Glossary
A Comprehensive List of Terms and Definitions
Terms & Definitions
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A
- ACTIVE COMPONENTS
- ALIVH
- ANALOG CIRCUIT
- ANNULAR RING
- ANTI-SOLDER BALL
- AOI
- AQL
- ARRAY
- ASPECT RATIO
- ASSEMBLY DRAWING
- ASSEMBLY HOUSE
- Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)
B
- BACK DRILLING
- BACKPLANE
- BARE BOARD
- BEVELED EDGE
- BGA
- BLIND VIA
- Blind Vias, Buried Vias, and Micro-Vias
- BOARD
- BOARD HOUSE
- BOARD THICKNESS
- BOARD TYPE (SINGLE UNIT AND PANEL)
- BODY
- BURIED RESISTANCE BOARD
- BURIED VIA
C
- CABLE
- CAD
- CAE
- CAM FILES
- CARBON MASK
- CERAMIC SUBSTRATE PRINTED BOARD
- CHECK PLOTS
- CIRCUIT
- CLAD
- CLASS 3
- CLEARANCES
- COATING
- COB
- COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION (CTE)
- COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDEX (CTI)
- COMPONENT
- COMPONENT HOLE
- COMPONENT LIBRARY
- COMPONENT SIDE
- COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL (CNC)
- CONDUCTIVE PATTERN
- CONDUCTOR SPACING
- CONDUCTOR THICKNESS
- CONNECTOR
- CONTROLLED DIELECTRIC
- CONTROLLED IMPEDANCE
- COPPER WEIGHT
- CORE THICKNESS
- COUNTERBORE
- COUNTERBORED HOLES
- COUNTERSINK HOLES
- CUTOUT
D
- DATE CODE
- DAUGHTER BOARD
- DECAL
- DELAMINATION
- DESKTOP STENCIL
- DESMEAR
- DFM and DFA Checks
- DIELECTRIC
- DIGITAL CIRCUIT
- DIP
- DOUBLE-SIDED PCB
- DRC
- DRC (DESIGN RULE CHECKING)
- DRILL HITS
- DRY FILM SOLDER MASK
E
- EDGE CONNECTOR
- EDGE PLATING
- ELECTRICAL TEST
- ELECTRO DEPOSITION
- ELECTROCONDUCTIVE PASTE PRINTED BOARD
- ELECTROLESS DEPOSITION
- ELECTROLESS NICKEL ELECTROLESS PALLADIUM IMMERSION GOLD (ENEPIG)
- ELECTROLESS NICKEL IMMERSION GOLD (ENIG)
- ELECTROPLATING
- EMC
- ESD
- ETCH COMPENSATION
- EXTERNAL LAYER
F
- FABRICATION DRAWING
- FINE PITCH
- FINGER
- FIRST ARTICLE
- FIXED FRAME STENCIL
- FLASH GOLD
- Flexible PCB
- FLYING PROBE
- FR4
- FRAMELESS STENCIL
- FUNCTIONAL TEST
G
H
I
- IC
- IMAGING
- IMMERSION PLATING
- IMMERSION SILVER
- IMMERSION TIN
- IMPEDANCE
- INTERNAL LAYER
- IPC
- IPC Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 Inspection Standards in PCB Assembly
J
K
L
- LAMINATE
- LAMINATE THICKNESS
- LASER PHOTOPLOTTER
- LAYER-TO-LAYER SPACING
- LEAD
- LEAD FREE HASL
- LED PCB
- LEGEND
- LPI
M
- MARK
- MCPCB, Metal Core PCB, Thermal PCB
- MEASLING
- MEMBRANE SWITCH
- METAL BASE/CORE PRINTED BOARD
- METAL FOIL
- MIL
- MM
- MOTHERBOARD
- MOUNTING HOLE
- MULTI-WIRING PRINTED BOARD
- MULTILAYER PCB
- MULTIMETER
N
O
P
- PAD
- PANEL
- Panel Requirements for AssemblyText
- PANELIZE
- PART
- PART NUMBER
- PATTERN PLATING
- PCB
- PCB Annular Rings
- PCB Backdrill
- PCB BASE MATERIAL
- PCB Board TypeText
- PCB DATABASE
- PCB Fiducial Marks
- PCB Hole Drilling
- PCB Milling and Panelization
- PCB Sideplating
- PCB Silkscreen
- PCB Solder Mask
- PCB Surface Finish
- PCB Via-in-Pad
- PCBA
- PEELABLE SOLDER MASK
- PHOTOPLOTTER
- PICK-AND-PLACE
- PIN
- PITCH
- PLASMA ETCHING
- Plated Half-Holes or Castellated Holes
- PLATED-THROUGH HOLE
- PREPREG
- PRESS FIT HOLES
- PRINTED WIRING
- PRINTING
- PWB
Q
R
S
- SCHEMATIC
- SELECTIVE GOLD
- SHORT
- SILKSCREEN
- SINGLE-SIDED PCB
- SLOT HOLE
- SMD
- SMT
- SMT LASER CUT STENCIL
- SOFT GOLD
- SOLDER MASK/SOLDER RESIST
- SOLDER PASTE
- SOLDER SIDE
- SPACING
- Specify Plated Slots
- STENCIL FIDUCIALS
- SUBSTRATE
- SUPPORTED HOLE
- SURFACE FINISH