Capabilities

Otter's chief PCb products are double-side and multi-layer PCBs, including thru hole, SMT, Blind/sequential & back-drilled vias, impedance controlled, Micro BGA, and photo defined vias and laser defined vias.

PCB (RIGID) FABRICATION CAPABILITY CHECKLIST PCB (FLEX) FABRICATION CAPABILITY CHECKLIST
I.  Laminate   I.  Laminate  
   - Thickness       - Thickness   
       (DSB) minimum .006" thk        (DSB) minimum 0.004" (0.001" core laminate )
       (DSB) maximum .125"thk        (DSB) maximum 0.009" (0.002" core laminate )
       (over-all) MLB 0.280" thk (Up to 52 Layers)        (over-all) MLB Up to 8 Layers
   - Copper weight      - Copper weight  
       minimum 0.3 oz        minimum 0.5 oz (RA, ED)
       maximum 16 oz (finished)        maximum 1 oz (finished) (RA, ED)
   - UL Rating 94V-0    - UL Rating 94V-0
   - Material      - Material  
       Standard Board FR4 / CEM1 / CEM3        Standard Board PI
       Burn-in Board High Tg 180, FR408, FR408HR, PolycladHR370        Burn-in Board  
   Prepreg Low DK available, 2.0 mil - 8.0 mils        Prepreg Adhesive
II.  Drill   II.  Drill  
 - Smallest hole size(Mech.) 3 mils  - Smallest hole size(Mech.) 3 mils
 - Laser Drill(Smallest) 2 mils  - Laser Drill(Smallest) 2 mils
 - Min. annular ring 3 mils  - Min. annular ring 3.5 mils
 - Min. drilled slot 31 X 62 mils  - Min. drilled slot 31 X 62 mils
III.  Ckt/Pattern   III.  Ckt/Pattern  
   - Min. line width 1.5 mils    - Min. line width 2 mils
   - Min. air gap 1.5 mils    - Min. air gap 2 mils
 - Min. Internal Clearances 5 mils  - Min. Internal Clearances 5 mils
 - Min. Internal Clearances 6 mils  - Min. Internal Clearances 6 mils
IV. Plating req't   IV. Plating req't  
   - Nickel plating 80 to 500 u"    - Nickel plating 80 to 150 u"
   - Gold (Hard type) 80 u"    - Gold (Hard type) 50 u"
   - Gold (Immersion) 8 u"    - Gold (Immersion) 8 u"
   - Tin/lead (solder) 0.3 mils    - Tin/lead (solder) Yes
 Aspect Ratio ^20: 1  Aspect Ratio No required
V. Legend Marking   V. Legend Marking  
   - Min. text height 70 mils    - Min. text height 70 mils
   - Min. text width 8 mils    - Min. text width 8 mils
   - Min. text spacing 8 mils    - Min. text spacing 8 mils
VI. Soldermask   VI. Soldermask  
   - Min. SM clearance 2 mils    - Min. SM clearance 2 mils
   - SM thickness  0.35-0.7 mils     - SM thickness  0.35-0.7 mils 
   - Brand DSR-2200 Tamura    - Brand Taiyo, Tamura
VII. Board finish req't SMOBC HAL, Lead Free HAL VII. Board finish req't  
  Immersion gold   Immersion gold
  Immersion Tin   Immersion Tin
  Immersion Silver   Immersion Silver
  Carbon Ink   Carbon Ink
  ENTEK (OSP)   ENTEK (OSP)
  Peelable soldermask    
  CONTROL IMPEDANCE    CONTROL IMPEDANCE 
  Blind/Buired Vias (Sequential)   Blind/Buired Vias (Sequential)
  Vias in pads    
VIII. Mechanical   VIII. Mechanical  
   - Board tolerance      - Board tolerance  
   - Min. v-cut rest .020"thk    - Min. v-cut rest No available
   - V-cut angle 30, 45 degree    - V-cut angle  
   - V-cut location tol. +/- 0.00787"    - V-cut location tol.  
   - Bevel angle 20 /45/30 degree    - Bevel angle  
   - Warp limit .0007" per inch    - Warp limit  
Maximum Board Size 21" x 31" Maximum Board Size 8" x 32" (Single, Double side); 8" x 30" (Multi-Layer)
IX. Testing   IX. Testing  
   - Electrical Open and Short    - Electrical Open and Short
  AOI (MLB)   AOI (MLB)
X. - Reliability Solderability   X. - Reliability Solderability
  Peel/Bondability   Peel/Bondability
  Microsection   Microsection
XI. Packaging req't Shrink wrap XI. Packaging req't Shrink wrap
  moisture absorbing
agent(silica gel)
  moisture absorbing
agent(silica gel)
  outgoing QA report   outgoing QA report
               certificate of compliance                certificate of compliance
XII. Engineering    XII. Engineering   
   - CAD/CAM Software ParCAM & GCCAM    - CAD/CAM Software ParCAM & GCCAM
   - Gerber files      - Gerber files  
       Format RS-274D        Format RS-274D
  RS-274X   RS-274X
       Unit inch or mils        Unit inch or mils
   - NC drill file      - NC drill file  
       Format excellon        Format excellon
       Unit Inch        Unit Inch
XIII. QUALITY SYSTEM   XIII. QUALITY SYSTEM  
Certificates awarded ISO 9001/14001, UL registered Certificates awarded ISO 9001 / 14001, UL registered