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PCB Fabrication Tolerances and Process Information

This document summarizes fabrication tolerances and process information for PCBs manufactured through different methods: 1) In-House Etched boards have the lowest tolerances and capabilities, with a minimum trace width of 12 mil and sizes limited to approximately 8x8 inches. 2) Milled boards through the new mill have slightly higher tolerances than in-house, with a minimum trace width of 15 mil, and can include plated-through holes and text on signal layers. 3) Professionally manufactured boards through APC have the highest tolerances and capabilities, with a minimum trace width of 7 mil, up to 14x17 inches in size, and multiple layer and hole size options.

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PCB Fabrication Tolerances and Process Information

This document summarizes fabrication tolerances and process information for PCBs manufactured through different methods: 1) In-House Etched boards have the lowest tolerances and capabilities, with a minimum trace width of 12 mil and sizes limited to approximately 8x8 inches. 2) Milled boards through the new mill have slightly higher tolerances than in-house, with a minimum trace width of 15 mil, and can include plated-through holes and text on signal layers. 3) Professionally manufactured boards through APC have the highest tolerances and capabilities, with a minimum trace width of 7 mil, up to 14x17 inches in size, and multiple layer and hole size options.

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PCBFabricationTolerancesandProcessInformation

r0.514Jan2014

Parameter

InHouseEtched
(Likelynotusedthis
term)

Milled(NewMill)

Professionally
Manufactured(APC
BasicPrototype)

MinimumTraceWidth

12mil

15mil1

7mil

TracetoTraceSpacing

12mil

15mil

7mil

TextonSignalLayers

No:deleted

Yes

HoleSizes

6sizes:
Drilledbyyou:limitedby 10sizes(specifiedbefore
1. 18mil
availabilityofdrillbits.
plating):
2. 36mil
1. 20mil
3. 45.3mil
2. 28mil
4. 61mil
3. 35mil
5. 67mil
4. 38mil
6. 125mil
5. 42mil
Othersavailableonspecial
6. 52mil
request.
7. 60mil
8. 86mil
9. 125mil
10. 152mil

1,2withsomeefforton
NumberofSignalLayers 1(2withapprovalby
manufacturingtechnician) yourpart
isolationroutingonly.2
No

Yes

PlateThroughHoles

No

Yes

Maximumboardsize

Approximately8x8
7x7(limitedbyprinter 14x17
Standardsize:EagleLite pagesizeandetching
size.
tank)

Minimumboardsize

N/A

N/A

1/4x1/4

GroundPlane

Usefill

Usefill

Usefill

MinimumNumberof
Boards

Cost

$20foranEagleLite
$20foranEagleLite
Shipping+Setup+
sizedboard+orderof
sizedboard+orderof
Approx$2persquare
speciallaminatesasapart. speciallaminatesasapart. inch.3

Thesefiguresareaguideline:youmaybeabletodobetterwithsometesting.
Approvalbytechnicianrequiredforremovalofextramaterial.Anendmillof11milusedforisolationrouting.
Variouslargermillsizesareusedforremovingcopper(onlyinspecialcases)
3
Boardsarepanelizedbycoursestafftoreduceshippingandsetupcharges:thesecostsaresharedbyallgroups
onapanelinanareabasedmanner.Foramoreaccuratepriceestimate,usethepriceestimatorat
http://www.apcircuits.com.TheroughpriceiswiththeuseofdoublesidedFR4laminate.

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