Crazing

A condition existing in the base material in the form of connected white spots or “crosses” on or below the surface of the base material, reflecting the separation of fibres in the glass cloth and con...

Crazing

Cracking

A condition that makes breaks or separations in coatings that extends through to an underlying surface.

Cracking

Cover Lay, Cover Layer, Cover Coat

An outer layer(s) of insulating material applied over the conductive pattern on the surface of the printed board.

Cover Lay Cover Layer Cover Coat

Coupon

One of the patterns of the quality conformance test circuitry area. (See: also Test Coupon).

Coupon

Cosmetic Defects

A smear or stain on the board representing flux residue after soldering and a variation from conventional appearance.

Cosmetic Defects

Corrosive Fluxes

Materials of inorganic acids and salts for surfaces of difficult solderability. Also called acid fluxes.

Corrosive Fluxes

Corner Mark

Marks placed inside the edges of PCB corners to align and register the layers.

Corner Mark

Copper-mirror Test

A corrosivity test for fluxes in which the compound’s reaction to a copper film vacuum-deposited on a glass plate is noted.

Copper-mirror Test

Copper Foil-See Foil

Quality electrolytic copper used to form conductive patterns on printed circuits. It is available in a number of weights (thickness) the traditional weights are 0.5, 1 and 2 ounces per square foot. (1...

Copper Foil-See Foil

Copper Clad

A material, usually supplied in large sheets, consisting of a base material to one or both sides of which a thin copper foil is boned. Synonym: laminate.

Copper Clad

Continuity Testing

A procedure in which voltage is applied to two interconnected lands to ascertain the presence or absence of current flow.

Continuity Testing

Contaminate/Contaminant

An impurity or foreign substance whose presence on printed wiring assemblies could electrolytically, chemically, or galvanically corrode the system.

Contaminate/Contaminant

Contact Spacing

The distance between the centre lines of adjacent contact areas.

Contact Spacing

Contact Resistance

The electrical resistance of the metallic surfaces at their interface in the contact area under specified conditions.

Contact Resistance

Contact Area

The common area between a conductor and a connector through which the flow of electricity takes place.

Contact Area

Connector Tongue

A protrusion of the Printed Circuit Board edge that is manufactured to a configuration to mate with a receptacle that provides electrical and/or mechanical junction between the Printed Circuit Board a...

Connector Tongue

Connection

One plug or receptacle which can be easily joined to or separated from its mate. Multiple-contact connectors join two or more conductors with others in one mechanical assembly.

Connection

Conformal Coating

A thin dielectric cover brushed, dipped or sprayed over parts and circuits of PCBs for environmental and mechanical protection.

Conformal Coating

Conductor

A single conductive path in conductive pattern. A PCB has at least one layer of conductors. Synonyms: path, trace.

Conductor

Conductor Width

The observable width of the pertinent conductor at any point chosen at random on the printed board, normally viewed from vertically above unless otherwise specified.

Conductor Width

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