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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…

PCB drill hole tolerance bakes in some of the inherent variance of the fabrication process to ensure drilling matches design intent.

PCB drill hole tolerance bakes in some of the inherent variance of the fabrication process to ensure drilling matches design intent.

PCB drill hole tolerance bakes in some of the inherent variance of the fabrication process to ensure drilling matches design intent.

During the weather extremes, people apply coverings to their skin to prevent damage; think sunscreen during the summer and moisturizing lotion in the winter. This strategy of using a protective covering is not limited to skin care; it can also help protect electronics. Mission-critical circuit boards operating in extremely stressful and harsh environments have benefited…

In popular media, manufacturing often gets the short stick regarding inventions. How many stories have you seen where the genius idea becomes reality without so much as a montage? Now there’s certainly an egalitarian nature to an idea – anyone can have one after all – and some of the most engrossing stories are framed around an average person with that one-in-a-million proposal.