/Flip_chip" title="Flip chip">flip chip</a> packages.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some PCBs have optical waveguides, similar to optical fibers built on the PCB.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hand_Etched_PCB.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hand_Etched_PCB.png/220px-Hand_Etched_PCB.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hand_Etched_PCB.png/330px-Hand_Etched_PCB.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hand_Etched_PCB.png/440px-Hand_Etched_PCB.png 2x" data-file-width="3736" data-file-height="3400" /></a><figcaption>An example of hand-drawn etched traces on a PCB</figcaption></figure> <p>A basic PCB consists of a flat sheet of insulating material and a layer of copper <a href="/wiki/Foil_(metal)" title="Foil (metal)">foil</a>, laminated to the substrate. Chemical etching divides the <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a> into separate conducting lines called tracks or <i>circuit traces</i>, pads for connections, vias to pass connections between layers of copper, and features such as solid conductive areas for <a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_shielding" title="Electromagnetic shielding">electromagnetic shielding</a> or other purposes. The tracks function as wires fixed in place, and are insulated from each other by air and the board substrate material. The surface of a PCB may have a coating that protects the copper from <a href="/wiki/Corrosion" title="Corrosion">corrosion</a> and reduces the chances of solder <a href="/wiki/Short_circuit" title="Short circuit">shorts</a> between traces or undesired electrical contact with stray bare wires. For its function in helping to prevent solder shorts, the coating is called solder resist or <a href="/wiki/Solder_mask" title="Solder mask">solder mask</a>. </p><p>The pattern to be etched into each copper layer of a PCB is called the "artwork". The etching is usually done using <a href="/wiki/Photoresist" title="Photoresist">photoresist</a> which is coated onto the PCB, then exposed to light projected in the pattern of the artwork. The resist material protects the copper from dissolution into the etching solution. The etched board is then cleaned. A PCB design can be mass-reproduced in a way similar to the way <a href="/wiki/Photograph" title="Photograph">photographs</a> can be mass-duplicated from <a href="/wiki/Film_negative" class="mw-redirect" title="Film negative">film negatives</a> using a <a href="/wiki/Photographic_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Photographic printer">photographic printer</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/FR-4" title="FR-4">FR-4</a> <a href="/wiki/Fibre-reinforced_plastic" title="Fibre-reinforced plastic">glass epoxy</a> is the most common insulating substrate. Another substrate material is <a href="/wiki/Cotton_paper" title="Cotton paper">cotton paper</a> impregnated with <a href="/wiki/Phenolic_resin" class="mw-redirect" title="Phenolic resin">phenolic resin</a>, often tan or brown. </p><p>When a PCB has no components installed, it is less ambiguously called a <i>printed wiring board</i> (<i>PWB</i>) or <i>etched wiring board</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the term "printed wiring board" has fallen into disuse. A PCB populated with electronic components is called a <i>printed circuit assembly</i> (<i>PCA</i>), <i>printed circuit board assembly</i> or <i>PCB assembly</i> (<i>PCBA</i>). In informal usage, the term "printed circuit board" most commonly means "printed circuit assembly" (with components). The <a href="/wiki/IPC_(electronics)" title="IPC (electronics)">IPC</a> preferred term for an assembled board is <i>circuit card assembly</i> (<i>CCA</i>),<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and for an assembled <a href="/wiki/Backplane" title="Backplane">backplane</a> it is <i>backplane assembly</i>. "Card" is another widely used informal term for a "printed circuit assembly". For example, <a href="/wiki/Expansion_card" title="Expansion card">expansion card</a>. </p><p>A PCB may be printed with a legend identifying the components, <a href="/wiki/Test_point" title="Test point">test points</a>, or identifying text. Originally, <a href="/wiki/Silkscreen_printing" class="mw-redirect" title="Silkscreen printing">silkscreen printing</a> was used for this purpose, but today other, finer quality printing methods are usually used. Normally the legend does not affect the function of a PCBA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Layers">Layers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Layers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A printed circuit board can have multiple layers of copper which almost always are arranged in pairs. The number of layers and the interconnection designed between them (vias, PTHs) provide a general estimate of the board complexity. Using more layers allow for more routing options and better control of signal integrity, but are also time-consuming and costly to manufacture. Likewise, selection of the vias for the board also allow fine tuning of the board size, escaping of signals off complex ICs, routing, and long term reliability, but are tightly coupled with production complexity and cost. </p><p>One of the simplest boards to produce is the two-layer board. It has copper on both sides that are referred to as external layers; multi layer boards sandwich additional internal layers of copper and insulation. After two-layer PCBs, the next step up is the four-layer. The four layer board adds significantly more routing options in the internal layers as compared to the two layer board, and often some portion of the internal layers is used as <a href="/wiki/Ground_plane" title="Ground plane">ground plane</a> or power plane, to achieve better signal integrity, higher signaling frequencies, lower EMI, and better power supply decoupling. </p><p>In multi-layer boards, the layers of material are laminated together in an alternating sandwich: copper, substrate, copper, substrate, copper, etc.; each plane of copper is etched, and any internal vias (that will not extend to both outer surfaces of the finished multilayer board) are plated-through, before the layers are laminated together. Only the outer layers need be coated; the inner copper layers are protected by the adjacent substrate layers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Component_mounting">Component mounting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Component mounting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Resistors_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Resistors_%281%29.jpg/220px-Resistors_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Resistors_%281%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="248" /></a><figcaption>Through-hole (leaded) resistors</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MOS6581_chtaube061229.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/MOS6581_chtaube061229.jpg/220px-MOS6581_chtaube061229.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/MOS6581_chtaube061229.jpg/330px-MOS6581_chtaube061229.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/MOS6581_chtaube061229.jpg/440px-MOS6581_chtaube061229.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2002" data-file-height="1439" /></a><figcaption>Through-hole devices mounted on the circuit board of a mid-1980s <a href="/wiki/Commodore_64" title="Commodore 64">Commodore 64</a> home computer</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Box_of_02in_pcb_bits.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Box_of_02in_pcb_bits.jpg/220px-Box_of_02in_pcb_bits.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Box_of_02in_pcb_bits.jpg/330px-Box_of_02in_pcb_bits.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Box_of_02in_pcb_bits.jpg/440px-Box_of_02in_pcb_bits.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>A box of <a href="/wiki/Drill_bit" title="Drill bit">drill bits</a> used for making holes in printed circuit boards. While tungsten-carbide bits are very hard, they eventually wear out or break. Drilling is a considerable part of the cost of a through-hole printed circuit board.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Surface_Mount_Components.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Surface_Mount_Components.jpg/220px-Surface_Mount_Components.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Surface_Mount_Components.jpg/330px-Surface_Mount_Components.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Surface_Mount_Components.jpg/440px-Surface_Mount_Components.jpg 2x" data-file-width="511" data-file-height="386" /></a><figcaption>Surface mount components, including resistors, <a href="/wiki/Transistor" title="Transistor">transistors</a> and an integrated circuit</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mouse_printed_circuit_board_both_sides_IMG_0959a.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mouse_printed_circuit_board_both_sides_IMG_0959a.JPG/220px-Mouse_printed_circuit_board_both_sides_IMG_0959a.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mouse_printed_circuit_board_both_sides_IMG_0959a.JPG/330px-Mouse_printed_circuit_board_both_sides_IMG_0959a.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mouse_printed_circuit_board_both_sides_IMG_0959a.JPG/440px-Mouse_printed_circuit_board_both_sides_IMG_0959a.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2952" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>A PCB in a <a href="/wiki/Computer_mouse" title="Computer mouse">computer mouse</a>: the component side (left) and the printed side (right)</figcaption></figure> <p>"Through hole" components are mounted by their wire leads passing through the board and soldered to traces on the other side. "Surface mount" components are attached by their leads to copper traces on the same side of the board. A board may use both methods for mounting components. PCBs with only through-hole mounted components are now uncommon. Surface mounting is used for <a href="/wiki/Transistor" title="Transistor">transistors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Diode" title="Diode">diodes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">IC chips</a>, <a href="/wiki/Resistor" title="Resistor">resistors</a>, and capacitors. Through-hole mounting may be used for some large components such as <a href="/wiki/Electrolytic_capacitor" title="Electrolytic capacitor">electrolytic capacitors</a> and connectors. </p><p>The first PCBs used <a href="/wiki/Through-hole_technology" title="Through-hole technology">through-hole technology</a>, mounting electronic components by lead inserted through holes on one side of the board and soldered onto copper traces on the other side. Boards may be single-sided, with an unplated component side, or more compact double-sided boards, with components soldered on both sides. Horizontal installation of through-hole parts with two axial leads (such as resistors, capacitors, and diodes) is done by bending the leads 90 degrees in the same direction, inserting the part in the board (often bending leads located on the back of the board in opposite directions to improve the part's mechanical strength), soldering the leads, and trimming off the ends. Leads may be <a href="/wiki/Soldering" title="Soldering">soldered</a> either manually or by a <a href="/wiki/Wave_soldering" title="Wave soldering">wave soldering</a> machine.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Surface-mount_technology" title="Surface-mount technology">Surface-mount technology</a> emerged in the 1960s, gained momentum in the early 1980s, and became widely used by the mid-1990s. Components were mechanically redesigned to have small metal tabs or end caps that could be soldered directly onto the PCB surface, instead of wire leads to pass through holes. Components became much smaller and component placement on both sides of the board became more common than with through-hole mounting, allowing much smaller PCB assemblies with much higher circuit densities. Surface mounting lends itself well to a high degree of automation, reducing labor costs and greatly increasing production rates compared with through-hole circuit boards. Components can be supplied mounted on carrier tapes. Surface mount components can be about one-quarter to one-tenth of the size and weight of through-hole components, and passive components much cheaper. However, prices of semiconductor <a href="/wiki/Surface_mount_device" class="mw-redirect" title="Surface mount device">surface mount devices</a> (SMDs) are determined more by the chip itself than the package, with little price advantage over larger packages, and some wire-ended components, such as <a href="/wiki/1N4148_signal_diode" title="1N4148 signal diode">1N4148</a> small-signal switch diodes, are actually significantly cheaper than SMD equivalents. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electrical_properties">Electrical properties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Electrical properties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each trace consists of a flat, narrow part of the <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a> foil that remains after etching. Its <a href="/wiki/Electrical_resistance" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical resistance">resistance</a>, determined by its width, thickness, and length, must be sufficiently low for the current the conductor will carry. Power and ground traces may need to be wider than <a href="/wiki/Signal_trace" title="Signal trace">signal traces</a>. In a multi-layer board one entire layer may be mostly solid copper to act as a <a href="/wiki/Ground_plane" title="Ground plane">ground plane</a> for shielding and power return. For <a href="/wiki/Microwave" title="Microwave">microwave</a> circuits, <a href="/wiki/Transmission_line" title="Transmission line">transmission lines</a> can be laid out in <a href="/wiki/Planar_transmission_line" title="Planar transmission line">a planar form</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Stripline" title="Stripline">stripline</a> or <a href="/wiki/Microstrip" title="Microstrip">microstrip</a> with carefully controlled dimensions to assure a consistent <a href="/wiki/Characteristic_impedance" title="Characteristic impedance">impedance</a>. In radio-frequency and fast switching circuits the <a href="/wiki/Inductance" title="Inductance">inductance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Capacitance" title="Capacitance">capacitance</a> of the printed circuit board conductors become significant circuit elements, usually undesired; conversely, they can be used as a deliberate part of the circuit design, as in <a href="/wiki/Distributed-element_filter" title="Distributed-element filter">distributed-element filters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antenna_(radio)" title="Antenna (radio)">antennae</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fuse_(electrical)" title="Fuse (electrical)">fuses</a>, obviating the need for additional discrete components. High density interconnects (HDI) PCBs have tracks or vias with a width or diameter of under 152 micrometers.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Materials">Materials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Materials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Laminates">Laminates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Laminates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Laminates are manufactured by curing layers of cloth or paper with <a href="/wiki/Thermoset" class="mw-redirect" title="Thermoset">thermoset</a> resin under pressure and heat to form an integral final piece of uniform thickness. They can be up to 4 by 8 feet (1.2 by 2.4 m) in width and length. Varying cloth weaves (threads per inch or cm), cloth thickness, and <a href="/wiki/Resin" title="Resin">resin</a> percentage are used to achieve the desired final thickness and <a href="/wiki/Dielectric" title="Dielectric">dielectric</a> characteristics. Available standard laminate thickness are listed in ANSI/IPC-D-275.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cloth or fiber material used, <a href="/wiki/Resin" title="Resin">resin</a> material, and the cloth to resin ratio determine the laminate's type designation (FR-4, <a href="/wiki/Composite_epoxy_material" title="Composite epoxy material">CEM</a>-1, <a href="/wiki/G10_(material)" class="mw-redirect" title="G10 (material)">G-10</a>, etc.) and therefore the characteristics of the laminate produced. Important characteristics are the level to which the laminate is <a href="/wiki/Fire_retardant" title="Fire retardant">fire retardant</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Dielectric_constant" class="mw-redirect" title="Dielectric constant">dielectric constant</a> (e<sub>r</sub>), the <a href="/wiki/Dielectric_loss" title="Dielectric loss">loss tangent</a> (tan δ), the <a href="/wiki/Tensile_strength" class="mw-redirect" title="Tensile strength">tensile strength</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Shear_strength" title="Shear strength">shear strength</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Glass_transition_temperature" class="mw-redirect" title="Glass transition temperature">glass transition temperature</a> (T<sub>g</sub>), and the Z-axis <a href="/wiki/Coefficient_of_expansion" class="mw-redirect" title="Coefficient of expansion">expansion coefficient</a> (how much the thickness changes with temperature). </p><p>There are quite a few different dielectrics that can be chosen to provide different insulating values depending on the requirements of the circuit. Some of these dielectrics are <a href="/wiki/Polytetrafluoroethylene" title="Polytetrafluoroethylene">polytetrafluoroethylene</a> (Teflon), FR-4, FR-1, CEM-1 or CEM-3. Well known pre-preg materials used in the PCB industry are <a href="/wiki/FR-2" title="FR-2">FR-2</a> (phenolic cotton paper), FR-3 (cotton paper and epoxy), <a href="/wiki/FR-4" title="FR-4">FR-4</a> (woven glass and epoxy), FR-5 (woven glass and epoxy), FR-6 (matte glass and polyester), <a href="/wiki/G10_(material)" class="mw-redirect" title="G10 (material)">G-10</a> (woven glass and epoxy), CEM-1 (cotton paper and epoxy), CEM-2 (cotton paper and epoxy), CEM-3 (non-woven glass and epoxy), CEM-4 (woven glass and epoxy), CEM-5 (woven glass and polyester). Thermal expansion is an important consideration especially with <a href="/wiki/Ball_grid_array" title="Ball grid array">ball grid array</a> (BGA) and naked die technologies, and glass fiber offers the best dimensional stability. </p><p>FR-4 is by far the most common material used today. The board stock with unetched copper on it is called "copper-clad laminate". </p><p>With decreasing size of board features and increasing frequencies, small nonhomogeneities like uneven distribution of fiberglass or other filler, thickness variations, and bubbles in the resin matrix, and the associated local variations in the dielectric constant, are gaining importance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Key_substrate_parameters">Key substrate parameters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Key substrate parameters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The circuit-board substrates are usually dielectric composite materials. The composites contain a matrix (usually an <a href="/wiki/Epoxy_resin" class="mw-redirect" title="Epoxy resin">epoxy resin</a>) and a reinforcement (usually a woven, sometimes nonwoven, glass fibers, sometimes even paper), and in some cases a filler is added to the resin (e.g. ceramics; titanate ceramics can be used to increase the dielectric constant). </p><p>The reinforcement type defines two major classes of materials: woven and non-woven. Woven reinforcements are cheaper, but the high dielectric constant of glass may not be favorable for many higher-frequency applications. The spatially nonhomogeneous structure also introduces local variations in electrical parameters, due to different resin/glass ratio at different areas of the weave pattern. Nonwoven reinforcements, or materials with low or no reinforcement, are more expensive but more suitable for some RF/analog applications. </p><p>The substrates are characterized by several key parameters, chiefly thermomechanical (<a href="/wiki/Glass_transition_temperature" class="mw-redirect" title="Glass transition temperature">glass transition temperature</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tensile_strength" class="mw-redirect" title="Tensile strength">tensile strength</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shear_strength" title="Shear strength">shear strength</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thermal_expansion" title="Thermal expansion">thermal expansion</a>), electrical (<a href="/wiki/Dielectric_constant" class="mw-redirect" title="Dielectric constant">dielectric constant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loss_tangent" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss tangent">loss tangent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Breakdown_voltage" title="Breakdown voltage">dielectric breakdown voltage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leakage_current" class="mw-redirect" title="Leakage current">leakage current</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tracking_resistance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tracking resistance (page does not exist)">tracking resistance</a>...), and others (e.g. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Moisture_absorption&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moisture absorption (page does not exist)">moisture absorption</a>). </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/Glass_transition_temperature" class="mw-redirect" title="Glass transition temperature">glass transition temperature</a> the resin in the composite softens and significantly increases thermal expansion; exceeding T<sub>g</sub> then exerts mechanical overload on the board components - e.g. the joints and the vias. Below T<sub>g</sub> the thermal expansion of the resin roughly matches copper and glass, above it gets significantly higher. As the reinforcement and copper confine the board along the plane, virtually all volume expansion projects to the thickness and stresses the plated-through holes. Repeated soldering or other exposition to higher temperatures can cause failure of the plating, especially with thicker boards; thick boards therefore require a matrix with a high T<sub>g</sub>. </p><p>The materials used determine the substrate's <a href="/wiki/Dielectric_constant" class="mw-redirect" title="Dielectric constant">dielectric constant</a>. This constant is also dependent on frequency, usually decreasing with frequency. As this constant determines the <a href="/wiki/Phase_velocity" title="Phase velocity">signal propagation speed</a>, frequency dependence introduces phase distortion in wideband applications; as flat a dielectric constant vs frequency characteristics as is achievable is important here. The impedance of transmission lines decreases with frequency, therefore faster edges of signals reflect more than slower ones. </p><p>Dielectric breakdown voltage determines the maximum voltage gradient the material can be subjected to before suffering a breakdown (conduction, or arcing, through the dielectric). </p><p>Tracking resistance determines how the material resists high voltage electrical discharges creeping over the board surface. </p><p>Loss tangent determines how much of the electromagnetic energy from the signals in the conductors is absorbed in the board material. This factor is important for high frequencies. Low-loss materials are more expensive. Choosing unnecessarily low-loss material is a common engineering error in high-frequency digital design; it increases the cost of the boards without a corresponding benefit. Signal degradation by loss tangent and dielectric constant can be easily assessed by an <a href="/wiki/Eye_pattern" title="Eye pattern">eye pattern</a>. </p><p>Moisture absorption occurs when the material is exposed to high humidity or water. Both the resin and the reinforcement may absorb water; water also may be soaked by capillary forces through voids in the materials and along the reinforcement. Epoxies of the FR-4 materials are not too susceptible, with absorption of only 0.15%. <a href="/wiki/Teflon" class="mw-redirect" title="Teflon">Teflon</a> has very low absorption of 0.01%. <a href="/wiki/Polyimides" class="mw-redirect" title="Polyimides">Polyimides</a> and cyanate esters, on the other side, suffer from high water absorption. Absorbed water can lead to significant degradation of key parameters; it impairs tracking resistance, breakdown voltage, and dielectric parameters. Relative dielectric constant of water is about 73, compared to about 4 for common circuit board materials. Absorbed moisture can also vaporize on heating, as during <a href="/wiki/Soldering" title="Soldering">soldering</a>, and cause cracking and <a href="/wiki/Delamination" title="Delamination">delamination</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the same effect responsible for "popcorning" damage on wet packaging of electronic parts. Careful baking of the substrates may be required to dry them prior to soldering.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Common_substrates">Common substrates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Common substrates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Often encountered materials: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FR-2" title="FR-2">FR-2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phenolic_paper" title="Phenolic paper">phenolic paper</a> or phenolic cotton paper, paper impregnated with a <a href="/wiki/Phenol_formaldehyde_resin" title="Phenol formaldehyde resin">phenol formaldehyde resin</a>. Common in consumer electronics with single-sided boards. Electrical properties inferior to FR-4. Poor arc resistance. Generally rated to 105 °C.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FR-4" title="FR-4">FR-4</a>, a woven <a href="/wiki/Fiberglass" title="Fiberglass">fiberglass</a> cloth impregnated with an <a href="/wiki/Epoxy_resin" class="mw-redirect" title="Epoxy resin">epoxy resin</a>. Low water absorption (up to about 0.15%), good insulation properties, good arc resistance. Very common. Several grades with somewhat different properties are available. Typically rated to 130 °C.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminum" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum">Aluminum</a>, or <i>metal core board</i> or <a href="/wiki/Insulated_metal_substrate" class="mw-redirect" title="Insulated metal substrate">insulated metal substrate</a> (IMS), clad with thermally conductive thin dielectric - used for parts requiring significant cooling - power switches, LEDs. Consists of usually single, sometimes double layer thin circuit board based on e.g. FR-4, laminated on aluminum sheet metal, commonly 0.8, 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 mm thick. The thicker laminates sometimes also come with thicker copper metalization.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flexible_electronics" title="Flexible electronics">Flexible substrates</a> - can be a standalone copper-clad foil or can be laminated to a thin stiffener, e.g. 50-130 μm <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kapton" title="Kapton">Kapton</a> or <a href="/wiki/UPILEX" title="UPILEX">UPILEX</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Polyimide" title="Polyimide">polyimide</a> foil. Used for <a href="/wiki/Flexible_electronics" title="Flexible electronics">flexible printed circuits</a>, in this form common in small form-factor consumer electronics or for flexible interconnects. Resistant to high temperatures.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pyralux&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pyralux (page does not exist)">Pyralux</a>, a polyimide-fluoropolymer composite foil.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Copper layer can delaminate during soldering.</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Less-often encountered materials: </p> <ul><li>FR-1, like FR-2, typically specified to 105 °C, some grades rated to 130 °C. Room-temperature punchable. Similar to cardboard. Poor moisture resistance. Low arc resistance.</li> <li>FR-3, cotton paper impregnated with epoxy. Typically rated to 105 °C.</li> <li>FR-5, woven fiberglass and epoxy, high strength at higher temperatures, typically specified to 170 °C.</li> <li>FR-6, matte glass and polyester</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G10_(material)" class="mw-redirect" title="G10 (material)">G-10</a>, woven glass and epoxy - high insulation resistance, low moisture absorption, very high bond strength. Typically rated to 130 °C.</li> <li>G-11, woven glass and epoxy - high resistance to solvents, high flexural strength retention at high temperatures.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Typically rated to 170 °C.</li> <li>CEM-1, cotton paper and epoxy</li> <li>CEM-2, cotton paper and epoxy</li> <li>CEM-3, non-woven glass and epoxy</li> <li>CEM-4, woven glass and epoxy</li> <li>CEM-5, woven glass and polyester</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PTFE" class="mw-redirect" title="PTFE">PTFE</a>, ("Teflon") - expensive, low dielectric loss, for high frequency applications, very low moisture absorption (0.01%), mechanically soft. Difficult to laminate, rarely used in multilayer applications.</li> <li>PTFE, ceramic filled - expensive, low dielectric loss, for high frequency applications. Varying ceramics/PTFE ratio allows adjusting dielectric constant and thermal expansion.</li> <li>RF-35, fiberglass-reinforced ceramics-filled PTFE. Relatively less expensive, good mechanical properties, good high-frequency properties.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alumina" class="mw-redirect" title="Alumina">Alumina</a>, a ceramic. Hard, brittle, very expensive, very high performance, good thermal conductivity.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyimide" title="Polyimide">Polyimide</a>, a high-temperature polymer. Expensive, high-performance. Higher water absorption (0.4%). Can be used from cryogenic temperatures to over 260 °C.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copper_thickness">Copper thickness</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Copper thickness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-MOS plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-mos" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs editing to <b>comply with Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">Manual of Style</a>.</b> In particular, it has problems with <a href="/wiki/MOS:CONVERSIONS" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS:CONVERSIONS">MOS:CONVERSIONS</a>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit">improve the content</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Copper thickness of PCBs can be specified directly or as the weight of copper per area (in ounce per square foot) which is easier to measure. One <a href="/wiki/Ounce" title="Ounce">ounce</a> per <a href="/wiki/Square_foot" title="Square foot">square foot</a> is 1.344 mils or 34 micrometers thickness. <i>Heavy copper</i> is a layer exceeding three ounces of copper per ft<sup>2</sup>, or approximately 0.0042 inches (4.2 mils, 105 μm) thick. Heavy copper layers are used for high current or to help dissipate heat. </p><p>On the common FR-4 substrates, 1 <a href="/wiki/Ounce" title="Ounce">oz</a> copper per ft<sup>2</sup> (35 μm) is the most common thickness; 2 oz (70 μm) and 0.5 oz (17.5 μm) thickness is often an option. Less common are 12 and 105 μm, 9 μm is sometimes available on some substrates. Flexible substrates typically have thinner metalization. Metal-core boards for high power devices commonly use thicker copper; 35 μm is usual but also 140 and 400 μm can be encountered. </p><p>In the US, copper foil thickness is specified in units of <a href="/wiki/Ounce" title="Ounce">ounces</a> per square foot (oz/ft<sup>2</sup>), commonly referred to simply as <i>ounce</i>. Common thicknesses are 1/2 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> (150 g/m<sup>2</sup>), 1 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> (300 g/m<sup>2</sup>), 2 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> (600 g/m<sup>2</sup>), and 3 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> (900 g/m<sup>2</sup>). These work out to thicknesses of 17.05 μm (0.67 <a href="/wiki/Thou_(length)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thou (length)">thou</a>), 34.1 μm (1.34 <a href="/wiki/Thou_(length)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thou (length)">thou</a>), 68.2 μm (2.68 thou), and 102.3 μm (4.02 thou), respectively. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>oz/ft<sup>2</sup> </th> <th>g/m<sup>2</sup> </th> <th>μm </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Thou_(length)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thou (length)">thou</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1/2 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>150 g/m<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>17.05 μm </td> <td>0.67 thou </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>300 g/m<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>34.1 μm </td> <td>1.34 thou </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>600 g/m<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>68.2 μm </td> <td>2.68 thou </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>900 g/m<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>102.3 μm </td> <td>4.02 thou </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>1/2 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> foil is not widely used as a finished copper weight, but is used for outer layers when plating for through holes will increase the finished copper weight Some PCB manufacturers refer to 1 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> copper foil as having a thickness of 35 μm (may also be referred to as 35 μ, 35 <a href="/wiki/Micron" class="mw-redirect" title="Micron">micron</a>, or 35 mic). </p> <ul><li>1/0 – denotes 1 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> copper one side, with no copper on the other side.</li> <li>1/1 – denotes 1 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> copper on both sides.</li> <li>H/0 or H/H – denotes 0.5 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> copper on one or both sides, respectively.</li> <li>2/0 or 2/2 – denotes 2 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> copper on one or both sides, respectively.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction">Construction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Design">Design</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:S111FlipChipBack.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/S111FlipChipBack.jpg/220px-S111FlipChipBack.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/S111FlipChipBack.jpg/330px-S111FlipChipBack.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/S111FlipChipBack.jpg/440px-S111FlipChipBack.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1573" data-file-height="1181" /></a><figcaption>A board designed in 1967; the sweeping curves in the traces are evidence of freehand design using adhesive tape</figcaption></figure> <p>Manufacturing starts from the fabrication data generated by <a href="/wiki/Computer_aided_design" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer aided design">computer aided design</a>, and component information. The fabrication data is read into the CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) software. CAM performs the following functions: </p> <ol><li>Input of the fabrication data.</li> <li>Verification of the data</li> <li>Compensation for deviations in the manufacturing processes (e.g. scaling to compensate for distortions during lamination)</li> <li>Panelization</li> <li>Output of the digital tools (copper patterns, drill files, inspection, and others)</li></ol> <p>Initially PCBs were designed manually by creating a <a href="/wiki/Photomask" title="Photomask">photomask</a> on a clear <a href="/wiki/Mylar" class="mw-redirect" title="Mylar">mylar</a> sheet, usually at two or four times the true size. Starting from the schematic diagram the component pin pads were laid out on the mylar and then traces were routed to connect the pads. Rub-on <a href="/wiki/Dry_transfer" title="Dry transfer">dry transfers</a> of common component footprints increased efficiency. Traces were made with self-adhesive tape. Pre-printed non-reproducing grids on the mylar assisted in layout. The finished photomask was <a href="/wiki/Photolithography" title="Photolithography">photolithographically</a> reproduced onto a photoresist coating on the blank copper-clad boards. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PCB_design_and_realisation_smt_and_through_hole.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/PCB_design_and_realisation_smt_and_through_hole.png/220px-PCB_design_and_realisation_smt_and_through_hole.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/PCB_design_and_realisation_smt_and_through_hole.png/330px-PCB_design_and_realisation_smt_and_through_hole.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/PCB_design_and_realisation_smt_and_through_hole.png/440px-PCB_design_and_realisation_smt_and_through_hole.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>A PCB as a design on a computer (left) and realized as a board assembly populated with components (right). The board is double sided, with through-hole plating, green solder resist and a white legend. Both surface mount and through-hole components have been used.</figcaption></figure> <p>Modern PCBs are designed with dedicated layout software, generally in the following steps:<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Layout_book_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Layout_book-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Schematic_capture" title="Schematic capture">Schematic capture</a> through an <a href="/wiki/Electronic_design_automation" title="Electronic design automation">electronic design automation</a> (<i>EDA</i>) tool.</li> <li>Card dimensions and template are decided based on required circuitry and enclosure of the PCB.</li> <li>The positions of the components and <a href="/wiki/Heat_sink" title="Heat sink">heat sinks</a> are determined.</li> <li>Layer stack of the PCB is decided, with one to tens of layers depending on complexity. <a href="/wiki/Ground_plane" title="Ground plane">Ground</a> and <a href="/wiki/Power_plane" class="mw-redirect" title="Power plane">power planes</a> are decided. A power plane is the counterpart to a ground plane and behaves as an <a href="/wiki/Alternating_current" title="Alternating current">AC</a> signal ground while providing DC power to the circuits mounted on the PCB. Signal interconnections are traced on signal planes. Signal planes can be on the outer as well as inner layers. For optimal <a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_interference" title="Electromagnetic interference">EMI</a> performance high frequency signals are routed in internal layers between power or ground planes.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_impedance" class="mw-redirect" title="Line impedance">Line impedance</a> is determined using dielectric layer thickness, routing copper thickness and trace-width. Trace separation is also taken into account in case of differential signals. <a href="/wiki/Microstrip" title="Microstrip">Microstrip</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stripline" title="Stripline">stripline</a> or dual stripline can be used to route signals.</li> <li>Components are placed. Thermal considerations and geometry are taken into account. <a href="/wiki/Via_(electronics)" title="Via (electronics)">Vias</a> and lands are marked.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_trace" title="Signal trace">Signal traces</a> are <a href="/wiki/Routing_(electronic_design_automation)" title="Routing (electronic design automation)">routed</a>. Electronic design automation tools usually create clearances and connections in power and ground planes automatically.</li> <li>Fabrication data consists of a set of <a href="/wiki/Gerber_file" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerber file">Gerber files</a>, a drill file, and a pick-and-place file.<sup id="cite_ref-Layout_book_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Layout_book-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Panelization">Panelization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Panelization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several small printed circuit boards can be grouped together for processing as a panel. A panel consisting of a design duplicated <i>n</i>-times is also called an <i>n</i>-panel, whereas a <i>multi-panel</i> combines several different designs onto a single panel. The outer tooling strip often includes <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tooling_hole&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tooling hole (page does not exist)">tooling holes</a>, a set of <a href="/wiki/Panel_fiducial" class="mw-redirect" title="Panel fiducial">panel fiducials</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Test_coupon_(PCB)" class="mw-redirect" title="Test coupon (PCB)">test coupon</a>, and may include <a href="/wiki/Hatched_copper_pour" class="mw-redirect" title="Hatched copper pour">hatched copper pour</a> or similar patterns for even copper distribution over the whole panel in order to avoid bending. The assemblers often mount components on panels rather than single PCBs because this is efficient. Panelization may also be necessary for boards with components placed near an edge of the board because otherwise the board could not be mounted during assembly. Most assembly shops require a free area of at least 10 mm around the board. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Depaneling">Depaneling</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Depaneling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Depaneling" title="Depaneling">depaneling</a></div> <p>The panel is eventually broken into individual PCBs along perforations or grooves in the panel<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> through milling or cutting. For milled panels a common distance between the individual boards is 2–3 mm. Today depaneling is often done by lasers which cut the board with no contact. Laser depaneling reduces stress on the fragile circuits, improving the yield of defect-free units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Copper_patterning">Copper patterning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Copper patterning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first step is to replicate the pattern in the fabricator's CAM system on a protective mask on the copper foil PCB layers. Subsequent etching removes the unwanted copper unprotected by the mask. (Alternatively, a conductive ink can be ink-jetted on a blank (non-conductive) board. This technique is also used in the manufacture of <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Hybrid circuit">hybrid circuits</a>.) </p> <ol><li><i><a href="/wiki/Silk_screen" class="mw-redirect" title="Silk screen">Silk screen printing</a></i> uses etch-resistant inks to create the protective mask.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Photoengraving" title="Photoengraving">Photoengraving</a></i> uses a photomask and developer to selectively remove a UV-sensitive photoresist coating and thus create a photoresist mask that will protect the copper below it. Direct imaging techniques are sometimes used for high-resolution requirements. Experiments have been made with thermal resist.<sup id="cite_ref-Thermal_DI_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thermal_DI-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A laser may be used instead of a photomask. This is known as <a href="/wiki/Maskless_lithography" title="Maskless lithography">maskless lithography</a> or direct imaging.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PCB_Milling" class="mw-redirect" title="PCB Milling">PCB milling</a></i> uses a two or three-axis mechanical milling system to mill away the copper foil from the substrate. A PCB milling machine (referred to as a 'PCB Prototyper') operates in a similar way to a <a href="/wiki/Plotter" title="Plotter">plotter</a>, receiving commands from the host software that control the position of the milling head in the x, y, and (if relevant) z axis.</li> <li><i>Laser resist ablation</i> involves spraying black paint onto copper clad laminate, then placing the board into <a href="/wiki/CNC" class="mw-redirect" title="CNC">CNC</a> laser plotter. The laser raster-scans the PCB and ablates (vaporizes) the paint where no resist is wanted. (Note: laser copper ablation is rarely used and is considered experimental.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="is laser COPPER ablation distinct from resist ablation, and experimental? (April 2012)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup>)</li> <li><i>Laser etching</i>, in which the copper may be removed directly by a CNC laser. Like PCB milling above, this is used mainly for prototyping.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electrical_discharge_machining" title="Electrical discharge machining">EDM</a> etching</i> uses an <a href="/wiki/Electrical_discharge_machining" title="Electrical discharge machining">electrical discharge</a> to remove a metal from a substrate submerged into a <a href="/wiki/Liquid_dielectric" title="Liquid dielectric">dielectric fluid</a>.</li></ol> <p>The method chosen depends on the number of boards to be produced and the required resolution. </p> <dl><dt>Large volume</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Silk screen printing – Used for PCBs with bigger features</li> <li>Photoengraving – Used when finer features are required</li></ul> <dl><dt>Small volume</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Print onto transparent film and use as photo mask along with photo-sensitized boards, then etch. (Alternatively, use a film photoplotter.)</li> <li>Laser resist ablation</li> <li>PCB milling</li> <li>Laser etching</li></ul> <dl><dt>Hobbyist</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li>Laser-printed resist: Laser-print onto toner transfer paper, heat-transfer with an iron or modified laminator onto bare laminate, soak in water bath, touch up with a marker, then etch.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride" title="Polyvinyl chloride">Vinyl film</a> and resist, non-washable marker, some other methods. Labor-intensive, only suitable for single boards.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etching">Etching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Etching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PCB_copper_layer_electroplating_machine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/PCB_copper_layer_electroplating_machine.jpg/220px-PCB_copper_layer_electroplating_machine.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/PCB_copper_layer_electroplating_machine.jpg/330px-PCB_copper_layer_electroplating_machine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/PCB_copper_layer_electroplating_machine.jpg/440px-PCB_copper_layer_electroplating_machine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="850" /></a><figcaption>PCB copper electroplating line in the process of pattern plating copper</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PCBs_hanging_in_electroplating_machine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/PCBs_hanging_in_electroplating_machine.jpg/220px-PCBs_hanging_in_electroplating_machine.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/PCBs_hanging_in_electroplating_machine.jpg/330px-PCBs_hanging_in_electroplating_machine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/PCBs_hanging_in_electroplating_machine.jpg/440px-PCBs_hanging_in_electroplating_machine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="850" /></a><figcaption>PCBs in process of having copper pattern plated (note the blue dry film resist)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Double_side_PCB_process_flow_chart.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Double_side_PCB_process_flow_chart.svg/330px-Double_side_PCB_process_flow_chart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="330" height="493" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Double_side_PCB_process_flow_chart.svg/495px-Double_side_PCB_process_flow_chart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Double_side_PCB_process_flow_chart.svg/660px-Double_side_PCB_process_flow_chart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="683" data-file-height="1020" /></a><figcaption>The two processing methods used to produce a double-sided PWB with plated-through holes</figcaption></figure> <p>The process by which copper traces are applied to the surface is known as <i><a href="/wiki/Etching_(microfabrication)" title="Etching (microfabrication)">etching</a></i> after the subtractive method of the process, though there are also additive and semi-additive methods. </p><p>Subtractive methods remove copper from an entirely copper-coated board to leave only the desired copper pattern. The simplest method, used for small-scale production and often by hobbyists, is immersion etching, in which the board is submerged in etching solution such as <a href="/wiki/Ferric_chloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferric chloride">ferric chloride</a>. Compared with methods used for mass production, the etching time is long. Heat and agitation can be applied to the bath to speed the etching rate. In bubble etching, air is passed through the etchant bath to agitate the solution and speed up etching. Splash etching uses a motor-driven paddle to splash boards with etchant; the process has become commercially obsolete since it is not as fast as spray etching. In spray etching, the etchant solution is distributed over the boards by nozzles, and recirculated by pumps. Adjustment of the nozzle pattern, flow rate, temperature, and etchant composition gives predictable control of etching rates and high production rates.<sup id="cite_ref-Khandpur_2005_pp373–8_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khandpur_2005_pp373–8-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As more copper is consumed from the boards, the etchant becomes saturated and less effective; different etchants have different capacities for copper, with some as high as 150 grams of copper per liter of solution. In commercial use, etchants can be regenerated to restore their activity, and the dissolved copper recovered and sold. Small-scale etching requires attention to disposal of used etchant, which is corrosive and toxic due to its metal content.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The etchant removes copper on all surfaces not protected by the resist. "Undercut" occurs when etchant attacks the thin edge of copper under the resist; this can reduce conductor widths and cause open-circuits. Careful control of etch time is required to prevent undercut. Where metallic plating is used as a resist, it can "overhang" which can cause short circuits between adjacent traces when closely spaced. Overhang can be removed by wire-brushing the board after etching.<sup id="cite_ref-Khandpur_2005_pp373–8_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Khandpur_2005_pp373–8-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In additive methods the pattern is <a href="/wiki/Electroplating" title="Electroplating">electroplated</a> onto a bare substrate using a complex process. The advantage of the additive method is that less material is needed and less waste is produced. In the full additive process the bare laminate is covered with a photosensitive film which is imaged (exposed to light through a mask and then developed which removes the unexposed film). The exposed areas are sensitized in a chemical bath, usually containing palladium and similar to that used for through hole plating which makes the exposed area capable of bonding metal ions. The laminate is then plated with copper in the sensitized areas. When the mask is stripped, the PCB is finished. </p><p>Semi-additive is the most common process: The unpatterned board has a thin layer of copper already on it. A reverse mask is then applied (Unlike a subtractive process mask, this mask exposes those parts of the substrate that will eventually become the traces). Additional copper is then plated onto the board in the unmasked areas; copper may be plated to any desired weight. Tin-lead or other surface platings are then applied. The mask is stripped away and a brief etching step removes the now-exposed bare original copper laminate from the board, isolating the individual traces. Some single-sided boards which have plated-through holes are made in this way. <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> made consumer radio sets in the late 1960s using additive boards. The (semi-)additive process is commonly used for multi-layer boards as it facilitates the <a href="/wiki/Plating" title="Plating">plating</a>-through of the holes to produce conductive <a href="/wiki/Via_(electronics)" title="Via (electronics)">vias</a> in the circuit board. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Industrial_etching" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial etching">Industrial etching</a> is usually done with <a href="/wiki/Ammonium_persulfate" title="Ammonium persulfate">ammonium persulfate</a> or <a href="/wiki/Ferric_chloride" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferric chloride">ferric chloride</a>. For PTH (plated-through holes), additional steps of <a href="/wiki/Electroplating#Alternatives_to_electroplating" title="Electroplating">electroless deposition</a> are done after the holes are drilled, then copper is electroplated to build up the thickness, the boards are screened, and plated with tin/lead. The tin/lead becomes the resist leaving the bare copper to be etched away.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lamination">Lamination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Lamination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bga_und_via_IMGP4531_wp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bga_und_via_IMGP4531_wp.jpg/220px-Bga_und_via_IMGP4531_wp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bga_und_via_IMGP4531_wp.jpg/330px-Bga_und_via_IMGP4531_wp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bga_und_via_IMGP4531_wp.jpg/440px-Bga_und_via_IMGP4531_wp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1232" /></a><figcaption>Cut through a SDRAM-module, a multi-layer PCB (<a href="/wiki/Ball_grid_array" title="Ball grid array">BGA</a> mounted). Note the <a href="/wiki/Via_(electronics)" title="Via (electronics)">via</a>, visible as a bright copper-colored band running between the top and bottom layers of the board.</figcaption></figure> <p>Multi-layer printed circuit boards have trace layers inside the board. This is achieved by laminating a stack of materials in a press by applying pressure and heat for a period of time. This results in an inseparable one piece product. For example, a four-layer PCB can be fabricated by starting from a two-sided copper-clad laminate, etch the circuitry on both sides, then laminate to the top and bottom pre-preg and copper foil. It is then drilled, plated, and etched again to get traces on top and bottom layers.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The inner layers are given a complete machine inspection before lamination because mistakes cannot be corrected afterwards. Automatic optical inspection (AOI) machines compare an image of the board with the digital image generated from the original design data. Automated Optical Shaping (AOS) machines can then add missing copper or remove excess copper using a laser, reducing the number of PCBs that have to be discarded.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> PCB tracks can have a width of just 10 micrometers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drilling">Drilling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Drilling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ni000_Hollow_rivets_for_Plated_Through_Hole_PCB_repair_and_small-scale_manufacturing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Ni000_Hollow_rivets_for_Plated_Through_Hole_PCB_repair_and_small-scale_manufacturing.png/220px-Ni000_Hollow_rivets_for_Plated_Through_Hole_PCB_repair_and_small-scale_manufacturing.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Ni000_Hollow_rivets_for_Plated_Through_Hole_PCB_repair_and_small-scale_manufacturing.png/330px-Ni000_Hollow_rivets_for_Plated_Through_Hole_PCB_repair_and_small-scale_manufacturing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Ni000_Hollow_rivets_for_Plated_Through_Hole_PCB_repair_and_small-scale_manufacturing.png/440px-Ni000_Hollow_rivets_for_Plated_Through_Hole_PCB_repair_and_small-scale_manufacturing.png 2x" data-file-width="667" data-file-height="457" /></a><figcaption>Eyelets (hollow)</figcaption></figure> <p>Holes through a PCB are typically drilled with <a href="/wiki/Drill_bit" title="Drill bit">drill bits</a> coated with <a href="/wiki/Tungsten_carbide" title="Tungsten carbide">tungsten carbide</a>. Coated tungsten carbide is used because board materials are abrasive. High-speed-steel bits would dull quickly, tearing the copper and ruining the board. Drilling is done by computer-controlled drilling machines, using a <i>drill file</i> or <a href="/wiki/Excellon_file" class="mw-redirect" title="Excellon file">Excellon file</a> that describes the location and size of each drilled hole. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vias">Vias</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Vias"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Holes may be made conductive, by electroplating or inserting hollow metal eyelets, to connect board layers. Some conductive holes are intended for the insertion of through-hole-component leads. Others used to connect board layers, are called <a href="/wiki/Via_(electronics)" title="Via (electronics)">vias</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Micro_vias">Micro vias</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Micro vias"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When vias with a diameter smaller than 76.2 micrometers are required, drilling with mechanical bits is impossible because of high rates of wear and breakage. In this case, the vias may be <a href="/wiki/Laser_drilling" title="Laser drilling">laser drilled</a>—evaporated by <a href="/wiki/Laser" title="Laser">lasers</a>. Laser-drilled vias typically have an inferior surface finish inside the hole. These holes are called <i>micro vias</i> and can have diameters as small as 10 micrometers.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Blind_and_buried_vias">Blind and buried vias</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Blind and buried vias"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is also possible with <i>controlled-depth</i> drilling, laser drilling, or by pre-drilling the individual sheets of the PCB before lamination, to produce holes that connect only some of the copper layers, rather than passing through the entire board. These holes are called <i>blind vias</i> when they connect an internal copper layer to an outer layer, or <i>buried vias</i> when they connect two or more internal copper layers and no outer layers. Laser drilling machines can drill thousands of holes per second and can use either UV or CO<sub style="font-size: 80%;vertical-align: -0.35em">2</sub> lasers.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The hole walls for boards with two or more layers can be made conductive and then electroplated with copper to form <i>plated-through holes</i>. These holes electrically connect the conducting layers of the PCB. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Smear">Smear</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Smear"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For multi-layer boards, those with three layers or more, drilling typically produces a <i>smear</i> of the high temperature decomposition products of bonding agent in the laminate system. Before the holes can be plated through, this smear must be removed by a chemical <i>de-smear</i> process, or by <i><a href="/wiki/Plasma_etching" title="Plasma etching">Plasma etching</a></i>. The de-smear process ensures that a good connection is made to the copper layers when the hole is plated through. On high reliability boards a process called etch-back is performed chemically with a potassium permanganate based etchant or plasma etching. The etch-back removes resin and the glass fibers so that the copper layers extend into the hole and as the hole is plated become integral with the deposited copper. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plating_and_coating">Plating and coating</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Plating and coating"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Proper plating or surface finish selection can be critical to process yield, the amount of rework, field failure rate, and reliability.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>PCBs may be plated with solder, tin, or gold over nickel.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After PCBs are etched and then rinsed with water, the <a href="/wiki/Solder_mask" title="Solder mask">solder mask</a> is applied, and then any exposed copper is coated with solder, nickel/gold, or some other anti-corrosion coating.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is important to use solder compatible with both the PCB and the parts used. An example is <a href="/wiki/Ball_grid_array" title="Ball grid array">ball grid array</a> (BGA) using tin-lead solder balls for connections losing their balls on bare copper traces or using lead-free solder paste. </p><p>Other platings used are <a href="/wiki/Organic_solderability_preservative" title="Organic solderability preservative">organic solderability preservative</a> (OSP), <a href="/wiki/Immersion_silver_plating" title="Immersion silver plating">immersion silver</a> (IAg), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Immersion_tin_plating&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Immersion tin plating (page does not exist)">immersion tin</a> (ISn), <a href="/wiki/Electroless_nickel_immersion_gold" title="Electroless nickel immersion gold">electroless nickel immersion gold</a> (ENIG) coating, <a href="/wiki/Electroless_nickel_electroless_palladium_immersion_gold" class="mw-redirect" title="Electroless nickel electroless palladium immersion gold">electroless nickel electroless palladium immersion gold</a> (ENEPIG), and direct <a href="/wiki/Gold_plating" title="Gold plating">gold plating</a> (over nickel). <a href="/wiki/Edge_connector" title="Edge connector">Edge connectors</a>, placed along one edge of some boards, are often nickel-plated then <a href="/wiki/Gold-plated" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold-plated">gold-plated</a> using ENIG. Another coating consideration is rapid diffusion of coating metal into tin solder. Tin forms intermetallics such as Cu<sub>6</sub>Sn<sub>5</sub> and Ag<sub>3</sub>Cu that dissolve into the Tin liquidus or solidus (at 50 °C), stripping surface coating or leaving voids. </p><p><i>Electrochemical migration</i> (ECM) is the growth of conductive metal filaments on or in a printed circuit board (PCB) under the influence of a DC voltage bias.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Silver, zinc, and aluminum are known to grow <a href="/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy)" title="Whisker (metallurgy)">whiskers</a> under the influence of an electric field. Silver also grows conducting surface paths in the presence of halide and other ions, making it a poor choice for electronics use. Tin will grow "whiskers" due to tension in the plated surface. Tin-lead or solder plating also grows whiskers, only reduced by reducing the percentage of tin. Reflow to melt solder or tin plate to relieve surface stress lowers whisker incidence. Another coating issue is <a href="/wiki/Tin_pest" title="Tin pest">tin pest</a>, the transformation of tin to a powdery allotrope at low temperature.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solder_resist_application">Solder resist application</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Solder resist application"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:OLIMEXINO-32U4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/OLIMEXINO-32U4.jpg/220px-OLIMEXINO-32U4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/OLIMEXINO-32U4.jpg/330px-OLIMEXINO-32U4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/OLIMEXINO-32U4.jpg/440px-OLIMEXINO-32U4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2340" data-file-height="1856" /></a><figcaption>A PCB with red solder mask and white silkscreen</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sharp_LC-20SD4E_-_board_3-2886.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sharp_LC-20SD4E_-_board_3-2886.jpg/220px-Sharp_LC-20SD4E_-_board_3-2886.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sharp_LC-20SD4E_-_board_3-2886.jpg/330px-Sharp_LC-20SD4E_-_board_3-2886.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Sharp_LC-20SD4E_-_board_3-2886.jpg/440px-Sharp_LC-20SD4E_-_board_3-2886.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5544" data-file-height="3119" /></a><figcaption>A PCB with green solder mask and yellow silkscreen</figcaption></figure> <p>Areas that should not be soldered may be covered with solder resist (<a href="/wiki/Solder_mask" title="Solder mask">solder mask</a>). The solder mask is what gives PCBs their characteristic green color, although it is also available in several other colors, such as red, blue, purple, yellow, black and white. One of the most common solder resists used today is called "LPI" (<a href="/wiki/Liquid_photoimageable_solder_mask" class="mw-redirect" title="Liquid photoimageable solder mask">liquid photoimageable solder mask</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  A photo-sensitive coating is applied to the surface of the PWB, then exposed to light through the solder mask image film, and finally developed where the unexposed areas are washed away. Dry film solder mask is similar to the dry film used to image the PWB for plating or etching. After being laminated to the PWB surface it is imaged and developed as LPI. Once but no longer commonly used, because of its low accuracy and resolution, is to screen print epoxy ink. In addition to repelling solder, solder resist also provides protection from the environment to the copper that would otherwise be exposed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legend_/_silkscreen"><span id="Legend_.2F_silkscreen"></span>Legend / silkscreen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Legend / silkscreen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A legend (also known as <i>silk</i> or <i>silkscreen</i>) is often printed on one or both sides of the PCB. It contains the <a href="/wiki/Reference_designator" title="Reference designator">component designators</a>, switch settings, test points and other indications helpful in assembling, testing, servicing, and sometimes using the circuit board. </p><p>There are three methods to print the legend: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Silkscreen_printing" class="mw-redirect" title="Silkscreen printing">Silkscreen printing</a> epoxy ink was the established method, resulting in the alternative name.</li> <li>Liquid photo imaging is a more accurate method than screen printing.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inkjet_printing" title="Inkjet printing">Inkjet printing</a> is increasingly used. Inkjet printers can print variable data, unique to each PCB unit, such as text, a <a href="/wiki/Serial_number" title="Serial number">serial number</a>, or a <a href="/wiki/Bar_code" class="mw-redirect" title="Bar code">bar code</a>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bare-board_test">Bare-board test</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Bare-board test"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Boards with no components installed are usually <i>bare-board tested</i> for "shorts" and "opens". This is called <i>electrical test</i> or <i>PCB e-test</i>. A short is a connection between two points that should not be connected. An open is a missing connection between points that should be connected.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> For high-volume testing, a <a href="/wiki/Rigid_needle_adapter" title="Rigid needle adapter">rigid needle adapter</a> makes contact with copper lands on the board.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fixture or adapter is a significant fixed cost and this method is only economical for high-volume or high-value production. For small or medium volume production <i><a href="/wiki/Flying_probe" title="Flying probe">flying probe</a></i> testers are used where test probes are moved over the board by an XY drive to make contact with the copper lands. There is no need for a fixture and hence the fixed costs are much lower. The CAM system <i>instructs</i> the electrical tester to apply a voltage to each contact point as required and to check that this voltage appears on the appropriate contact points and only on these. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assembly">Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Testpad.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Testpad.JPG/220px-Testpad.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Testpad.JPG/330px-Testpad.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Testpad.JPG/440px-Testpad.JPG 2x" data-file-width="873" data-file-height="665" /></a><figcaption>PCB with <a href="/wiki/Test_point" title="Test point">test points</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In assembly the bare board is populated (or "stuffed") with electronic components to form a functional <i>printed circuit assembly</i> (PCA), sometimes called a "printed circuit board assembly" (PCBA).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Through-hole_technology" title="Through-hole technology">through-hole technology</a>, the component leads are inserted in holes surrounded by conductive <i>pads</i>; the holes keep the components in place. In <a href="/wiki/Surface-mount_technology" title="Surface-mount technology">surface-mount technology</a> (SMT), the component is placed on the PCB so that the pins line up with the conductive <i>pads</i> or <i>lands</i> on the surfaces of the PCB; solder paste, which was previously applied to the pads, holds the components in place temporarily; if surface-mount components are applied to both sides of the board, the bottom-side components are glued to the board. In both through hole and surface mount, the components are then <a href="/wiki/Soldering" title="Soldering">soldered</a>; once cooled and solidified, the solder holds the components in place permanently and electrically connects them to the board.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are a variety of <a href="/wiki/Soldering" title="Soldering">soldering</a> techniques used to attach components to a PCB. High volume production is usually done with a <a href="/wiki/Pick-and-place_machine" title="Pick-and-place machine">pick-and-place machine</a> and bulk wave soldering for through-hole parts or <a href="/wiki/Reflow_oven" title="Reflow oven">reflow ovens</a> for SMT components or through-hole parts, but skilled technicians are able to hand-solder very tiny parts (for instance 0201 packages which are 0.02 in. by 0.01 in.)<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under a <a href="/wiki/Microscope" title="Microscope">microscope</a>, using tweezers and a fine-tip <a href="/wiki/Soldering_iron" title="Soldering iron">soldering iron</a>, for small volume prototypes. <a href="/wiki/Selective_soldering" title="Selective soldering">Selective soldering</a> may be used for delicate parts. Some SMT parts cannot be soldered by hand, such as <a href="/wiki/Ball_grid_array" title="Ball grid array">ball grid array</a> (BGA) packages. All through-hole components can be hand soldered, making them favored for prototyping where size, weight, and the use of the exact components that would be used in high volume production are not concerns. </p><p>Often, through-hole and surface-mount construction must be combined in a single assembly because some required components are available only in surface-mount packages, while others are available only in through-hole packages. Or, even if all components are available in through-hole packages, it might be desired to take advantage of the size, weight, and cost reductions obtainable by using some available surface-mount devices. Another reason to use both methods is that through-hole mounting can provide needed strength for components likely to endure physical stress (such as connectors that are frequently mated and demated or that connect to cables expected to impart substantial stress to the PCB-and-connector interface), while components that are expected to go untouched will take up less space using surface-mount techniques. <i>For further comparison, see the <a href="/wiki/Surface-mount_technology#Advantages" title="Surface-mount technology">SMT page</a>.</i> </p><p>After the board has been populated it may be tested in a variety of ways: </p> <ul><li>While the power is off, <a href="/wiki/Visual_inspection" title="Visual inspection">visual inspection</a>, <a href="/wiki/Automated_optical_inspection" title="Automated optical inspection">automated optical inspection</a>. <a href="/wiki/JEDEC" title="JEDEC">JEDEC</a> guidelines for PCB component placement, soldering, and inspection are commonly used to maintain <a href="/wiki/Quality_control" title="Quality control">quality control</a> in this stage of PCB manufacturing.</li> <li>While the power is off, <a href="/wiki/Analog_signature_analysis" title="Analog signature analysis">analog signature analysis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Power-off_testing" title="Power-off testing">power-off testing</a>.</li> <li>While the power is on, <a href="/wiki/In-circuit_test" class="mw-redirect" title="In-circuit test">in-circuit test</a>, where physical measurements (for example, voltage) can be done.</li> <li>While the power is on, <a href="/wiki/Functional_test" class="mw-redirect" title="Functional test">functional test</a>, just checking if the PCB does what it had been designed to do.</li></ul> <p>To facilitate these tests, PCBs may be designed with extra pads to make temporary connections. Sometimes these pads must be isolated with resistors. The in-circuit test may also exercise <a href="/wiki/Boundary_scan" title="Boundary scan">boundary scan</a> test features of some components. In-circuit test systems may also be used to program <a href="/wiki/Nonvolatile_memory" class="mw-redirect" title="Nonvolatile memory">nonvolatile memory</a> components on the board. </p><p>In boundary scan testing, test circuits integrated into various ICs on the board form temporary connections between the PCB traces to test that the ICs are mounted correctly. Boundary scan testing requires that all the ICs to be tested use a standard test configuration procedure, the most common one being the Joint Test Action Group (<a href="/wiki/JTAG" title="JTAG">JTAG</a>) standard. The <a href="/wiki/JTAG" title="JTAG">JTAG</a> test architecture provides a means to test interconnects between integrated circuits on a board without using physical test probes, by using circuitry in the ICs to employ the IC pins themselves as test probes. <a href="/wiki/JTAG" title="JTAG">JTAG</a> tool vendors provide various types of stimuli and sophisticated algorithms, not only to detect the failing nets, but also to isolate the faults to specific nets, devices, and pins. </p><p>When boards fail the test, technicians may <a href="/wiki/Desoldering" title="Desoldering">desolder</a> and replace failed components, a task known as <i><a href="/wiki/Rework_(electronics)" title="Rework (electronics)">rework</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protection_and_packaging">Protection and packaging</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Protection and packaging"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>PCBs intended for extreme environments often have a <a href="/wiki/Conformal_coating" title="Conformal coating">conformal coating</a>, which is applied by dipping or spraying after the components have been soldered. The coat prevents corrosion and leakage currents or shorting due to condensation. The earliest conformal coats were <a href="/wiki/Wax" title="Wax">wax</a>; modern conformal coats are usually dips of dilute solutions of silicone rubber, polyurethane, acrylic, or epoxy. Another technique for applying a conformal coating is for plastic to be <a href="/wiki/Sputter_deposition" title="Sputter deposition">sputtered</a> onto the PCB in a vacuum chamber. The chief disadvantage of conformal coatings is that servicing of the board is rendered extremely difficult.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many assembled PCBs are <a href="/wiki/Electrostatic_discharge" title="Electrostatic discharge">static</a> sensitive, and therefore they must be placed in <a href="/wiki/Antistatic_bag" title="Antistatic bag">antistatic bags</a> during transport. When handling these boards, the user must be <a href="/wiki/Ground_(electricity)" title="Ground (electricity)">grounded (earthed)</a>. Improper handling techniques might transmit an accumulated static charge through the board, damaging or destroying components. The damage might not immediately affect function but might lead to early failure later on, cause intermittent operating faults, or cause a narrowing of the range of environmental and electrical conditions under which the board functions properly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cordwood_construction">Cordwood construction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Cordwood construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Printed_circuit_board" title="Special:EditPage/Printed circuit board">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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In cordwood construction, axial-leaded components were mounted between two parallel planes. The name comes from the way axial-lead components (capacitors, resistors, coils, and diodes) are stacked in parallel rows and columns, like a stack of firewood. The components were either soldered together with jumper wire or they were connected to other components by thin nickel ribbon welded at right angles onto the component leads.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To avoid shorting together different interconnection layers, thin insulating cards were placed between them. Perforations or holes in the cards allowed component leads to project through to the next interconnection layer. One disadvantage of this system was that special <a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a>-leaded components had to be used to allow reliable interconnecting welds to be made. Differential thermal expansion of the component could put pressure on the leads of the components and the PCB traces and cause mechanical damage (as was seen in several modules on the Apollo program). Additionally, components located in the interior are difficult to replace. Some versions of cordwood construction used soldered single-sided PCBs as the interconnection method (as pictured), allowing the use of normal-leaded components at the cost of being difficult to remove the boards or replace any component that is not at the edge. </p><p>Before the advent of <a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">integrated circuits</a>, this method allowed the highest possible component packing density; because of this, it was used by a number of computer vendors including <a href="/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation" title="Control Data Corporation">Control Data Corporation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Monoboard" title="Monoboard">Monoboard</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Breakout_boards">Breakout boards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Breakout boards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Breakout_board.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Breakout_board.jpg/220px-Breakout_board.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Breakout_board.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>A breakout board can allow interconnection between two incompatible connectors.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SD_Card_Breakout_Board.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/SD_Card_Breakout_Board.jpg/220px-SD_Card_Breakout_Board.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/SD_Card_Breakout_Board.jpg/330px-SD_Card_Breakout_Board.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/SD_Card_Breakout_Board.jpg/440px-SD_Card_Breakout_Board.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3714" data-file-height="2476" /></a><figcaption>This breakout board allows an <a href="/wiki/SD_card" title="SD card">SD card</a>'s pins to be accessed easily while still allowing the card to be hot-swapped.</figcaption></figure> <p>A minimal PCB for a single component, used for <a href="/wiki/Prototype#Electronics_prototyping" title="Prototype">prototyping</a>, is called a <b>breakout board</b>. The purpose of a breakout board is to "break out" the leads of a component on separate terminals so that manual connections to them can be made easily. Breakout boards are especially used for surface-mount components or any components with fine lead pitch. </p><p>Advanced PCBs may contain components embedded in the substrate, such as capacitors and integrated circuits, to reduce the amount of space taken up by components on the surface of the PCB while improving electrical characteristics.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiwire_boards">Multiwire boards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Multiwire boards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Multiwire is a patented technique of interconnection which uses machine-routed insulated wires embedded in a non-conducting matrix (often plastic resin).<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was used during the 1980s and 1990s. As of 2010,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> Multiwire is still available through Hitachi. </p><p>Since it was quite easy to stack interconnections (wires) inside the embedding matrix, the approach allowed designers to forget completely about the routing of wires (usually a time-consuming operation of PCB design): Anywhere the designer needs a connection, the machine will draw a wire in a straight line from one location/pin to another. This led to very short design times (no complex algorithms to use even for high density designs) as well as reduced <a href="/wiki/Crosstalk" title="Crosstalk">crosstalk</a> (which is worse when wires run parallel to each other—which almost never happens in Multiwire), though the cost is too high to compete with cheaper PCB technologies when large quantities are needed. </p><p>Corrections can be made to a Multiwire board layout more easily than to a PCB layout.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Printed circuit boards have been used as an alternative to their typical use for electronic and <a href="/wiki/Biomedical_engineering" title="Biomedical engineering">biomedical engineering</a> thanks to the versatility of their layers, especially the copper layer. PCB layers have been used to fabricate sensors, such as capacitive pressure sensors and accelerometers, actuators such as microvalves and microheaters, as well as platforms of sensors and actuators for <a href="/wiki/Lab-on-a-chip" title="Lab-on-a-chip">Lab-on-a-chip</a> (LoC), for example to perform <a href="/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction" title="Polymerase chain reaction">polymerase chain reaction</a> (PCR), and fuel cells, to name a few.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Repair">Repair</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Repair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Manufacturers may not support component-level repair of printed circuit boards because of the relatively low cost to replace compared with the time and cost of troubleshooting to a component level. In board-level repair, the technician identifies the board (PCA) on which the fault resides and replaces it. This shift is economically efficient from a manufacturer's point of view but is also materially wasteful, as a circuit board with hundreds of functional components may be discarded and replaced due to the failure of one minor and inexpensive part, such as a resistor or capacitor. This practice is a significant contributor to the problem of <a href="/wiki/E-waste" class="mw-redirect" title="E-waste">e-waste</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislation">Legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Printed_circuit_board&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive" title="Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive">Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive</a> and <a href="/wiki/China_RoHS" title="China RoHS">China RoHS</a></div> <p>In many countries (including all <a href="/wiki/European_Single_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="European Single Market">European Single Market</a> participants,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>), legislation restricts the use of <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium">cadmium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mercury_(element)" title="Mercury (element)">mercury</a> in electrical equipment. PCBs sold in such countries must therefore use lead-free manufacturing processes and lead-free solder, and attached components must themselves be compliant.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Safety Standard UL 796 covers component safety requirements for printed wiring boards for use as components in devices or appliances. 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title="Memory cell (computing)">Memory cell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metal-oxide_varistor" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal-oxide varistor">Metal-oxide varistor</a> (MOV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mixed-signal_integrated_circuit" title="Mixed-signal integrated circuit">Mixed-signal integrated circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MOS_integrated_circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="MOS integrated circuit">MOS integrated circuit</a> (MOS IC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organic_semiconductor" title="Organic semiconductor">Organic semiconductor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Photodetector" title="Photodetector">Photodetector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quantum_circuit" title="Quantum circuit">Quantum circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RF_CMOS" title="RF CMOS">RF CMOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silicon_controlled_rectifier" title="Silicon controlled rectifier">Silicon controlled rectifier</a> (SCR)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solaristor" title="Solaristor">Solaristor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Static_induction_thyristor" title="Static induction thyristor">Static induction thyristor</a> (SITh)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three-dimensional_integrated_circuit" title="Three-dimensional integrated circuit">Three-dimensional integrated circuit</a> (3D IC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thyristor" title="Thyristor">Thyristor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trancitor" title="Trancitor">Trancitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TRIAC" title="TRIAC">TRIAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varicap" title="Varicap">Varicap</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Voltage_regulator" title="Voltage regulator">Voltage regulators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Linear_regulator" title="Linear regulator">Linear regulator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low-dropout_regulator" title="Low-dropout regulator">Low-dropout regulator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switching_regulator" class="mw-redirect" title="Switching regulator">Switching regulator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_converter" title="Buck converter">Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boost_converter" title="Boost converter">Boost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck%E2%80%93boost_converter" title="Buck–boost converter">Buck–boost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Split-pi_topology" title="Split-pi topology">Split-pi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C4%86uk_converter" title="Ćuk converter">Ćuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Single-ended_primary-inductor_converter" title="Single-ended primary-inductor converter">SEPIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charge_pump" title="Charge pump">Charge pump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switched_capacitor" title="Switched capacitor">Switched capacitor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Vacuum_tube" title="Vacuum tube">Vacuum tubes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acorn_tube" title="Acorn tube">Acorn tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audion" title="Audion">Audion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beam_tetrode" title="Beam tetrode">Beam tetrode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot-wire_barretter" title="Hot-wire barretter">Barretter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Compactron" title="Compactron">Compactron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vacuum_diode" class="mw-redirect" title="Vacuum diode">Diode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleming_valve" title="Fleming valve">Fleming valve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neutron_generator" title="Neutron generator">Neutron tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nonode" title="Nonode">Nonode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuvistor" title="Nuvistor">Nuvistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentagrid_converter" title="Pentagrid converter">Pentagrid</a> (Hexode, Heptode, Octode)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentode" title="Pentode">Pentode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Photomultiplier_tube" title="Photomultiplier tube">Photomultiplier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phototube" title="Phototube">Phototube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetrode" title="Tetrode">Tetrode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triode" title="Triode">Triode</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Vacuum_tube" title="Vacuum tube">Vacuum tubes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation" title="Electromagnetic radiation">RF</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Backward-wave_oscillator" title="Backward-wave oscillator">Backward-wave oscillator</a> (BWO)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavity_magnetron" title="Cavity magnetron">Cavity magnetron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossed-field_amplifier" title="Crossed-field amplifier">Crossed-field amplifier</a> (CFA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyrotron" title="Gyrotron">Gyrotron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inductive_output_tube" title="Inductive output tube">Inductive output tube</a> (IOT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klystron" title="Klystron">Klystron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maser" title="Maser">Maser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_tube" title="Sutton tube">Sutton tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traveling-wave_tube" title="Traveling-wave tube">Traveling-wave tube</a> (TWT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-ray_tube" title="X-ray tube">X-ray tube</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube" title="Cathode-ray tube">Cathode-ray tubes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beam_deflection_tube" title="Beam deflection tube">Beam deflection tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charactron" title="Charactron">Charactron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iconoscope" title="Iconoscope">Iconoscope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_eye_tube" title="Magic eye tube">Magic eye tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monoscope" title="Monoscope">Monoscope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selectron_tube" title="Selectron tube">Selectron tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storage_tube" title="Storage tube">Storage tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trochotron" class="mw-redirect" title="Trochotron">Trochotron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_camera_tube" title="Video camera tube">Video camera tube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williams_tube" title="Williams tube">Williams tube</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Gas-filled_tube" title="Gas-filled tube">Gas-filled tubes</a></th><td 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power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RF_connector" title="RF connector">RF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrolytic_detector" title="Electrolytic detector">Electrolytic detector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrite_core" title="Ferrite core">Ferrite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antifuse" title="Antifuse">Antifuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuse_(electrical)" title="Fuse (electrical)">Fuse</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Resettable_fuse" title="Resettable fuse">resettable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EFUSE" class="mw-redirect" title="EFUSE">eFUSE</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resistor" title="Resistor">Resistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switch" title="Switch">Switch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thermistor" title="Thermistor">Thermistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transformer" title="Transformer">Transformer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varistor" title="Varistor">Varistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wire" title="Wire">Wire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wollaston_wire" title="Wollaston wire">Wollaston wire</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Electrical_reactance" title="Electrical reactance">Reactive</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capacitor" title="Capacitor">Capacitor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capacitor_types" title="Capacitor types">types</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceramic_resonator" title="Ceramic resonator">Ceramic resonator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_oscillator" title="Crystal oscillator">Crystal oscillator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inductor" title="Inductor">Inductor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parametron" title="Parametron">Parametron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relay" title="Relay">Relay</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reed_relay" title="Reed relay">reed relay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_relay" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Capacitor" title="Capacitor">Capacitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Printed_electronics" title="Printed electronics">Printed electronics</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Printed circuit board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_circuit" title="Electronic circuit">Electronic circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flip-flop_(electronics)" title="Flip-flop (electronics)">Flip-flop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memory_cell_(computing)" title="Memory cell (computing)">Memory cell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combinational_logic" title="Combinational logic">Combinational logic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sequential_logic" title="Sequential logic">Sequential logic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logic_gate" title="Logic gate">Logic gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boolean_circuit" title="Boolean circuit">Boolean circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">Integrated circuit</a> (IC)</li> <li><a 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style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Theory</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_signal" title="Digital signal">Digital signal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boolean_algebra" title="Boolean algebra">Boolean algebra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logic_synthesis" title="Logic synthesis">Logic synthesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logic_in_computer_science" title="Logic in computer science">Logic in computer science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Computer_architecture" title="Computer architecture">Computer architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_signal_(signal_processing)" title="Digital signal (signal processing)">Digital signal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_signal_processing" title="Digital signal processing">Digital signal processing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circuit_minimization_for_Boolean_functions" class="mw-redirect" title="Circuit minimization for Boolean functions">Circuit minimization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switching_circuit_theory" title="Switching circuit theory">Switching circuit theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gate_equivalent" title="Gate equivalent">Gate equivalent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Electronics_design" class="mw-redirect" title="Electronics design">Design</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Logic_synthesis" title="Logic synthesis">Logic synthesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Place_and_route" title="Place and route">Place and route</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Placement_(electronic_design_automation)" title="Placement (electronic design automation)">Placement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Routing_(electronic_design_automation)" title="Routing (electronic design 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