The Cost-Effective Guardian: The Role of Tenting in Ensuring Basic PCB Reliability 1: Understanding the Fundamentals of T-enting 1.1 What Tenting Means in PCB Manufacturing — T-enting as a Fundamental Protective Step    Tenting refers to the practice of covering a via with dry film photoresist during the imaging process so that the copper annular ring and the hole opening are both isolated from su...

Precision Below the Solder: The Engineering Challenge of Via-in-Pad PCB Manufacturing Introduction    Modern electronic devices continue to shrink, accelerate, and integrate more advanced functions into smaller physical footprints. These rapidly tightening design envelopes force PCB engineers to rethink the way interconnects are created, how stacked structures behave under electrical stress, and h...

Revolutionizing Assembly: How Via-in-Pad Manufacturing Enhances Solder Joint Reliability 1. Understanding the Fundamentals of Via-in-Pad Technology 1.1 The Evolution of PCB Vias and the Emergence of Via-in-Pad    The evolution of PCB vias has always mirrored the progression of electronics toward higher density and greater complexity. At the earliest stages of PCB development, through-holes were th...

Depth Tolerance in PCB Manufacturing: The Foundational Metric for Reliability and Yield 1: Understanding Depth Tolerance in PCB Manufacturing – Depth Tolerance as a Geometrical Control Parameter    Depth Tolerance in PCB manufacturing refers to the allowable deviation between the intended and actual depth of material removal, drilling, etching, or cavity formation within a printed circuit board. A...