Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Manufacturing Capabilities
Listed below are Sunstone's printed circuit board assembly and manufacturing capabilities. Our PCB production process provides you with everything you need to design and produce high-quality printed circuit boards.
Detailed Printed Circuit Board Assembly Capabilities
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Inner Layers | Outer Layers |
Soldermask | Silkscreen | Drill
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Fab (route) | Tab Route | V-Scoring
| Gold Tips | Plating |
Material
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Inner Layers | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 | Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Copper weight (oz/sq ft) pre-plate | |||||||
| 0.5 oz Cu | no | yes* | yes* | ||||
| 1 oz Cu | yes | yes* |
yes* | ||||
| 2 oz Cu | no | yes* |
yes* | ||||
| 3 oz Cu | no | no | RFQ | ||||
| >3 oz Cu | no | no | RFQ | ||||
| * Material availability may impact lead time | |||||||
| A variety of laminate thicknesses and copper weights are stocked, some specific combinations of thickness and copper weight may have to be ordered and could affect lead time. | |||||||
| Minimum trace/space | |||||||
| 0.5 oz Cu | no | 0.005"/0.005" | 0.004"/0.004" | ||||
| 1.0 oz Cu | 0.006"/0.006" | 0.006"/0.006" | 0.005"/0.005" | ||||
| 2.0 oz Cu | no |
0.008"/0.008" | 0.007"/0.007" | ||||
| >2.0 oz Cu | no |
no |
RFQ | ||||
| Minimum clearances and pads | |||||||
 
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| Clearances for Through Hole Drill | 0.025" larger than finished hole size. Important Drill File Info | 0.020" larger than finished hole size | < 0.020" larger than finished hole size | ||||
| Pads for Through Hole Drill |
0.018" larger than finished hole size. Important Drill File Info |
0.018" larger than finished hole size | < 0.016" larger than finished hole size | ||||
| Plated Slots Pads | 0.020" larger than finished slot dimension |
0.020" larger than finished slot dimension | < 0.020" larger than finished slot dimension | ||||
| Plated Slots Clearances | 0.025" larger than finished slot dimension | 0.020" larger than finished slot dimension | < 0.020" larger than finished slot dimension | ||||
| Minimum backset (distance from copper feature to route/cut-line) | |||||||
| 0.020" | 0.020" | < 0.020" | |||||
| Trace width variation | 20% | 20% | < 20% | ||||
| Layer to layer registration variation | +/- 0.005"/layer | +/- 0.005"/layer | < +/- 0.005"/layer | ||||
| PCB Manufaturing Capabilities: Outer Layers | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 | Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Copper weight (oz/sq ft) finished copper weight | |||||||
| 1 oz Cu | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| 2 oz Cu | no | yes | yes | ||||
| 3 oz Cu | no | yes | yes | ||||
| >3 oz Cu | no | no | yes | ||||
| Minimum trace/space (finished copper weight) | |||||||
| 1 oz Cu | 0.006"/0.006" | 0.005"/0.005" | 0.005"/0.005" | ||||
| 2 oz Cu | no |
0.010"/0.010" | 0.010"/0.010" | ||||
| 3 oz Cu | no |
0.013"/0.013" | 0.013"/0.013" | ||||
| >3 oz Cu | no |
no | RFQ | ||||
| Pads | 0.018" larger than finished hole size. Important Drill File Info |
0.016" larger than finished hole size | 0.016" larger than finished hole size | ||||
| Minimum backset (distance from copper to board edge) | |||||||
| 0.020" | 0.010" | < 0.010" | |||||
| Trace width variation | 20% | 20% | 20% | ||||
| Layer to layer registration variation | +/- 0.005"/layer | +/- 0.005"/layer | +/- 0.005"/layer | ||||
| Board thickness available | |||||||
| 0.031" | no | yes | yes | ||||
| 0.047" | no | yes | yes | ||||
| 0.062" | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| 0.093" | no | yes | yes | ||||
| 0.125" | no | yes | yes | ||||
| Custom Thickness | no | yes* | yes | ||||
| * Material availability may impact lead time | |||||||
| A variety of laminate thicknesses and copper weights are stocked, some specific combinations of thickness and copper weight may have to be ordered and could affect lead time. | |||||||
| Layer count | |||||||
| 1 layer | no (will be treated as 2 layer) | yes | yes | ||||
| 2 layer | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| 3 - 6 layers | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| 7 to14 layers | no | yes | yes | ||||
| greater than 14 layers | no | no | yes | ||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Soldermask | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Material | Liquid photo imageable | Liquid photo imageable | Liquid photo imageable | ||||
| Color | Green | Green/blue/black/red/ white | RFQ for colors other than "Full Feature Prototype PCB " | ||||
| Registration variation | +/- 0.005" | +/- 0.005" | +/- 0.005" | ||||
| Minimum web | 0.005" | 0.004" | 0.004" | ||||
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| Soldermask Artwork Requirement | Pad size + smallest board spacing | Pad size + smallest board spacing or 1:1 with Design Review | We will adjust | ||||
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| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Silkscreen | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Character placement variation | +/- 0.010" | +/- 0.010" | < +/- 0.010" | ||||
| Minimum Character height | 0.050" | 0.050" | 0.050" | ||||
| Minimum Character width | 0.030" | 0.030" | 0.030" | ||||
| Minimum Character thickness | 0.006" | 0.006" | 0.006" | ||||
| Minimum Character spacing | 0.005" | 0.005" | 0.005" | ||||
| NOTE: | Silkscreen not available on boards designed without soldermask | ||||||
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| Type | Epoxy thermal cure | Epoxy thermal cure | Epoxy thermal cure | ||||
| Color | White | White,yellow, black | White,yellow, black | ||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Drill | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Variation | 0.005" radial | 0.005" radial | 0.005" radial | ||||
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| Drill sizes available | PCBexpress Quickturn: No limit ValueProto, PCB123: Preset 24 Important Drill File Info |
No limit | No limit | ||||
| Hole size variation (post-plate) | +/- 0.005" of supplied drill info Important Drill File Info |
+/- 0.004" of supplied drill info | +/- 0.004" of supplied drill info | ||||
| NOTE: Hole sizes 0.018" or less may be plugged | |||||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilitie:s Route (individual) | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Variation | +/- 0.010" of board outline layer |
+/- 0.010" of board outline layer |
< +/- 0.010" of board outline layer | ||||
| Router bits used | 0.093" | 0.031" or larger | < 0.031" | ||||
| individual routing | Yes | yes | yes | ||||
| V-score | no | yes | yes | ||||
| Tab routing | no | yes | yes | ||||
| Canned circles | PCBexpress Quickturn: yes Maximum of 4* ValueProto, PCB123: No |
yes | yes | ||||
| Slots | PCBexpress Quickturn: yes Maximum of 4* ValueProto, PCB123: No |
yes | yes | ||||
| Countersink | no | no | yes | ||||
| Internal cut-outs | PCBexpress Quickturn: yes Maximum of 4* (Not Limited To Circles or Squares) ValueProto, PCB123: No |
yes | yes | ||||
| Bevel | no | yes | yes | ||||
| Non-Plated Holes | dependant on artwork. Not guaranteed. |
yes | yes | ||||
| Maximum board size | 12" x 14" Maximum board size, not to exceed a total of 168 sq in. | 14" X 18" | > (14" x 18") | ||||
| Minimum board dimensions | 0.25" | 0.25" | < 0.25" | ||||
| * Standard Quickturn Orders placed on Sunstone.com only | |||||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Route (Tab) | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| space between boards | no | 0.1" , you send a one-up image, we do the rest | Same as Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| Border around pallet | no | 0.5" | Same as Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| Overall panel size | no | Varies with board size, approx 12" x 14" | Same as Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: V-scoring | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| space between boards | no | 0.0" , you send a one-up image, we do the rest | Same as Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| Border around pallet | no | 0.5" | Same as Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| Overall panel size | no | Varies with board size, approx 12" x 14" | Same as Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| Minimum board size | no | 1.5" X 1.5" | RFQ if smaller than "Full Feature Prototype PCB " | ||||
| Minimum copper keep-out | no | 0.030" from route/cut-line | Same as Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Gold tips | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| degree bevel | no | 30 degrees | RFQ if different from Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| Minimum gold thickness | no | 30 u in. | RFQ if different from Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| Minimum Ni thickness | no | 100 u in. | RFQ if different from Full Feature Prototype PCB | ||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Plating | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Minimum average Copper in holes | 0.0008" | 0.0008" | other than 0.0008" | ||||
| Minimum Plated Copper on surface | 0.0008" | none | none | ||||
| PCB Manufacturing Capabilities: Material | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| *FR-4 Tg rating | 150 minimum | 150 or 170 | Various | ||||
| High Tg, high Td, low CTE (For no-lead applications) | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| Rogers 4350 | yes | no | yes | ||||
| other laminates | no | no | yes | ||||
| *FR-4 Material 370HR Equivalent | |||||||
| Stencils | PCBexpress Quickturn, Value Proto, PCB123 |
Full Feature Prototype PCB | Custom PCB Assembly quote | ||||
| Availability | Yes | Yes | No | ||||
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