Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Fabrication Services Specifications

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Capability

	Supplier Capability
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	PCB Design / Layout		Suppliers design printed circuit boards (PCBs) and provide layout services such as setting the footprints or pads where parts are soldered to the board. They also produce industry-standard Gerber files and provide fabrication and assembly drawings that depict board dimensions, hole sizes, board thickness, multi-layer stack-up and part placement. Some suppliers help upgrade, redesign, re-evaluate or modernize existing board layouts to increase performance and/or reduce manufacturing costs.
	Prototype Quantities		Suppliers produce small quantities of prototypes prior to full-scale manufacturing. They may also offer rapid prototyping services.
	Production Quantities		Suppliers have the equipment, staff, and materials needed for large-scale production runs.
	Testing and Evaluation		Suppliers have implemented quality assurance or test procedures to ensure the quality of all manufactured or assembled boards. In some cases, suppliers also provide quality and testing documentation and/or testing services for other components and parts.
	PCB Assembly		Suppliers have the staff, equipment, and materials to assemble components on boards.
	Just-In-Time Capability		Suppliers offer just-in-time manufacturing capabilities that reduce or eliminate a customer's need to maintain quantities in inventory.
	RF/Microwave Capability		The supplier has the ability to make boards for RF and microwave applications. Typically this had to do with the bonding type for multi-layer boards where FEP or fusion bonding is more commonly used.
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	PCB Type
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	Single-Sided Boards		Suppliers design, produce or assemble single-sided boards or boards where components are mounted on only one side of the substrate.
	Double-Sided Boards		Suppliers handle PCB assemblies with components on both sides of the substrate.
	Multi-Layer Boards		Suppliers handle boards with three or more layers of printed circuits separated by laminate layers and bonded together with internal and external interconnections.
	Flexible Boards		Suppliers handle flexible boards (as opposed to rigid boards).
	Rigid-Flexible  Boards		Rigid-flexible boards are rigid boards with flexible interconnects.
	SMT Components		Surface mount technology (SMT) adds components to a PCB by soldering component leads or terminals to the top surface of the board. SMT components have a flat surface that is soldered to a flat pad on the face of the PCB. Typically, the PCB pad is coated with a paste-like formulation of solder and flux. With careful placement, SMT components on solder paste remain in position until elevated temperatures, usually from an infrared oven, melt the paste and solder the component leads to the PCB pads.   Industry-standard pick-and-place equipment can mount SMT components quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively. SMT is a widely used alternative to mounting processes that insert pins or terminals through holes and solder leads into place on the opposite side of the board. Surface mounted components are usually smaller than equivalent through-hole leaded devices and, in some cases, are also less expensive.
	THT Components		Through hole technology (THT) mounts components on a PCB by inserting component leads through holes in the board and then soldering the leads in place on the opposite side of the board.
	Search Logic:		All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches.

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Location

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	North America		Companies are located in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
	United States Only		Companies are located in the United States.
	Northeast US Only		Companies are located in the Northeast United States, namely Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
	Southern US Only		Companies are located in the Southern United States, namely Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
	Southwest US Only		Companies are located in the Southwest United States, namely Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
	Northwest US Only		Companies are located in the Northwest United States, namely Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
	Midwest US Only		Companies are located in the Midwest United States, namely Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
	Canada Only		Companies are located in Canada.
	South / Central America Only		Companies have facilities in South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, or Chile; or in Central American countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, etc.
	Europe Only		Companies are located in Europe, namely Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, etc.
	South Asia Only		Companies are located in South Asia, namely India, Pakistan, Nepal, etc.
	Near East Only		Companies are located in the Near East, namely Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc.
	East Asia / Pacific Only		Companies are located in East Asia, namely China, Japan, Taiwan, etc.
	Oceania Only		Companies are located in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and a large group of South Pacific islands that include Micronesia, Polynesia, Guam, Fiji, Tonga, etc.
	Africa Only		Companies are located in sub-Saharan Africa.
	Other		Other unlisted country or region.
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