Preface | p. xxi |
Basics of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 1 |
Connectivity in Electronic Equipment | p. 1 |
Advantages of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 1 |
Evolution of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 2 |
Components of a Printed Circuit Board | p. 4 |
Classification of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 5 |
Single-sided Printed Circuit Boards | p. 5 |
Double-sided Printed Circuit Boards | p. 6 |
Multi-layer Boards | p. 7 |
Rigid and Flexible Printed Circuit Boards | p. 9 |
Manufacturing of Basic Printed Circuit Boards | p. 10 |
Single-sided Boards | p. 10 |
Double-sided Plated Through-holes | p. 14 |
Multi-layer Boards | p. 16 |
Flexible Boards | p. 16 |
Challenges in Modern PCB Design and Manufacture | p. 17 |
Major Market Drivers for the PCB Industry | p. 19 |
PCBs with Embedded Components | p. 21 |
Standards on Printed Circuit Boards | p. 23 |
Useful Standards | p. 24 |
Electronic Components | p. 25 |
Basics of Electronic Components | p. 25 |
Active vs Passive Components | p. 25 |
Discrete vs Integrated Circuits | p. 26 |
Component Leads | p. 26 |
Polarity in Components | p. 27 |
Component Symbols | p. 28 |
Resistors | p. 29 |
Types of Resistors | p. 29 |
Packages | p. 31 |
Characteristics | p. 32 |
Variable Resistors or Potentiometers | p. 35 |
Light-dependent Resistors (LDRs) | p. 37 |
Thermistors | p. 37 |
Capacitors | p. 37 |
Types of Capacitors | p. 40 |
Packages | p. 42 |
Performance of Capacitors | p. 42 |
Variable Capacitors | p. 44 |
Inductors | p. 45 |
Diodes | p. 48 |
Special Types of Diodes | p. 50 |
Zener Diode | p. 51 |
Varactor Diode | p. 51 |
Varistor | p. 51 |
Light Emitting Diodes (LED) | p. 52 |
Photodiode | p. 53 |
Tunnel Diode (TD) | p. 53 |
Transistors | p. 54 |
Bipolar Transistors | p. 54 |
Power Transistors | p. 58 |
Darlington Transistors | p. 58 |
Field-effect Transistors | p. 59 |
Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) | p. 62 |
Transistor Type Numbers | p. 63 |
Thyristors | p. 64 |
Integrated Circuits (ICs) | p. 67 |
Linear Integrated Circuits | p. 67 |
Operational Amplifiers (OP-AMP) | p. 68 |
Three-terminal Voltage Regulator | p. 71 |
Digital Integrated Circuits | p. 71 |
Logic Circuits | p. 72 |
Microprocessors | p. 81 |
Semiconductor Memories | p. 83 |
Random Access Memory | p. 84 |
Read Only Memory | p. 85 |
Microcontrollers | p. 88 |
Surface Mount Devices | p. 88 |
Surface Mount Devices | p. 89 |
Surface Mounting Semiconductor Packages | p. 92 |
Packaging of Passive Components as SMDs | p. 97 |
Heat Sinks | p. 97 |
Transformer | p. 99 |
Relays | p. 100 |
Connectors | p. 101 |
Useful Standards | p. 103 |
Layout Planning and Design | p. 104 |
Reading Drawings and Diagrams | p. 104 |
Block Diagram | p. 104 |
Schematic Diagram | p. 105 |
General PCB Design Considerations | p. 108 |
Important Design Elements | p. 109 |
Important Performance Parameters | p. 109 |
Mechanical Design Considerations | p. 110 |
Types of Boards | p. 110 |
Board Mounting Techniques | p. 115 |
Board Guiding and Retaining | p. 116 |
Input/Output Terminations | p. 117 |
Board Extraction | p. 118 |
Testing and Servicing | p. 118 |
Mechanical Stress | p. 118 |
Board Thickness | p. 118 |
Important Specifications and Standards | p. 119 |
Electrical Design Considerations | p. 119 |
Conductor Dimensions | p. 119 |
Resistance | p. 119 |
Capacitance Considerations | p. 124 |
Inductance of PCB Conductors | p. 126 |
High Electrical Stresses | p. 126 |
Conductor Patterns | p. 126 |
Component Placement Rules | p. 127 |
Conductor Width and Thickness | p. 127 |
Conductor Spacing | p. 129 |
Conductor Shapes | p. 130 |
Conductor Routing and Locations | p. 131 |
Supply and Ground Conductors | p. 132 |
Fabrication and Assembly Considerations | p. 134 |
Environmental Factors | p. 136 |
Thermal Considerations | p. 136 |
Contamination | p. 137 |
Shock and Vibration | p. 137 |
Cooling Requirements and Packaging Density | p. 139 |
Heat Sinks | p. 139 |
Packaging Density | p. 139 |
Package Style and Physical Attributes | p. 140 |
Layout Design | p. 142 |
Grid Systems | p. 143 |
Layout Scale | p. 143 |
Layout Sketch/Design | p. 144 |
Layout Considerations | p. 145 |
Materials and Aids | p. 145 |
Land Requirements | p. 146 |
Manual Layout Procedure | p. 147 |
Layout Methodology | p. 149 |
Layout Design Checklist | p. 150 |
General Considerations | p. 150 |
Electrical Considerations | p. 150 |
Mechanical Considerations | p. 151 |
Documentation | p. 151 |
Documentation File | p. 153 |
Useful Standards | p. 153 |
Design Considerations for Special Circuits | p. 155 |
Design Rules for Analog Circuits | p. 155 |
Component Placement | p. 155 |
Signal Conductors | p. 156 |
Supply and Ground Conductors | p. 161 |
General Rules for Design of Analog PCBs | p. 162 |
Design Rules for Digital Circuits | p. 162 |
Transmission Lines | p. 163 |
Problems in Design of PCBs for Digital Circuits | p. 164 |
Design Rules for High Frequency Circuits | p. 169 |
Design Rules for Fast Pulse Circuits | p. 171 |
Controlled Impedance Considerations | p. 172 |
Design Rules for PCBs for Microwave Circuits | p. 174 |
Basic Definitions | p. 174 |
Strip Line and Microstrip Line | p. 176 |
Transmission Lines as Passive Components | p. 179 |
General Design Considerations for Microwave Circuits | p. 181 |
Design Rules for Power Electronic Circuits | p. 182 |
Separating Power Circuits in High and Low Power Parts | p. 182 |
Base Material Thickness | p. 183 |
Copper Foil Thickness | p. 183 |
Conductor Width | p. 183 |
Resistive Drop of Voltage | p. 184 |
Thermal Considerations | p. 184 |
High-density Interconnection Structures | p. 185 |
Drivers for HDI | p. 186 |
Advantages of HDI | p. 187 |
Designing for HDI | p. 188 |
Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility (EMI/EMC) | p. 190 |
Useful Standards | p. 192 |
Artwork Generation | p. 193 |
What is Artwork? | p. 193 |
Basic Approach to Manual Artwork | p. 193 |
Ink Drawing on White Card Board Sheets | p. 194 |
Black Taping on Transparent Base Foil | p. 194 |
Red and Blue Tape on Transparent Polyester Base Foil | p. 198 |
General Design Guidelines for Artwork Preparation | p. 198 |
Conductor Orientation | p. 199 |
Conductor Routing | p. 200 |
Conductor Spacing | p. 204 |
Hole Diameter and Solder Pad Diameter | p. 205 |
The Square Land/Pad | p. 210 |
Artwork Generation Guidelines | p. 210 |
No Conductor Zone | p. 210 |
Pad Centre Holes | p. 211 |
Conductor and Solder Pad Joints | p. 211 |
Film Master Preparation | p. 211 |
Photographic Film | p. 212 |
Exposure through Camera | p. 215 |
Dark Room | p. 216 |
Film Development | p. 217 |
Automated Artwork Generation | p. 219 |
Computer- Aided Design (CAD) | p. 220 |
System Requirements | p. 221 |
Basic CAD Operation | p. 223 |
Layout Procedure | p. 226 |
Library Manager | p. 228 |
Component Placement | p. 228 |
Conductor Routing | p. 232 |
Checking | p. 236 |
Design Automation | p. 239 |
How to Judge CAD Systems? | p. 240 |
Manual Versus Automation in PCB Design | p. 241 |
Photoplotter | p. 242 |
Vector Photoplotter | p. 243 |
Raster (Laser) Plotters | p. 243 |
Talking to Photoplotters | p. 244 |
Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) | p. 245 |
Data Transfer Mechanisms | p. 251 |
PCB Design Checklist | p. 252 |
Useful Relevant Standards | p. 254 |
Copper Clad Laminates | p. 255 |
Anatomy of Laminates | p. 255 |
Fillers (Reinforcements) | p. 255 |
Resins | p. 256 |
Copper Foil | p. 257 |
Manufacture of Laminates | p. 259 |
Materials | p. 259 |
Process | p. 260 |
Properties of Laminates | p. 262 |
Electrical Properties | p. 263 |
Dielectric Strength | p. 263 |
Dielectric Constant | p. 264 |
Dissipation Factor | p. 264 |
Insulation Resistance | p. 265 |
Surface Resistivity | p. 265 |
Volume Resistivity | p. 266 |
Dielectric Breakdown | p. 267 |
Types of Laminates | p. 267 |
Phenolic Laminates | p. 267 |
Epoxy Laminates | p. 269 |
Glass Cloth Laminates | p. 269 |
Prepreg Material [B-Stage] | p. 271 |
PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) Laminates | p. 272 |
Polyester Laminates (Mylar Lamination) | p. 273 |
Silicone Laminates | p. 273 |
Melamine Laminates | p. 273 |
Polyamide Laminates | p. 273 |
Teflon Laminates | p. 273 |
Mixed Dielectric Laminates | p. 273 |
Evaluation of Laminates | p. 274 |
Laminate Testing | p. 274 |
Surface and Appearance | p. 274 |
Water Absorption | p. 275 |
Punchability and Machinability | p. 276 |
Peel Strength | p. 276 |
Bond Strength | p. 277 |
Solder Resistance | p. 278 |
Warp and Twist | p. 278 |
Flexural Strength | p. 279 |
Flammability | p. 279 |
Glass Transition Temperature | p. 280 |
Dimensional Stability | p. 280 |
Copper Adhesion | p. 281 |
Useful Standards | p. 281 |
Image Transfer Techniques | p. 283 |
What is Image Transfer? | p. 283 |
Laminate Surface Preparation | p. 283 |
Manual Cleaning Process | p. 284 |
Mechanical Cleaning | p. 285 |
Test for Cleanliness | p. 287 |
Screen Printing | p. 287 |
Screen Frame | p. 288 |
Screen Cloth | p. 289 |
Screen Preparation | p. 290 |
Squeegees | p. 291 |
Pattern Transferring Techniques | p. 292 |
Screen Stencil Method | p. 292 |
Indirect Method [Transfer Type Screen Method] | p. 293 |
Knife-cut or Hand-cut Film Process | p. 293 |
Photographic Techniques | p. 294 |
Printing Inks | p. 295 |
Ultraviolet Curing Inks | p. 295 |
Printing Process | p. 296 |
Manual Screen Printing Process | p. 296 |
Automatic or Semi-automatic Screen Printing Process | p. 296 |
Photo Printing | p. 296 |
Liquid Photo-resist (Wet Film Resist) | p. 297 |
Dry Film Photo-resists | p. 298 |
Laser Direct Imaging (LDI) | p. 303 |
Benefits of LDI | p. 307 |
Legend Printing | p. 308 |
Useful Standards | p. 309 |
Plating Processes | p. 310 |
Need for Plating | p. 310 |
Electroplating | p. 313 |
The Basic Electroplating Process | p. 313 |
Faraday's Laws of Electrolysis | p. 314 |
Water Quality | p. 315 |
pH of a Solution | p. 316 |
Buffer | p. 316 |
Anodes | p. 317 |
Anode Bags | p. 317 |
Pre-treatment for Electroplating | p. 317 |
Plating Techniques | p. 317 |
Immersion Plating | p. 318 |
Electroless Plating | p. 318 |
Electroplating | p. 324 |
General Problems in Plating | p. 334 |
General Plating Defects | p. 334 |
Voids | p. 334 |
Blow Holes | p. 334 |
Outgassing | p. 334 |
Special Plating Techniques | p. 335 |
Through-hole Plating | p. 335 |
Reel-to-Reel Selective Plating | p. 335 |
Brush Plating | p. 336 |
Finger Plating | p. 336 |
Conductor Metal Paste Coating | p. 337 |
Reduction Silver Spraying | p. 338 |
Metal Distribution and Plating Thickness | p. 338 |
Analysis of Solution (Wet Chemical Analysis) | p. 338 |
Physical Tests for Solutions | p. 339 |
Testing of Electrodeposits | p. 341 |
Considerations for Shop Floor | p. 343 |
Plating Shop Layout | p. 344 |
Equipment | p. 345 |
Additive Processing | p. 346 |
Fully Additive Process | p. 347 |
Semi Additive Process | p. 349 |
Partially Additive Process | p. 349 |
Solder Mask | p. 352 |
Solder Resist Classification | p. 352 |
Liquid Film Solder Mask | p. 354 |
Dry Film Solder Masking | p. 354 |
Resolution | p. 357 |
Encapsulation | p. 357 |
Surface Topography Resist Thickness | p. 358 |
Placement Assistance | p. 358 |
Reliability of Solder Mask | p. 359 |
Soldering and Cleaning | p. 359 |
Tenting of Vias | p. 359 |
Solder Mask over Bare Copper [SMOBC] | p. 360 |
Conformal Coatings | p. 361 |
Materials for Conformal Coatings | p. 361 |
Methods of Applying Conformal Coatings | p. 363 |
Standards for Coatings | p. 363 |
Useful Standards | p. 363 |
Etching Techniques | p. 365 |
Etching Solutions and Chemistry | p. 365 |
Ferric Chloride | p. 366 |
Hydrogen Peroxide - Sulphuric Acid | p. 368 |
Chromic-Sulphuric Acid | p. 369 |
Cupric Chloride | p. 369 |
Ammonium Persulphate | p. 371 |
Alkaline Ammoniacal/Ammonium Chloride | p. 373 |
Etching Arrangements | p. 374 |
Simple Batch Production Etching | p. 374 |
Continuous Feed Etching | p. 374 |
Open Loop Regeneration | p. 375 |
Closed Loop Regeneration | p. 375 |
Etching Parameters | p. 376 |
Equipment and Techniques | p. 376 |
Immersion Etching | p. 376 |
Bubble Etching | p. 377 |
Splash Etching | p. 377 |
Spray Etching | p. 378 |
Etching Equipment Selection | p. 379 |
Optimizing Etchant Economy | p. 380 |
Problems in Etching | p. 380 |
Under-etching or Under-cut | p. 380 |
Overhang | p. 381 |
Facilities for Etching Area | p. 382 |
Electrochemical Etching | p. 382 |
Mechanical Etching | p. 382 |
Mechanical Operations | p. 384 |
Need for Mechanical Operations | p. 384 |
Cutting Methods | p. 385 |
Shearing | p. 385 |
Sawing | p. 385 |
Blanking of PCBs | p. 386 |
Milling | p. 387 |
Routing of PCBs | p. 387 |
Hole Punching | p. 390 |
Drilling | p. 391 |
Drill Bit Geometry and its Importance | p. 393 |
Types of Drill Bits | p. 395 |
Drill Bit Inspection | p. 396 |
Drill Bit Sizes | p. 397 |
Tool Life and Re-grinding (Re-pointing) | p. 398 |
Requirements in Drilling | p. 398 |
Drill Speed, Feed and Withdrawal Rates | p. 398 |
Function of Clean Holes | p. 399 |
Drill Entry and Exit (Back-up) Materials | p. 400 |
Use of Drill Bush/Collar | p. 401 |
Drilling and Types of Laminates | p. 402 |
Drilling Problems | p. 403 |
Drilling Machines | p. 403 |
Microvias | p. 406 |
Photo-formed Vias | p. 406 |
Plasma Etching | p. 407 |
Laser-formed Vias | p. 407 |
Use of UV Laser for Drilling PCB | p. 409 |
Hybrid Laser Drilling Process | p. 410 |
Useful Standards | p. 413 |
Multi-layer Boards | p. 414 |
What are Multi-layers? | p. 414 |
Interconnection Techniques | p. 415 |
Conventional Plated Through-hole | p. 415 |
Buried Via | p. 416 |
Blind Vias | p. 416 |
Materials for Multi-layer Boards | p. 417 |
Resin System | p. 417 |
Reinforcement Materials | p. 417 |
Prepreg | p. 418 |
Copper Foil | p. 418 |
Design Features of Multi-layer Boards | p. 418 |
Mechanical Design Considerations | p. 419 |
Electrical Design Considerations | p. 420 |
Fabrication Process for Multi-layer Boards | p. 421 |
General Process | p. 421 |
Lamination | p. 422 |
Post-lamination Process | p. 423 |
Multi-layer Drilling | p. 424 |
Schematic Key for Multi-layer Built-ups | p. 424 |
Useful Standards | p. 425 |
Flexible Printed Circuit Boards | p. 427 |
What are Flexible Printed Circuit Boards? | p. 427 |
Construction of Flexible Printed Circuit Boards | p. 428 |
Films - Types and Their Characteristics | p. 429 |
Foils | p. 433 |
Adhesives | p. 436 |
Design Considerations in Flexible Circuits | p. 440 |
Difference in Design Considerations of Rigid and Flexible Circuits | p. 440 |
Step-by-step Approach to Designing of a Flex Circuit | p. 444 |
Designing for Flexibility and Reliability | p. 444 |
Manufacture of Flexible Circuits | p. 446 |
Rigid Flex Printed Circuit Boards | p. 448 |
Terminations | p. 449 |
Advantages of Flexible Circuits | p. 451 |
Special Applications of Flexible Circuits | p. 451 |
Useful Standards | p. 452 |
Soldering, Assembly and Re-working Techniques | p. 453 |
What is Soldering? | p. 453 |
Theory of Soldering | p. 454 |
The Wetting Action | p. 455 |
Surface Tension | p. 455 |
Creation of an Inter-metallic Compound | p. 455 |
The Wetting Angle | p. 457 |
Soldering Variables | p. 457 |
Temperature and Time Taken for Soldering | p. 457 |
Tarnish-free Surface | p. 457 |
Application of Right Flux and Proper Solder | p. 458 |
Soldering Material | p. 458 |
Solder | p. 458 |
Flux | p. 462 |
Soldering and Brazing | p. 466 |
Solders for Hard Soldering/Brazing | p. 466 |
Soldering Tools | p. 466 |
Soldering Iron | p. 466 |
Other Hand Soldering Tools | p. 472 |
Cutters | p. 473 |
Pliers | p. 474 |
Strippers | p. 475 |
Bending Tools | p. 476 |
Heat Sinks | p. 476 |
General Cleaning Tools | p. 476 |
Hand Soldering | p. 477 |
Hand Soldering Requirements | p. 477 |
Steps in Hand Soldering | p. 478 |
Soldering Leadless Capacitors | p. 480 |
PCB Assembly Process | p. 481 |
Leaded Through-hole Assembly | p. 482 |
Surface Mount Assembly | p. 488 |
Combinations of Mixed Technologies | p. 492 |
Solder Pastes for SMDS | p. 494 |
Requirements of Solder Pastes | p. 495 |
Composition of Solder Pastes | p. 495 |
Solder Paste Application | p. 496 |
Handling of Solder Paste | p. 496 |
Stencil Printing of Solder Paste | p. 497 |
Screen Printing of Solder Paste | p. 498 |
Pre-forms of Solder | p. 501 |
No-clean Solder Paste | p. 501 |
Adhesive for Mixed Technology Assembly | p. 501 |
Requirements of Adhesive | p. 502 |
Application of Adhesive | p. 502 |
Mass Soldering | p. 504 |
Dip Soldering | p. 504 |
Drag Soldering | p. 505 |
Wave Soldering | p. 505 |
Reflow Soldering | p. 512 |
Vapour Phase System | p. 517 |
Post-soldering Cleaning | p. 519 |
Types of Contamination | p. 519 |
Solvents and Cleaning Methods | p. 520 |
Quality Control of Solder Joints | p. 521 |
Good Quality Solder Joints | p. 522 |
Common Soldering Faults | p. 522 |
Solder Joint Defects and their Common Causes | p. 528 |
Health and Safety Aspects | p. 531 |
Electrostatic Discharge Control | p. 532 |
Fundamentals of ESD | p. 533 |
Electrostatic Voltages Generated by Various Operations | p. 534 |
Sensitivity of Various Components to ESD Voltages | p. 535 |
Electrostatic Protection | p. 535 |
Anti-static Workstation | p. 536 |
A Proper Assembly Environment | p. 537 |
Component Handling | p. 538 |
Special Considerations for Handling MOS Devices | p. 539 |
Education/Certificate for ESD Control | p. 541 |
Re-work and Repair of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 541 |
Approaching Components for Tests | p. 542 |
De-soldering Techniques | p. 543 |
Replacement of Components | p. 546 |
Repairing Surface Mounted PCBs | p. 549 |
Cut all Leads | p. 549 |
Heating Methods | p. 550 |
Removal and Replacement of Surface Mount Devices | p. 551 |
Re-work Stations | p. 554 |
Useful Standards | p. 557 |
Quality, Reliability and Acceptability Aspects | p. 561 |
What is Quality Assurance? | p. 561 |
Classification of Defects | p. 562 |
Defectives | p. 562 |
Acceptability Quality Level (AQL) | p. 562 |
Quality Control Programme | p. 563 |
Statistical Process Control and Sampling Plan | p. 563 |
Testing for Quality Control | p. 564 |
Characteristics for Testing for Quality Assurance | p. 565 |
Designing a QA Programme | p. 566 |
Incoming QA | p. 567 |
Traceability | p. 567 |
Quality Control Methods | p. 567 |
Micro-sectioning | p. 568 |
Testing of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 570 |
Automatic Board Testing | p. 571 |
Bare Board Testing (BBT) | p. 573 |
Testing of Assembled Boards | p. 579 |
Reliability Testing | p. 581 |
Reliability of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 581 |
Acceptability of PCBs | p. 584 |
Acceptance Criteria | p. 585 |
Inspection of Assembled PCBs | p. 586 |
Inspection Techniques | p. 587 |
Acceptability Criteria | p. 596 |
Useful Standards | p. 607 |
Environmental Concerns in PCB Industry | p. 611 |
Pollution Control in PCB Industry | p. 611 |
Polluting Agents | p. 612 |
Recycling of Water | p. 613 |
Recovery Techniques | p. 613 |
Filtration | p. 614 |
Water Use Reduction Technique | p. 614 |
Ion Exchange System | p. 615 |
Reverse Osmosis | p. 617 |
Evaporative Recovery | p. 618 |
Precipitation of Heavy Metals | p. 619 |
Electrolytic Recovery | p. 619 |
Air Pollution | p. 620 |
Dust | p. 621 |
Fumes | p. 621 |
Clean Environment in Assembly Rooms | p. 622 |
Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards | p. 623 |
Present Approach to PCB Scrap Disposal | p. 623 |
Characteristics of PCB Scrap | p. 625 |
Dis-assembly of Equipment | p. 625 |
Technologies of Recycling of PCBs | p. 626 |
Environmental Standards | p. 628 |
Safety Precautions for the Personnel | p. 629 |
Toxic Chemicals in PCB Fabrication | p. 629 |
Lead-free Soldering | p. 630 |
Substitutes for Tin/Lead Solders | p. 632 |
Useful Standards | p. 633 |
Glossary | p. 635 |
References | p. 667 |
Index | p. 678 |
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