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Printed Circuit Boards

This category contains vendors and distributors of Printed Circuit Boards. A printed circuit board (PCB) is a rigid or flexible panel of fiberglass, teflon, or other insulating substrate that contains layers of interconnecting conductive tracks onto which electronic components are mounted to create an electronic circuit.

This category is for companies whose primary focus is the assembly of electronic components and printed circuit boards in prototype to production quantities.

Sites in this category are custom electronic and OEM manufacturers who perform electronic assembly.

This category is not intended for companies which primarily offer standard or off-the-shelf product lines, electronic components, only offer production of bare printed circuit boards, or who only offer design services.

Assembly

This category covers electronics contract manufacturing companies and related links that apply to the assembly of printed circuit boards. PCB Assembly involves placing and securing - typically by soldering - the electrical and electronic components onto the bare printed circuit board.

This category is for companies whose primary focus is the assembly of electronic components and printed circuit boards in prototype to production quantities.

Sites in this category are custom electronic and OEM manufacturers who perform electronic assembly.

Engineering

This category will list companies that design printed circuit boards.

Fabrication

This category lists companies that manufacture base printed circuit boards out of FR4, teflon, or other substrate material, using Gerber artwork, drill files, and/or other CAD designs. The final product is a board that contains no components (often called "unpopulated").

Flexible Boards and Interconnects

This category contains companies that manufacture flexible circuit boards (flex boards), combination rigid-flex boards, or special wire or mechanical connectors that contain circuits that bend or otherwise cannot be made on flat stable substrates.

Prototype

This category is for the manufacture of electronic circuit board, but specializing in prototyping. For submitters: you cannot be in both all categories, pick the one which best suits your business.

Tools and Equipment

Manufacturers and sellers of industrial machines used to manufacture printed circuit boards (PCB). This includes but is not limited to drilling machines, reflow ovens, etc.

PCB manufacturers are not listed here, but in Business/Industries/Electronics_and_Electrical/Contract_Manufacturers/Printed_Circuit_Boards/

Other manufacturing related services are listed in Business/Industries/Electronics_and_Electrical/Manufacturing_Services/

Consumables, such as laminates, copper sheets, and ink, are listed in Business/Industries/Electronics_and_Electrical/Production Materials and Supplies