What are the reasons for PCB pads not being tinned and vias not working?

The spacing between adjacent pads is too close to cause bridging, too far away will lead to false soldering. Unreasonable ...
Electronic Design

PCB Plating Finishes Impact Elastomer Socket Technology

Today’s electronic packages have high clock speeds (multi-gigahertz range), fine pin densities (below 0.4-mm pitch), and high pin counts (over 2000). When assembled onto a printed-circuit board (PCB), ...
EDN

Surface Finish for Chip on Board Assembly

Choosing the right Surface Finish for Chip on Board assembly is crucial. One of the most frequent questions we are asked at KingCredie Technologies is how should my PCB be plated in order to ensure ...
Electronics Weekly

Plating technique cuts cost of small batch PCB production

Eurocircuits, a European producer of small batch PCBs, has teamed up with Elsyca, a Belgian research company specialising in advanced electrochemical modelling, to implement PCB plating using Elsyca’s ...
Electronic Specifier

GÖPEL electronic launches advanced inspection system for conformal coatings on PCBAs

GÖPEL electronic has unveiled a new system for the precise inspection of conformal coatings on printed circuit board ...
EDN

Pad Size Calculation for Vias

Design a pad size and a hole size that would be used for a 0.063-in. epoxy FR-4 printed circuit board. In designing your own PCB, it is important to have an open communication with your manufacturer ...