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2 Design for Manufacturing This chapter will address the fabrication process of the PCB and the requirements of the manufacturer. Manufacturers are separated by their limitations or con- straints into categories known as “technologies.” These categories are determined primarily by cost. As the level of technology increases, so does the cost. These technology categories help designers control cost by limiting their designs. This chapter explains the differences in the technologies, defines the limits, and details the step-by-step process, specifically of the conventional process and how the designer should write fabrication notes (instructions) for each process. Each process is explained so the designer will understand the basics of how the process works and thus be able to make an educated change to notes when necessary. Note Throughout this chapter you will see many variations of the words manufac- ture and fabricate. For the purposes of this discussion, a manufacturer is a business that fabricates a board. 15 16 Design for Manufacturing ABOUT FABRICATION NOTES A designer’s fabrication notes are a collection of notes that accompany PCB data files (Gerbers or some other data file) as a text file, or are provided as in a draw- ing of the PCB itself that conveys the designer’s requirements and details the fab- rication process. The fabrication notes are one of the most cryptic and confusing parts of the PCB process, and many designers are not sure how or what to specify in them. The notes are made even more difficult by the inconsistency of the man- ufacturer’s requirements and the lack of guidelines. Bef