How to PCB houses make their boards?

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How to PCB houses make their boards?

Postby magician13134 » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:46 am

Obviously they don't use toner and ferric chloride. I know the solder mask provides some extra niceties, but the traces are so tiny, and there are NEVER any mistakes. How is this possible? Do they... route? Mill? Are those real words? Bear with me, I'm new to this (I'm gonna use that excuse forever!)
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Postby oPossum » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:06 am

Usually a photographic process for the copper, and silk screen for the solder mask and component legend. The copper can be done with silk screen for designs with wide traces and clearance - usually single sided.

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Postby magician13134 » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:03 am

Cool, thanks!
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Postby Entropy » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:06 pm

Yup. Photoresist for traces, and I think there are 2-3 well known commercial etchants. Cupric chloride is one of them (due to the fact that it can be recharged/reused/recycled).
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Postby spiffed » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:00 pm

4pcb has a pdf "tutorial" on their process for multi-layer boards.
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