How to avoid sabotaging your PCB with your PCB material selection
The PCB Material Selection Process The PCB materials you select will make-or-break your PCB. Choosing the incorrect materials sinks a PCB into a sea of performance and reliability issues. But by taking a systematic approach to PCB material selection, you can avoid a...
How to prevent mistakes that delay your PCB assembly (and could cost you)
Many designers can't get their board fast enough after sending their PCB design files to their PCB assembly vendors. But the surprising thing is some customers do not provide sufficient and necessary information to their contract manufacturers (CM) - causing problems,...
Top 5 PCB Manufacturing Issues (and how they could impact your boards)
The Reliability and Risk Assessment Branch of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center received and analyzed 882 PCB coupon submissions from PCB suppliers. The top ten suppliers provided 638 samples, in which 260 non-conformances were detected. The issues were classified...
Printed Circuit Board Materials – An Overview of Laminates
What are PCB Laminates PCB laminates are one of the primary materials used in the manufacture of multilayer PCBs. PCB laminates are made by curing layers of a fabric with resins under pressure and temperature. Varying fabric thickness, material weaves, and resin...
Which Lead-free PCB Material is the most suitable for your application? (Use this comparison table to decide)
High processing temperatures are an essential consideration when selecting a PCB laminate. Elevated temperatures cause delamination, which results from the weakening of the material's copper/dielectric bond. PCB materials used for a lead-free circuit assembly need to...
Comparison table of 8 PCB Manufacturers’ Capabilities and Customer Reviews
What's most important to you when deciding on a PCB manufacturer? Is price your decisive criteria or quality and capabilities? How about customer reviews? When you search for "PCB manufacturer", the number of search results can be overwhelming. To make it easier and...
The Ultimate comparison table of PCB materials for high-speed and RF PCBs
Choosing the right material is an essential part of a high-speed PCB design and fabrication process. PCB materials with the necessary performance characteristics contribute to the optimal performance of high-speed circuit assemblies. Maintaining the signal integrity...
RF PCB Laminate Material Comparison (Taconic vs. ISOLA vs. Rogers)
The Importance of choosing the correct RF PCB Material Selecting the PCB substrate material is a critical performance factor when designing PCBs for RF applications. The optimal combination of electrical and mechanical attributes is required for complex microwave...
High-Performance RF/Microwave PCB Laminate Material Comparison (ISOLA vs. Panasonic)
ISOLA and Panasonic both manufacture PCB laminate materials designed for high-performance, high-speed/RF/microwave applications. When choosing a high-performance PCB laminate you need to consider: thermal performance low dissipation factor (Df) stable Df...
Halogen-free PCB Laminate Material Comparison Chart (EMC vs. Panasonic vs. Nan Ya)
Several PCB laminate material manufacturers offer halogen-free laminates and prepregs with varying performance, electrical, physical, and thermal properties. A Printed Circuit Board material that does not contain halogen elements (Chlorine, Bromine, Fluorine) above a...