Different Layers on a PCB
PCB Trace Technologies Inc makes various types of high-quality printed circuit boards for the electronics industry. These boards range from single-sided to double-sided and multi-layered. They also range from rigid boards to rigid-flex to flexible printed circuit boards. Our versatile boards are useful for a vast range of frequencies and are capable of handling very […]
Learn MoreManual Soldering in SMT Assembly of PCB Components
Following the trend all over the world, printed circuit board manufacturing and assembly at PCB Trace. has also changed over to the surface mount technology or SMT. This is due to the tangible benefits that PCB components like SMCs offer such as reduced space, reduced costs, improved electrical performance, and improvements in quality and reliability. […]
Learn MoreWhy are Printed Circuit Board Necessary and How to Design Them?
Opening any modern electronic equipment reveals a huge number of tiny components placed on a board. When closely examined, several tracks on the board lead to and from the components. The most common example of this is a computer motherboard—several hundred components crammed onto a board measuring roughly 23 x 23 cm. The board holds […]
Learn MoreWhich is Better for Vias — Mechanical Drilling or Laser?
Printed circuit boards or PCBs need holes at various places. These may pass through the board or partially through the laminate materials. Through-hole-components or THCs need holes passing through the board for mounting, while surface mount components or SMCs do not need holes for mounting. There is another type of hole, popularly known as a […]
Learn MoreAdvantages of Rigid-Flex PCBs
Complex circuit production, with rigid-flex circuit boards from PCB Trace Technologies Inc. offer amazing flexibility, both in terms of circuit design and implementation. Designers can achieve complex functionalities when they combine rigid and flexible parts in the same board. Designing with rigid-flex boards is a completely new technology in the electronics industry. The major advantage […]
Learn MoreOptimal PCB Inspection
Many customers of PCB Trace Technologies Inc., especially those who are new entrants in the field of electronics and printed circuit boards, want to know how to certify acceptance of PCBs they have received. With advances in technology, printed circuit board designs are increasingly more complicated involving intricate footprints and fine-pitch components. This makes incoming […]
Learn MoreGuide: Instant Full Turnkey Quote and Order on PCB Trace Technologies Inc
A printed circuit board or PCB is a common term today. Almost everyone understands that the motherboard inside their computer is a type of PCB. Such boards are a part of almost all devices and gadgets we regularly use, the heart of such equipment. Whether it is the FitBit a sportsperson is wearing on their […]
Learn MoreWhy it Helps to Postpone Manufacturing?
Recent component supply-chain disruptions all over the world have placed OEMs in a tough position for predicting the demand and supply of electronic products and systems. Despite possessing historical sales data and the latest market information, OEMs are struggling to decide how much of a product variant to stock. They are trying to predict the […]
Learn MoreWhy HDI PCBs Need Laser Drilling?
Electronic devices nowadays offer higher functionality in increasingly smaller sizes. They do this by using larger numbers of small size components with higher PCB densities. Surface Mount Technology or SMT offers very small components, and High-Density Interconnect or HDI technology provides the high density for PCBs. PCB Trace Technologies Inc. makes PCBs with HDI technology […]
Learn MoreWhy do You Need PCB DFM?
PCB Trace Technologies Inc., one of the most popular and prominent contract manufacturers ensure the quality of their products for their customers, taking no chances and double-checking before the products leave our premises. Activities like PCB assembly require several complicated steps and processes, and as a contract manufacturer, we make sure before starting that our […]
Learn MoreWhen Should You Consider PCB Panelization?
PCB Trace Technologies Inc. recommends designing boards with panelization in mind, as panelization offers significant advantages in efficiency for PCB manufacturing. To our customers this translates into higher manufacturing yield per panel, reduced lead times, better product quality, and reduction of cost per PCB. A proper panelization scheme is one of the most important ways […]
Learn MoreWhat is Via Stitching and Why it is Useful?
Just as stitches hold two pieces of cloth together, stitched vias on a PCB hold two adjacent planes together. Designers place multiple vias on multilayered PCBs as close together as possible, and these are known as stitched vias. There are several reasons why the designer may need to stitch two layers together using many vias. […]
Learn MoreWhat is OSP Surface Finish?
PCB Trace Technologies Inc. offers several types of surface finishes for the PCBs we manufacture. These include Immersion Silver, Immersion Tin, ENEPIG or Electroless Nickel Electroless Palladium Immersion Gold, OSP or Organic Solderability Preservative, ENIG or Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold, and HASL or Hot Air Solder Leveling. Electrical connection between components and the copper pads […]
Learn MoreWhat is FR-4 Laminate?
PCB Trace Technologies Inc. uses several types of base laminates for constructing printed circuit boards, and these can range from the ordinary paper and resin types to more exotic hybrid materials, with their prices too varying from being inexpensive to prohibitive. In practice, the cost varies mainly depending on a supply-demand relationship for the raw […]
Learn MoreWhat is a Hybrid PCB?
PCB Trace Technologies Inc. makes hybrid PCBs, otherwise commonly known as mixed material lamination. We combine two different material such as FR4 and Aluminum base, FR4 and Teflon, FR4 and Ceramic, and FR4 and Polyimide. We offer hybrid PCBs with their combination of different material so that designer can work with two types of functionality […]
Learn MoreShould You Move to SMT PCB Assembly?
If you have an older electronic design with through-hole components on the Printed Circuit Board (PCB), PCB Trace Technologies Inc. recommends it is time for you to consider changing over to Surface Mount Technology (SMT). Not only will this have a direct impact on your manufacturing process in terms of cost and efficiency, but it […]
Learn MoreReducing Automotive PCB Defect Rates
Immediately after the communication industry, the automotive electronics industry is the biggest consumer of PCBs. Starting with traditional mechanical products and moving on to the computer age through the gradual evolution of information technology, the automotive industry has seen a wide and intelligent integration of mechanical, electrical, and electronic high-technology products for automotive applications. Whether […]
Learn MorePCB Manufacturing and 5G
The next generation wireless networking technology, namely 5G or fifth generation, is expectedly going to change the way people live and work. Compared to the latest technology today, the 4G LTE, 5G will be faster and capable of handling significantly more connected devices. Although 5G networks have started rolling out around 2018 in the US […]
Learn MorePCB Assembly Line Cleanliness
At PCB Trace Technologies Inc., we understand the importance of keeping the circuit board clean during the assembly processes, and effectively cleaning it again at the end. Usually, PCB assemblies collect various contaminants during the production process, and if the assembly line does not take proper care of cleaning, the contaminants could impact the ability […]
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