Tolerances

AdvancedPCB provides you below with the required  in-house tolerance guidelines to ensure quality manufacturing of your printed circuit boards.   Adhering to these tolerances will allow for proper manufacturing of your PCBs. Within these parameters, there is enough variation to allow us to manufacture the board and then also for it to work properly in your application. If you have any questions or want to discuss unique requirements, please call 1-800-979-4722 to contact us.

We require a minimum of 0.010" inner layer clearance.

Minimum of 0.010" (outer layers) and 0.015" for inner layers (0.020" preferred for inner layers). For scoring, minimum of .015 for outer layers and .020 for inner layers.

Pad size should be at least + 0.010" over finished hole size for vias and + 0.014" over finished hole size for component holes. This means the annular ring (radius of the pad) should be at least .005" for vias and a minimum of 0.007" for component holes.

+/- 0.005" Standard Spec (applies to holes up to .250", larger holes will be routed, see Rout tolerances below)
+/- 0.005" Custom Spec
+/- 0.003" Custom Spec upon request 1 oz and 2 oz finished copper weight and 3 oz finished copper weight (when starting with 2 oz foil) only.

If your hole tolerances are zero (see below), then AdvancedPCB will assume that you are OK with our default hole tolerance. Our default hole tolerance is listed above.

Our minimum finished hole size; 0.004". Call your salesperson if you required a finished hole size less than 0.004".

Thickness tolerances may vary 10% (min.+/- 0.005")

Tolerances do not apply to the inner layers of prototypes.

The Outer Layer Tolerances on Standard Spec defined boards is +/- 0.010"
(+/- 0.005" available for Custom Spec upon request)

Note: We rout to your board size using the center of the board outline on your mask layer.

Copper spacing is the minimum air gap between any two adjacent copper features. Trace width is the minimum width of a copper feature, usually traces.

Requirements: A premium is charged for trace width/spacing less than .007".
(We can process .004" for 1 oz. CU. finished (outer layers) and .5 oz. CU finished (inner layers).

For 1 oz. finished copper weight (inner layers), the minimum trace width/space is 0.003"
For 2 oz. finished copper weight (inner & outer), the minimum trace width/space is 0.005"
For 3 oz. finished copper weight (inner & outer), the minimum trace width/space is 0.009"
For 4 oz. finished copper weight (inner & outer), the minimum trace width/space is 0.010"

Note: AdvancedPCB does not offer weights such as 1.5 or 2.5 ounce finished on standard and custom spec orders.

The greater of +/- 20% or +/- 0.002"

This is the expansion of mask relief over pad area. Our minimum is 0.005" over pad dimension or 0.0025" each side. 
AdvancedPCB will modify files to meet the minimum dimension.

Minimum 0.031" in width. For smaller width, call your salesperson for pricing and turntime.

Please allow 0.100" spacing between your individual pcbs for tab rout spacing. When scoring there should be no spacing between boards.

0.005" minimum line width.

The standard is +/-10% or +/- 5 Ohms (for anything less than 50 Ohms).