Clamshell Fixture

An in-circuit test fixture to probe both sides of a PCB.

Clamshell Fixture

Clad

 (Adj). A condition of the base material to which a relatively thin layer or sheet of metal foil has been bonded at one or both of its sides, e.g. a metal clad base material.

Clad

Clad or Cladding

 A relatively thin layer or sheet of metal foil which is bonded to a laminate core to form the base material for printed circuits.

Clad or Cladding

Circumferential Separation

A crack in the plating extending around the entire circumference of a plated through-hole.

Circumferential Separation

Circuit Tester

Generic term for volume tester of PCBs, such as bed-of-nails, footprint, guided probe, internal trace, loaded board, bare board and parts testing.

Circuit Tester

Chip Testers

Large computer-based systems that test individual ICs, especially LSI and VLSI.

Chip Testers

Chemically-deposited Printed Chip on board

In this technology integrated circuits are glued and wire-bonded directly to printed circuit boards instead of first being packaged.

Chemically-deposited Printed Chip on board

Chemical Hole Clearing

The chemical process for cleaning conductive surfaces exposed within a hole ( see also “ Etch-back ”).

Chemical Hole Clearing

Chemical Conversion Coating

A protective coating produced by the chemical reaction of a metal with a chemical solution.

Chemical Conversion Coating

Check Plots

Pen plots that are suitable for checking only. Pads are represented as circles and thick traces as rectangular outlines instead of filled-in artwork. This technique is used to enhance the transparency...

Check Plots

Characteristic Impedance

The ratio of voltage to current in a propagating wave, i.e., the impedance which is offered to this wave at any point of the line. The characteristic impedance is expressed in ohms.

Characteristic Impedance

Chamfer

A corner which has been rounded or shaped to eliminate an otherwise sharp edge.

Chamfer

Catalyst

A chemical that speeds or changes the cure of a resin but does not become a part of the final product. Examples: hardeners, promoters, inhibitors.

Catalyst

Cast Adhesive

 Special sheet adhesive material used for bonding polyimide multi-layer boards and flexi-rigids ( similar to prepreg = B-Stages ).

Cast Adhesive

CARD

See “ Printed Board ”

CARD

Capillary Action

A phenomenon of force adhesion and cohesion that prompts liquids ( molten solder) to flow against gravity between closely spaced solid surface, such as component leads and pads.

Capillary Action

Capacitive Coupling

The electrical interaction between two conductors caused by the capacitance between them.

Capacitive Coupling

CAD/CAM system

 Computer-aided design is the use of special software tools to formulate printed circuit patterns. Computer-aided manufacturing translates such designs into actual products.

CAD/CAM system

CAD system

 Computer-aided design that permits the interactive use of computers, programs and procedures in the design process. Decisions are made by the operator while the computer provides the data manipu...

CAD system

Bypass Capacitor

 A capacitor which provides a comparatively low impedance ac (alternating current ) around a circuit element.

Bypass Capacitor

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