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Manufacturing Capabilities

Listed below are Sunstone's manufacturing capabilities listed in specific areas for easier reference. Choose an area to view in more detail.

Inner Layers | Outer Layers | Soldermask | Silkscreen | Drill |
Fab (route) | Tab Route | V-Scoring | Gold Tips | Plating | Material

Capabilities Inner Layers Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
Copper weight (oz/sq ft) pre-plate
0.5 no yes yes
1 yes yes yes
2 no yes yes
3 no no RFQ
>3 Not Supported Not Supported RFQ
Minimum trace/space
0.5 oz Cu Not Supported 5/5 5/5
1.0 oz Cu 6/6 6/6 5/5
2.0 oz Cu Not Supported 8/8 8/8
>2.0 oz Cu Not Supported Not Supported RFQ
Minimum clearances and pads
 
Clearances 25 mils larger than finished hole size 20 mils larger than finished hole size 20 mils larger than finished hole size
Less than 20 mils Not Supported Design Check RFQ
Pads 18 mils larger than finished hole size 18 mils larger than finished hole size 18 mils larger than finished hole size
Less than 18 mils Not Supported Design Check RFQ
Minimum backset (distance from copper feature to route/cut-line)
.020" .020" .020"
<.020 Not Supported Design Check RFQ
Trace width variation
20% of artwork 20% of artwork 20% of artwork
Layer to layer registration variation
+/-.005/layer +/-.005/layer +/-.005/layer
Capabilities Outer Layers Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
Copper weight (oz/sq ft) pre-plate
0.5 yes yes yes
1 no yes yes
2 no yes yes
>2 N/A N/A RFQ
Minimum trace/space
0.5 6/6 5/5 5/5
1 Not Supported 10/10 10/10
2 Not Supported 13/13 13/13
>2 Not Supported Design Check RFQ
Pads 18 mils larger than finished hole size 18 mils larger than finished hole size 18 mils larger than finished hole size
Minimum backset (distance from copper feature to route/cut-line)
.020" .010" .010"
<.010 Not Supported Design Check RFQ
Trace width variation
20% of artwork 20% of artwork 20% of artwork
Layer to layer registration variation
+/-.005/layer +/-.005/layer +/-.005/layer
Board thickness available
.031" no yes yes
.047" no yes yes
.062" yes yes yes
.093" no yes yes
.125" no yes yes
Custom sizes Not Supported Design Check RFQ
Layer count
Single sided yes yes yes
Double sided yes yes yes
3 - 6 layers yes yes yes
up to 8 layers no yes yes
up to 14 layers no no yes
Capabilities Soldermask Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
Material Liquid photo imageable Liquid photo imageable Liquid photo imageable
Color Green Green/blue/black/red/ white RFQ for colors other than "full feature"
Registration variation +/- .005" +/- .005" +/- .005"
Minimum web .005 .004 .004
Soldermask Artwork Requirement Pad size + smallest board spacing Pad size + smallest board spacing or 1:1 with Design Review We will adjust
NOTE: For Silver finish, we will modify vias to be "encroached"
Capabilities Silkscreen Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
Character placement variation +/_ .010" +/_ .010" +/_ .010"
Minimum Character height 50 50 50
Minimum Character width 30 30 30
Minimum Character thickness 6 6 6
Minimum Character spacing 5 5 5
NOTE: Silkscreen not available on boards designed without soldermask
Type Epoxy thermal cure Epoxy thermal cure Epoxy thermal cure
Color White White,yellow, black White,yellow, black
Capabilities Drill Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
Variation 5 mil radial 5 mil radial 5 mil radial
 
Hole sizes available 23 pre-set drills for double sided, and 24 preset drills for multilayers No limit No limit
Minimum drill size  
Quantity 25 holes/sq in (avg) No limit No limit
Hole size variation (pre-plate) within .001 of drill specification within .001 of drill specification within .001 of drill specification
Hole size variation (post-plate) +/- .004 of the finished drill specification for the pre-set drills (See PCBExpress drill chart) +/- .004 of finished hole specification +/- .004 of finished hole specification
NOTE: Hole sizes .018 or less may be plugged
Capabilities Fab (individual route) Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
Variation +/- .010 of drawing +/- .010 of drawing +/- .010 of drawing
Router bits used .093 .093, .062 .047, .031
individual routing Yes yes yes
V-score no yes yes
Tab routing no yes yes
Canned circles no yes yes
Slots no yes yes
Countersink no no yes
Internal cut-outs no yes yes
Bevel no yes yes
Finished drill no yes yes
Maximum board size 12" x 14" Maximum board size, not to exceed a total of 168 sq in. 14" X 18" Larger boards upon review
Minimum board dimensions .35" min in one direction with a minimum .4" in overall board size .25" Smaller boards upon review
Capabilities Tab Route Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
space between boards N/A 0.1" , you send a one-up image, we do the rest Same as full feature
Border around pallet N/A .5" Same as full feature
Overall panel size N/A Varies with board size, approx 12" x 14" Same as full feature
Capabilities V-scoring Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
space between boards N/A 0.0" , you send a one-up image, we do the rest Same as full feature
Border around pallet N/A .5" Same as full feature
Overall panel size N/A Varies with board size, approx 12" x 14" Same as full feature
Minimum board size N/A 1.5 X 1.5 RFQ if smaller than "full feature"
Minimum copper keep-out N/A .030" from route/cut-line Same as full feature
Capabilities Gold tips Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
degree bevel N/A 30 degrees RFQ if different from full feature
Minimum gold thickness N/A 30 u in. RFQ if different from full feature
Minimum Ni thickness N/A 100 u in. RFQ if different from full feature
Capabilities Plating Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
Minimum Cu in holes .0008" .0008" .0008"
Minimum Cu on surface .0008" .0008" .0008"
Hole size variation (after copper plate) *+/-.004" of spec +/.004" of spec +/.004" of spec
* Please check drill chart for drill sizes used
Capabilities Material Quickturn Proto Full-Featured Custom Quote
FR4 140 Tg yes yes yes
High Tg, high Td, low CTE (For no-lead applications) yes yes yes