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PCB Manufacturing Product Comparison

Sunstone is a leader in printed circuit board manufacturing and prototyping. Listed below are our PCB manufacturing and prototyping capabilities. Review the information below to learn about the specific capabilities to meet your printed circuit board needs.

For a definition of terms and more information, check out our PCB Circuit Board Glossary. Accepted file formats need to include Gerber with Excellon Drill file. All files should be sent in a zip-format file and a "readme" file is recommended.

Product & Service	ValueProto^® (Online Quote & Order)	PCBexpress^® Quickturn (Online Quote & Order)	Full Feature (Online Quote & Order)	Direct Sales Customer Quote (via Sales Staff)
To Quote & Order	www.Sunstone.com	www.Sunstone.com	www.Sunstone.com	Call 1-800-228-8198 x247, or use the RFQ form at www.Sunstone.com
Build Time	Within 10 days	1-5 days	2-days to 5-weeks	1-day & up plus incremental scheduled shipments of larger quantities
Quantities	Small quantities	Up to 100 pieces	Quote and order up to 15,000 pieces online	Standard quantities, plus "JIT", blanket PO's, KanBan, high volume production
Approximate Price Range	Best value for 2-layer prototype-as low as $28	Best value for prototype-lot charge as little as $60	$300 and up depending on quantity, features and lead time	$340 and up depending on quantity, features and lead time
Tooling Charge	Never a tooling charge!	Never a tooling charge!	Complimentary Design Review or Design review Plus (optional)	Tooling $40 per layer
Incoming Inspection	Build to file (limited automated incoming inspection)	Build to file (limited automated incoming inspection)	incoming inspection for every order with personalized report of findings	incoming inspection for every order with a personalized report of findings and file editing for manufacturablity
Layer Count	2-layers	up to 6-layers	Up to 14-layers	Up to 36-layers
Materials available	RoHS compliant FR-4	RoHS compliant FR-4	RoHS compliant FR-4	Rogers 4000 series, Getek, Nelco 4000-13 & 4000-13si, Polyimide, Speedboard, Isola & Flex
Copper Weight	1 ounce finished copper weight	1 ounce finished copper weight	1 ounce, 1.5 ounce and 2.5 ounce finished copper (1-3 oz. finished copper available soon)	Up to 6 ounce finished copper weight
Board Thickness	0.062"	0.062"	0.031"-0.125"	0.010"-0.250"
Minimum/Maximum Board Size	0.25 x 0.25 inch minimum, 12 x 14 inch maximum	0.25 x 0.25 inch minimum, 12 x 14 inch maximum	0.25 x 0.25 inch minimum, 14 x 18 inch maximum	20 x 24 inch maximum dimensions
Drill Capabilities	24 drill sizes available (.0135"-.250" finished hole size)	24 drill sizes available (.0135"-.250" finished hole size)	File specific, finished hole size tolerance +/- .004 tolerance	Micro vias, blind/buried/plugged vias, high aspect ratio
Traces/Spaces	.007" minimum	.006" minimum	.005" minimum	.003" minimum
Surface Finishes	Tin-lead	Tin-lead, Silver (RoHS)	Tin-lead, Silver and ENIG (RoHS), Gold tabs (hard gold, OSP available soon)	Selective Nickel, selective gold
Solder Mask	LPI green	LPI green	LPI green, blue, red, black, white	clear and customized colors
Legend	Top side white	1 or 2 sides white	1 or 2 sides white, black, yellow	Red, and multiple color (per side)
Board Shape/Routing	Routed to customer provided outline in artwork. Individual pieces (one continuous board outline, no internal slots or cutouts)	Routed to customer provided outline in artwork. Individual pieces (one continuous board outline, no internal slots or cutouts)	Routed per specifications on fabrication drawing. Individual, panelized, slots, cutouts, v-score	Routed per specifications on fabrication drawing. Jump scoring, special machining and milling.
Electrical Test Option	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Controlled Impedance option	No	No	No (available soon)	Yes
Manufacturing Quality Standard	IPC-A-600 Class II guideline	IPC-A-600 Class II guideline	IPC-A-600 Class II guideline, UL, traceability markings	IPC Class III, High Reliability, IPC6011/6012, Mil-Spec available
Customer Support	Email support@susntone.com 24/7/365	Call 1-800-228-8198 available 24/7/365	Call 1-800-228-8198 available 24/7/365	Call 1-800-228-8198 available 24/7/365
	Quote and Order	Quote and Order	Quote and Order	Custom Quote

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