PCB Glossary

Panel Plating

The plating of the entire surface of a panel (including holes).

Panel Plating

PCB Glossary

Panel

The base material containing one or more circuit patterns that passes successively through the production sequence and from which printed circuit boards are extracted. See Backplanes/Backpanels.

Panel

PCB Glossary

Pad

A portion of the conductive area of which components, terminals, traces, etc., are mechanically attached. (Also called land).

Pad

PCB Glossary

Packaging Density

Quantity of functions (components, interconnection devices, mechanical devices) per unit volume, usually expressed in qualitative terms, such as high, medium, or low.

Packaging Density

PCB Glossary

Overhang

Increase in printed circuit conductor width caused by plating build-up or by undercutting during etching.

Overhang

PCB Glossary

Outgrowth

The increase in conductor width at one side of a conductor, caused by plating build-up, over that delineated on the production master.

Outgrowth

PCB Glossary

Outgassing

The gaseous emission from a laminate printed board or component when the board or the printed board assembly is exposed to heat or reduced air pressure or both.

Outgassing

PCB Glossary

OSP

Organic Solderable Preservative.

OSP

PCB Glossary

Organic Activated (OA)

A water-soluble flux using organic acids as activators.

Organic Activated (OA)

PCB Glossary

Open

An area of a bare PCB which, due to over-etching or fabrication problems, separates two electrically connected points.

Open

PCB Glossary

One-sided Board

See Single-sided Board.

One-sided Board

PCB Glossary

Omegameter

A test instrument measuring ionic residues on PCBs via the drop of resistivity over a specific time.

Omegameter

PCB Glossary

NPTH

Non plated though-hole.

NPTH

PCB Glossary

Non-wetting

A condition whereby a surface has contacted molten solder, but has had none of the solder adhere to it.

Non-wetting

PCB Glossary

Non-polar Compound

Material having electrical charges distributed over the surface of the molecule, thereby showing an electrical effect in solution.

Non-polar Compound

PCB Glossary

Non-functional Land

A land on internal or external layers, not connected to the conductive pattern on its layer.

Non-functional Land

PCB Glossary

Non-conductive Pattern

A configuration formed by functional non-conductive material of a printed circuit.

Non-conductive Pattern

PCB Glossary

Non-conductive Epoxy

An epoxy resin with or without a filler, which may be added to improve thermal conductivity.

Non-conductive Epoxy

PCB Glossary

Non-clean solder

A process using specially formulated low-solid solder pastes whose residues require no cleaning.

Non-clean solder

PCB Glossary

Node

A pin, lead or even junction which will have at least one wire connected to it.

Node

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