How to Get Accurate Rigid PCB Price Fast?

As a printed circuit board sales representative, I always had been chased by our engineering and customer to provide more information and accurate quotation on time.

Now I would like to talk about why your PCB quote/order is late or why your PCB cost is much high. After reading this article, you will know how to save your working time and money…

A complete & comprehensive PCB design file should according to below information.

Base material type: There are different base material type, as a rigid PCB, the normal material like FR4, FR1, CEM-1, CEM-3 and etc.Do you have Tg value and CTI requirements? Tg135, Tg150 or Tg 180? CTI600 ?

Finished board thickness: No one will know which thickness do you want? 1.00mm? 1.60mm? or more?

Copper thickness: The normal finished copper thickness is 1OZ, 2OZ, which one do you want? And also please don’t forget to state that this copper thickness is started thickness or finished copper thickness. Because the PCB costs will different for 1oz, 2oz, 3oz and etc copper thickness.

Surface treatment: There are many kinds of surface treatments, which one do you prefer? Lead free HASL? ENIG? Immersion silver? OSP/Entek? Gold flash?

Solder mask/ silk screen color: The normal solder mask color is green, and the silk screen is white, if you want to special color, please don’t forget to point out in your fabrication notes.

IPC Class I/II/III: Indicate in your notes which specification you require your board to meet. If your company has its own proprietary specification, then supply it to your vendor for their review.