pcba – Advanced Circuits | PCB Manufacturing & PCB Assembly https://www.4pcb.com/blog Printed Circuit Boards and PCB Assembly Manufacturer Blog Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:57:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 PCB Board Fabrication & Assembly Under One Roof For A Better Prototyping Process /blog/pcb-board-fabrication-assembly-under-one-roof-for-a-better-prototyping-process/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:04:05 +0000 https://dev.4pcb.com/blog/?p=1856 Continue reading ]]> Advanced Circuits offers the convenience of a one-stop shop for PCB manufacturing and assembly.  Our customers rely on our expanded capabilities, certifications, and in-house assembly services to meet all their PCB design requirements for both quickturn prototypes and production runs.

Benefits of Advanced Circuits’ PCB Board & In-House Assembly Services

Our quickturn, small quantity assembly service was created to offer our customers a better PCB prototyping process that eliminates shipping delays and communication issues from one vendor to the next.  Since Advanced Circuits controls the entire process from beginning to end, you can be sure that your bare PC boards start the assembly process as soon as the fabrication process is completed.

Here are just a few reasons to choose Advanced Circuits’ in-house PCB assembly services for your next turnkey prototypes:

  • PCB + Assembly As Fast As One Day
  • Superior Quality Assurance
  • One Seamless Process
  • Easy Parts Procurement
  • Single Vendor
  • No Set-Up Fees & No Stencil Charges
  • Industry’s Best On-Time Shipping Record
  • 24 Hour Tech Support

Advanced Circuits’ PC Board Assembly Capabilities

Advanced Circuits maintains a reputation for high quality, reliability, and a hands-on approach to customer service.  This is what you can expect from our assembly services along with industry leading certifications and capabilities.

Assembly Turn Times

  • Same day through four week turns
  • Scheduled deliveries

Technology

  • Surface mount (SMT)
  • Thru-hole
  • Mixed technology (SMT/Thru-hole)
  • Single or double sided placement

 Stencils

  • Laser cut stainless steel
  • Nano-coating available

Passive Components

  • As small as 0402 package
  • As small as 0201 with design review

Ball Grid Arrays (BGA)

  • As small as .35mm pitch
  • All BGA placements are x-ray inspected

Fine Pitch Components

  • As small as 15 mil pitch

Volume

  • No minimum order quantity
  • Engineering prototypes
  • Low cost first article builds

To learn more about our PC board fabrication and quickturn assembly services, click here to connect with your regional sales representative.

 

 

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Circuit Board Design Tips for PCB Assembly /blog/circuit-board-design-tips-for-pcb-assembly/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 20:37:00 +0000 https://dev.4pcb.com/blog/?p=1677 Continue reading ]]> Advanced Circuits is North America’s leading One-Stop solution for PCB fabrication and PCB Assembly under one roof.  Our seamless process from PCB to Assembly was created to eliminate the need to manage different vendors for your turnkey prototyping needs.

Once your circuit board design is complete, simply place your bare board order and send your BOM (bill of materials) to your Sales Manager to request an Assembly Quote.  Parts procurement is easy; you can mail us all of your parts, some of the parts, or let us source all of the parts from authorized parts distributors like Digi-Key and Mouser.

Below, we have put together a list of tips that will be helpful when creating your printed circuit board design to minimize the cost associated with PCBA.


Smart Circuit Board Design to Minimize PCB Assembly Cost

Follow this short list of best practices to make sure your PCB Assembly will not be unnecessarily costly due to the layout of your circuit board design.

Component Location in Your Circuit Board Design

This can be an important cost driver for your PCB design if it is not taken into consideration during the layout phase.  Begin with the components that require a specific location first such as buttons, screens, or ports.

Keep your components on one side of the board whenever possible.  When components must be placed on both sides, try to keep sensitive, heavy, and/or thru-hole components on a “primary side”.  Components that will need special attention should also be placed on the “primary side”.

Minimize Trace Length

Try to place your circuit board components in a way that will minimize the trace length without jeopardizing functionality.

Component Orientation

When possible, make sure your components are place at a 0° or 90° angle in your PCB design.  Orient like components in the same direction whenever possible and make sure that the orientation of all polarized parts is the same.  Avoid placing your components in odd angles unless it is necessary.

Spacing Components in Your Circuit Board Design

It is best to space out your components evenly horizontally and vertically, leaving at least 100 mils between each component and 100 mils from the circuit board edge to minimize assembly costs.

Circuit Board Finish

Consult with your PCB Assembly provider to make sure the finish you choose will work best with the assembly process.

Circuit Board Design Software

Use a circuit board design software that has a library of a broad range of components such as PCB Artist® to avoid the need to create component footprints from scratch.


Contact your Sales Manager for more information about our PCB and in-house PCBA services.

 

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