PCB Glossary

Terms and glossary in PCB & PCBA industry.

A

Acceptance Quality Level (AQL)Acceptance TestAccess HolesAccuracyAcrylic ResinActivatingActive ComponentAdditive ProcessAdhesion LayerAdhesiveAgingAINAir GapAlgorithmAlkydAlN SubstrateAluminaAluminum PCBAmbientAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI)American Wire Gauge (AWG)Analog CircuitAnalog Circuit SimulatorAnalog Functional TestAnalog In-circuit TestAnalytical Services LabAnchoring SpurAnnotationAnnular RingAnodeAnti-Solder BallAny Layer Interstitial Via Hole (ALIVH)ApertureAperture InformationAperture ListAperture TableAperture WheelAqueous CleaningArc ResistanceArrayArray RailsArray X DimensionArray Y DimensionArtworkArtwork MasterAS9100ASCIIASCII TextAspect RatioAssemblyAssembly DrawingAssembly FileAssembly HouseAssembly LanguageASTMATEAuto RouterAutoCADAutomated Component InsertionAutomated Optical Inspection (AOI)Automated Test Equipment (ATE)Automatic Component PlacementAutomatic X-Ray Inspection (AXI)Axial LeadAzeotrope

B

B-StageB-Stage MaterialB-Stage ResinBack DrillingBackdrivingBackpanel (Backplane)Backup MaterialBall Grid Array (BGA)Bare BoardBare Board Test (BBT)BarrelBaseBase CopperBase Copper WeightBase LaminateBase MaterialBase Material ThicknessBase SolderabilityBasic WettabilityBeam LeadBed of NailsBed of Nails FixtureBellows ContactBevelBeveled EdgeBevelingBGA AssemblyBill of MaterialsBill of Materials (BOM)Black PadBlind ViaBlisterBlow HoleBluetoothBlutter CoatBoardBoard DensityBoard HouseBoard ThicknessBoard Type (Single Unit and Panel)Board VendorBody GoldBond Lift-offBond StrengthBonding LayerBonding TimeBorder AreaBorder DataBottom SMD PadBoundary ScanBowBranched ConductorBrazing AlloyBreak-awayBreakdown VoltageBreakoutBridged JointBridgingBT-EpoxyBuild Time (Lead Time)Build-upBuildabilityBuilt-In Self-Test (BIST)BulgeBuried Resistance BoardBuried ViaBurn-inBurrBusBus BarBypass Capacitor

C

C-StageC-Stage ResinC4CableCAD fileCAD systemCAM FileCAM HoldCapacitanceCapacitive CouplingCapillary ActionCaptureCard-Edge ConnectorCast AdhesiveCastellated HoleCatalystCathodeCavity ProcessCEM-1Center to Center SpacingCeramic Ball Grid Array (CBGA)Ceramic Substrate Printed BoardChamferCheck PlotsChemical Conversion CoatingChemical Hole ClearingChemically-deposited Printed Chip on BoardChipChip On Board (COB)Chip Scale Package (CSF)Chip TesterCircuitCircuit BoardCircuit CardCircuit Card Assembly (CCA)Circuit LayerCircuit TesterCircumferential SeparationCladClamshell FixtureClass 3Clean RoomClearanceClearance HoleClinched-wire through ConnectionCoated CopperCoatingCoefficient of ExpansionCoefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE)Cold Solder ConnectionCollectorComparative Tracking Index (CTI)CompatibilityCompilerComponentComponent DensityComponent HoleComponent KittingComponent LibraryComponent SideComponent SourcingComposite Epoxy Material (CEM)Computer Aided Design (CAD)Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)Computer Assisted Engineering (CAE)Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)Computer Numerical Control (CNC)Conductive AdhesiveConductive Anodic Filament (CAF)Conductive FoilConductive PatternConductorConductor Base WidthConductor LayerConductor PatternConductor SideConductor SpacingConductor ThicknessConductor WidthConductor-to-Hole SpacingConformal CoatConformal CoatingConnectionConnectivityConnectorConnector AreaConnector TongueContact AngleContact AreaContact ResistanceContact SpacingContinuityContinuity TestingContinuous OutlineControl CodeControlled Depth DrillingControlled DielectricControlled ImpedanceCoordinate ToleranceCopper (Finished Copper)Copper (Finished Copper) WeightCopper CladCopper Clad Laminate (CCL)Copper FoilCopper Foil (Base Copper Weight)Copper PourCopper ThievingCopper WeightCore ThicknessCorner MarkCorrosive FluxCosmetic DefectCounterboreCounterbored HoleCountersinkCouponCover Lay (Cover Coat)CrackingCrazingCreepageCrimp ContactCross HatchingCross-LinkingCrosstalkCSPCureCurrent Carrying CapacityCustomer Part NumberCutCut LinesCut-and-clinchCutoutsCycle Rate

D

D CodeDatabaseDate CodeDatumDatum ReferenceDaughter BoardDe-buggingDe-wettingDecalDefectDelaminationDendriteDesign for Assembly (DFA)Design for manufacturing (DFM)Design Review (NRE)Design RuleDesign Rule Check (DRC)Design Rule Checking (DRC)Design Width of ConductorDesktop StencilDesmearDestructive TestingDevelopDeviceDewettingDezincificationDFSMDicyandiamide (DICY)DieDie BonderDie BondingDielectricDielectric ConstantDielectric StrengthDifferential SignalDifferential SignalingDigital CircuitDigital Logic SimulatorDigitizingDimensional StabilityDiodeDIPDiscrete ComponentDisturbed Solder ConnectionDNIDNPDocument RetentionDocumentationDOSDOS-formattedDouble-Sided AssemblyDouble-Sided BoardDouble-sided Component AssemblyDouble-sided LaminateDouble-Sided PCBDouble-TrackDrag SolderingDrag-outDrawDrawDrill File (Excellon Drill File)Drill HitsDrill Tool InspectionDrillingDrillsDrossDry FilmDry Film Solder Mask (DFSM)Dry Film SoldermaskDrying TimeDual Solder WaveDummy ComponentDurometerDXF formatDynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)

E

E-padECLEdge BevelEdge ClearanceEdge ConnectorEdge Dip Solderability TestEdge PlatingEdge SpacingEdge-Board ConnectorElectrical StrengthElectrical TestElectro DepositionElectroconductive Paste Printed BoardElectrode DepositionElectroless CopperElectroless DepositionElectroless Nickel Electroless Palladium Immersion Gold (ENEPIG)Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold (ENIG)Electron-beam BondingElectronic ComponentElectroplatingEmbeddedEmbedded ComponentEmbedded TracesEMCEmitterEnclosuresEnd-to-end DesignEnd-to-end designEntry MaterialEnvironmental Stress ScreeningEpoxyEpoxy ResinsEpoxy SmearERBGFERCESDESD SensitivityESREtchEtch BackEtch CompensationEtch FactorETCH ResistEtch-backEtchantEtched Printed BoardEtchingExcellonExcellon Drill FileExothermExternal LayerExtra Press CyclesExtraneous CopperEyelet

F

FabFabricationFabrication DrawingFast TurnaroundFibre ExposureFiducialFiducial MarkFile SubmissionFiles IvexFiles ProtelFilletFilm ArtworkFine Line DesignFine PitchFingerFinished CopperFirst ArticleFirst Article InspectionFirst Pass YieldFixed Frame StencilFixtureFlash GoldFlatFlat CableFlexFlex CircuitFlex PCB (Flexible PCB)Flexure FailureFlip ChipFlip ChipFlood BarFlow SolderingFluorocarbonFlush ConductorFluxFlux ResidueFlux ResidueFlying ProbeFlying Probe TesterFlying Probe TesterFoilFootprintFootprintForced-Air ConvectionFPC OUTLINE PROCESSINGFR-1FR-2FR-4FR-406FR-408FR-6Frameless StencilFully-Additive ProcessFunctional Testing (FCT)

G

G-10Gas BlanketGC-PrevueGerber FileGerber FileGerber ViewersGIL Grade MC3DGIL Grade MC3DGlass Transition Temperature (Tg)Glob TopGo/No-Go TestGold FingerGold PlatedGold/Nickel PlatingGold/Nickel platingGolden BoardGridGroundGround PlaneGround Plane ClearanceGull Wing Lead

H

HALHalf-Cut/Castellated HolesHalf-Holes PCBHalidesHalogen-FreeHalogenated PolyesterHard CopyHard GoldHASL FinishHDI PCBHeaderHeat and PullHeat SinkHeavy Copper PCBHermeticHigh Density Interconnect (HDI)Hipot TestHold-Down TabsHoleHole BreakoutHole DensityHole LocationHole PatternHole Pull StrengthHole VoidHome Base AperturesHot Air Solder Level (HASL)Hot Air Solder Leveling (HASL)HPGLHybridHygroscopic

I

ICIEEEImageImagingImmersion CoatingImmersion PlatingImmersion SilverImmersion TinImpedanceImpedanceImpedance ControlIn-circuit Testing (ICT)InclusionIndividual RouteInkInkjettingInner LayerInspection LotInspection OverlayInstitute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC)Insulation ResistanceIntegrated Circuits (IC)Inter-facial ConnectionInter-layer ConnectionInterconnectInterconnect Stress TestIntermetallic Compounds (IMC)Internal LayerInternal Power and Ground LayersInternal Signal LayersInterstitial Via HoleIPC ClassificationIPC-A-600IPC-D-356Isolation

J

J-leadsJump ScoringJumperJumper WireJust-in-time (JIT)

K

KaptonKapton tapeKeying Slot (Polarizing Slot)KeywayKnown Good Board (KGB)

L

LaminateLaminate ThicknessLaminate VoidLaminating PressLaminationLandLand PatternLandless HoleLaser Direct ImagingLaser DrillingLaser PhotoplotterLaser solderingLay-upLayerLayer Construction for Multilayer DesignsLayer SequenceLayer-to-Layer SpacingLCCCLead Free HASLLead ProjectionLeakage CurrentLeakage CurrentLegendLGALibraryLifted LandLifted LandLineLine SpaceLine WidthLiquationLiquid Photo-Imageable (LPI)Liquid ResistLiquidsLoad TestLogic DiagramLoss TangentLoss TangentLot

M

Major DefectManhattan DistanceManhattan LengthManufacturabilityManufacturer Part Number (MPN)Manufacturing CapabilitiesMarkMaskMaster DrawingMaster PatternMaterials for PCBMaximum Plated Through-hole SizeMCM-LMCRMean Time Between Failure (MTBF)MeaslingMELFMelting RangeMembrane SwitchMeniscusMetal Clad Base MaterialMetal Core Printed Circuit Board (MCPCB)Metal Electrical Face (MELF)Metal FoilMinimum Annular Ring (MAR)Minimum Conductor WidthMolded Carrier Ring (MCR)

P

Panel PlatingPCB Fabrication Notes (Fab Notes)PCB HousePCBA TestingPCBA TestingPitchPrinted Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA)

S

Solder BallsSurface Mount Technology (SMT)

T

Tooling HoleTraces and SpacesTurnkey Service

V

Via Filling

W

Warping

Z

Zip File
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