PCB Prototype

If you need prototype printed circuit boards, it’s important to work with an assembler who can turn your designs around fast. These boards help verify you have the right design before you start a full production run so you can avoid costly errors. The sooner you get your prototype circuit board back, the sooner you can test it and get started on your standard production run. Y&T Technology is the PCB manufacturer with fast reaction. We offer quick-turn PCB prototypes to turn your prototype boards around fast while still maintaining complete adherence to your design specifications.

Prototype Printed Circuit Boards Meet High-Quality Standards

Specify the quality-system, safety and material-compliance documents required for your project. Applicable certificates, issuing body, scope and validity dates are confirmed before order acceptance. Agree the IPC standard, revision, acceptance class and inspection scope for the quoted manufacturing work.

Prototype and production schedules are confirmed from construction, material, quantity and current production allocation. A required rush date must be accepted in the quotation. Check out our circuit board prototype capabilities in the following table:

Features	Information for engineering review
Quality Grade	Required IPC standard, revision, acceptance class and inspection scope agreed in the quotation.
Number of Layers	Provide the layer count and complete stack-up; engineering confirms the accepted construction.
Order Quantity	Provide initial and repeat-order quantities. Accepted batch size, panel utilization and charges are confirmed per project.
Build Time	Fabrication lead time and any accepted rush option are confirmed after material, construction, quantity and production review. This is separate from assembly and international transit.
Material	Specify the manufacturer, grade, datasheet revision and required material declarations; availability and substitutions require confirmation.
Board Size	Supply finished outline and panel drawing with units and dimensional tolerances; accepted dimensions are confirmed by engineering.
Board size tolerance	Supply finished outline and panel drawing with units and dimensional tolerances; accepted dimensions are confirmed by engineering.
Board Thickness	Specify the finished thickness, stack-up and tolerance. Engineering confirms the achievable combination for your construction.
Board Thickness Tolerance	Specify the finished thickness, stack-up and tolerance. Engineering confirms the achievable combination for your construction.
Copper Weight	Specify starting and finished copper, units, layer location and tolerance. Feasibility is confirmed with the stack-up.
Inner Layer Copper Weight	Specify starting and finished copper, units, layer location and tolerance. Feasibility is confirmed with the stack-up.
Copper Thickness Tolerance	Specify starting and finished copper, units, layer location and tolerance. Feasibility is confirmed with the stack-up.
Min Tracing/Spacing	Provide trace and spacing requirements with units, copper weight and layer location; engineering confirms the design limits.
Solder Mask Sides	Specify mask sides, colour, openings, registration and any special acceptance requirements for review.
Solder Mask Color	Specify mask sides, colour, openings, registration and any special acceptance requirements for review.
Silkscreen Sides	Specify legend sides, colour, minimum text and registration requirements in the fabrication data.
Silkscreen Color	Specify legend sides, colour, minimum text and registration requirements in the fabrication data.
Surface Finish	Specify the finish or plating system, applicable standard, thickness and documentation required for the project.
Min Annular Ring	Identify drilled versus finished PTH or NPTH dimensions, units, tolerances and applicable stack-up for engineering review.
Min Drilling Hole Diameter	Identify drilled versus finished PTH or NPTH dimensions, units, tolerances and applicable stack-up for engineering review.
Min Width of Cutout (NPTH)	Identify drilled versus finished PTH or NPTH dimensions, units, tolerances and applicable stack-up for engineering review.
NPTH Hole Size Tolerance	Identify drilled versus finished PTH or NPTH dimensions, units, tolerances and applicable stack-up for engineering review.
Min Width of Slot Hole (PTH)	Identify drilled versus finished PTH or NPTH dimensions, units, tolerances and applicable stack-up for engineering review.
PTH Hole Size Tolerance	Identify drilled versus finished PTH or NPTH dimensions, units, tolerances and applicable stack-up for engineering review.
Surface/Hole Plating Thickness	Specify the finished thickness, stack-up and tolerance. Engineering confirms the achievable combination for your construction.
SM Tolerance (LPI)	Specify mask sides, colour, openings, registration and any special acceptance requirements for review.
Aspect Ratio	Supply the board thickness, hole dimensions and process requirements; the accepted aspect ratio is confirmed by engineering.
Test	Agree electrical inspection, test coverage, acceptance criteria and required reports in the quotation.

Prototype PCB Service vs. Standard PCB Service

Use PCB Prototype service when you want:

• • • Boards for Design Review or Preproduction Quality Testing

Our PCB prototype service is the perfect way to make sure there are no errors in your design before moving into mass production.

• • • Rapid PCB Turnaround

Rapid PCB prototyping means you get your boards fast.

• • • Boards with Eight or Fewer Layers

Because we are trying to get your boards back to you as fast as possible, we offer rapid PCB prototyping for boards with no more than eight layers.

• • • FR-4 Boards

Your printed circuit board prototype will come on standard FR-4 material.

• • • Specify prototype inspection and acceptance requirements

Use Standard PCB service if you need:

• • • Boards for Full Production

Once you know that your design works, you can contact us for standard PCB service for full production for use in your applications.

• • • Slightly Longer Turnaround Time

Since these are the boards you will actually be using, it takes a little longer to make sure we get everything just right. However, now that you have tested the design, you can go right into your projects once you get your boards.

• • • Provide the intended multilayer stack-up

We have much more flexibility with materials and layers once we have the time to develop your full boards.

• • • FR-4, Aluminum, Flex or Other Special Types of Boards

• • Specify production inspection and acceptance requirements

What Are the Benefits of Circuit Board Prototyping?

We recommend you PCB prototyping service for function testing of new products prior to making a commitment to a full-production run. Benefits of developing PCB board prototype include:

• • • Rapidly test and correct designs if there is any mistake

After waiting over a week for your full boards, you’ll be eager to get them going in your applications. When you test your design beforehand with PCB prototypes, you can do just that.

• • • Potentially detect any design flaw in the early stages of your projects

The time to find out mistakes in your design is not when you have a full production run in your warehouse. PCB prototyping service allows you to spot any design problem in a few days, make adjustments and perfect the design before ordering your full run.

• • • Order low-quantity production runs featuring a MOQ of only five boards if necessary

Save money and reduce risks by putting off your big orders until you know you have the type of boards you want.

• • • Benefit from lower production tolerances

It offers a clear indication of how well your PCB will perform.

Once your proto boards have demonstrated their ability to meet your quality and performance requirements, you are ready for a full production run. Then we will transition from PCB prototype board service to Standard PCB service, which provides tighter production tolerances and more advanced options, including a free Design for Manufacture (DFM) check that is capable of detecting potential issues that could reduce the quality of your PCB.

While it may be tempting to simply order your full printed circuit boards and decide you’ll deal with all design flaws that arise as they come, it’s rarely the most efficient solution. You may get the boards out sooner, but if something goes wrong, it could prove to be a lot costlier and more time-consuming than taking an extra few days to test a prototype.

Save Time and Money in the Long Run With PCB Rapid Prototyping Services from Y&T Technology

PCB prototyping is the best practice method used world-wide to verify the quality of a design before proceeding. In the past, some companies may not have had time to develop a prototype PCB, wait for the assembler to put that PCB prototype together and then test it. However, thanks to the rapid PCB prototyping offered by Y&T Technology, this is no longer an issue. You can send in your prototyping PCB board design and have a fast PCB prototype in a week or less, giving you plenty of time to test your PCB proto board to fully prepare for your regular production run.

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