circuit board: printed circuit board (PCB)

printed circuit board (PCB)

• ddd

printed circuit assembly (PCA)

• a PCB populated with electronic components is a printed circuit assembly (PCA).

rigid laminate
conduction layers are typecally made of thin copper foil. insulation layers dielectric are typically laminated together with epoxy resin prepreg. the board is typically coated with a solder mask that is green in color. other colors that are normally available are blue, and red.

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variety of board types

• single sided board (cross section view)

• double sided board (corss section view)

• multilayer board (corss section view)