Valley Services Electronics

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While smaller and more powerful electronics delight users, engineering these marvels can challenge the printed circuit board designer. Electronics used to contain multiple boards for digital processing, power supply, and analog functions, but that functionality typically packs into one dense PCB design in today’s devices. Analog circuitry takes sensory inputs and converts them into digital…

Making the best choice between the different surface finishes for printed circuit boards requires understanding the advantages and drawbacks of ENEPIG.

Electronics manufacturers must understand the difference between HASL vs. ENIG when specifying their PCB fabrication to meet their requirements.

PCB manufacturing is divisible into two primary stages: fabrication and assembly. The surface finish process inextricably links them together, ensuring sufficient bonding between the bare board and the components for continuous performance and extended reliability. PCB surface finishes come in many flavors, but HASL is the most prominent for non-consumer devices: as an extension of…