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antenna_abc Post subject: 3 layer PCB? Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006
2:34 pm Lieutenant Joined: Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:51 pm
Posts: 3 Hi, everyone. I have a simple question about the PCB fabrication.
Can I make 3 layer PCB or just the even number layer PCB? Thanks~
Top IR Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:52
pm Site Admin Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:02 pm
Posts: 373 Location: Germany Hello antenna_abc, Usually
PCB´s have even number of layers. _________________ Best regards,
- IR Top Dan R Post subject: Posted: Tue
Jan 03, 2006 1:37 pm 3 Layers as in 3 metal layers? 3 dielectric
layers? Either way, you can make however many layers you want.
Just remember that the boards have to stick together with something
(prepreg). --Dan Top Procyon PCB Post
subject: Three Layer BoardsPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:16 pm
Captain Joined: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:47 pm Posts: 6 Location:
Baltimore, Maryland As stated above, you can have as many layers
as you want, but most manufacturers only want to play with even number
of layers, unless you are having a huge production run. However,
there are a few places like Procyon PCB, Inc. (yes, a little self promotion
here, and I do advertise on this site) that will make prototype boards
in any number of layers. If you have any questions, please feel
free to post back or e-mail me direct from my web site https://www.procyonpcb.com
Regards, Ben _________________ www.procyonpcb.com
Manufacturer of Quick Turn PCB Prototypes Top antenna_abc
Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:24 am Lieutenant
Joined: Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:51 pm Posts: 3 Thanks for the
information. Actually I am designing a microstrip patch antenna
with proximity-coupling, there are totally three metallic layers mounted
on two dielectric layers. There are a feeding trace placed between
two dielectric layers, a radiation copper patch etched on the top layer
and the ground plane on the bottom layer. And I also want to
add some blind plate-through vias from bottom ground plane to the inner
metallic layer... Is it possible for nowaday PCB technique? Procyon
PCB, I am wondering if the aforementioned antenna PCB can be made in
your company, how much will it cost for a small amount of phototype?
Top Dan R Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006
11:47 am Most board fabricators should be able to do that for you.
I'm guessing it would be like the following: It would have to
be fabricated with one single clad (copper on one side) dielectric and
one double-clad (copper on both sides) dielectric. Some sort of adhesive
prepreg would be used to attach the two. The bottom dielectric
would have the vias drilled in it, then it would be plated, then etched.
This would then be attached to the top dielectric (the single-clad one),
which would be etched with the antenna pattern (before or after attachment).
It is essentially making two board and laminating them together.
That's how you can get the blind vias. What we have occassionally
done here is have our antenna feed layer and the active patch layer
fabricated separately. We then attach them ourselves using an adhesive
like Y966. That would be a quick way to get it prototyped. --Dan
Top Procyon PCB Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 04,
2006 3:27 pm Captain Joined: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:47 pm
Posts: 6 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Antenna-abc, I
sent a PM to you. Please check your email. Thanks, Procyon
PCB _________________ www.procyonpcb.com Manufacturer of
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