Standard Features:
- FR4 base material
- Green soldermask
- White silkscreen
- 1.6 mm PCB thickness
- 35um copper thickness
- HASL finish
- 100% e-testing
Additional Options:
- Lead-free HASL finish (ROHS compliant)
- ENIG finish (Gold immersion)
- Panelising (for sizes larger than 60mm x 60mm)
- PCB thickness from 0.6mm - 1.6 mm (No extra costs)
PCB Size Options:
There is one set size available: 10 x 10 cm. This is the maximum dimensions allowed for a circuit board (ie. board dimensions can be anything up to 10cm x 10cm).
In addition to the set size option, there is a custom option which allows you to specify the exact dimensions. However, this option is not as cost effective as the set size for small quantites.
PCB Colour:
The following colour options are available:
- White
- Black
- Red
- Green
- Blue
To reduce manufacturing costs and to enable pick-and-place of small boards, there are four options available for panelising.
DIY
The first, and most obvious, option is to fit as many of the desired circuit boards within the 10 x 10 cm option without any physical panelising. This option will not incur any additional costs, however it will require extra effort to separate the PCBs.
Stamp Holes
Stamp holes provide another free method of panelising but they must be used within the following limits:
- A maximum of 3 areas (or boards) may be panelised;
- Pin headers should be used for the stamp holes or simply a line of 1 mm holes with a 2 mm pitch.
You do not need to select a panelising option on the form above for this method.
V-Cut Panelising
Using v-cuts is by far the easiest and most elegant panelising option with no extra costs involved. It can however only be done on boards 60mm or greater on both the length and width. Furthermore, the following limitations and guideline apply:
- There can only be one board design on the panel - for example, you cannot have two different projects on the same panel using V-Cut to separate them;
- V-cuts must be continuous lines that run from the board's end to end. (i.e. no stops or turns);
- The v-cuts must be 0.3mm lines and placed in the mechanical layer;
- There must be at least a 1mm gap from the centre of the V-Cut to the nearest copper or drill hole.
Tab Routing
Tab Routing is useful for panelising irregularly-shaped boards which cannot be done with V-Cuts. There are usually no costs involved for relatively simple tab routing. For large panels with lots of tab routing, please email your design to
[email protected] to confirm with us before placing your order. The following limitations and guidelines apply:
- Panel must be 60mm or greater on both the length and width;
- There can only be one board design on the panel;
- The routing lines must be 3mm in width.
There are three fabrication options available, each aimed at various levels of urgency. If multiple PCB orders are made with the same fabrication option, additional discounts may be applicable upon checkout.
Pooled:
If pooled fabrication is chosen, a maximum of 2 weeks may pass before an order is processed in order to "fill the pool." This option is NOT recommended for time-sensitive orders, however, it offers a discount for the less urgent orders.
Expected delivery: 1-4 weeks
Standard:
Standard fabrication results in an order being added to the regular queue. This is the more common choice and recommended for new customers.
Expected delivery: 1-2 weeks
Priority:
Priority fabrication will result in jumping the manufacturing queue. Please note this service is unable to process orders in less than one working week.
Expected delivery: 6-10 days