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PCB Manufacturing tolerances

PCBWay provides you below with the required  in-house tolerance guidelines to ensure quality manufacturing of your printed circuit boards.   Adhering to these tolerances will allow for proper manufacturing of your PCBs. Within these parameters, there is enough variation to allow us to manufacture the board and then also for it to work properly in your application. If you have any questions or want to discuss unique requirements, please call contact your customer service.

ItemsManufacturing CapabilitiesRemarks
Number of Layers1-10 layersFor orders above 10 layers, please contact our sales rep.

Material

FR-4,AluminumFor Flex, Rigid-flex, Metal-based (Aluminum etc.,), HDI, Halogen-free, High Tg, etc., please contact sales rep.
Maximum PCB Size(Dimension)500x1100 mmAny sizes beyond this dimension, please contact us.
Board Size Tolerance(Outline)±0.2mm/±0.5mm±0.2mm for CNC routing, and ±0.5mm for V-scoring.
Board Thickness0.4-2.4mm0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.6, 2.0, 2.4mm. Please contact us if your board exceeds these.
Board Thickness Tolerance(t≥1.0mm)±10%Normally “+ Tolerance” will occur due to PCB processing steps such as electroless copper, solder mask and other types of finish on the surface.
Board Thickness Tolerance(t<1.0mm)±0.1mm
Min Trace0.1mm/4milMin manufacturable trace is 4mil(0.1mm), strongly suggest to design trace above 6mil(0.15mm) to save cost.
Min SpacingMin manufacturable spacing is 4mil(0.1mm), strongly suggest to design spacing above 6mil(0.15mm) to save cost.
Outer Layer Copper Thickness1oz/2oz/3oz(35μm/70μm/105μm)Also known as copper weight. 35μm=1oz, 70μm=2oz, 105μm=3oz. Please contact us if you need copper weight greater than 3oz.
Inner Layer Copper Thickness1oz/1.5oz(35μm/50μm)Inner copper weight as per customer’s request for 4 and 6 layers. Please contact us if you need copper weight greater than 1.5oz.
Drill Sizes (CNC)0.2-6.3mmMin drill size is 0.2mm, max drill is 6.3mm. Any holes greater than 6.3mm or smaller than 0.3mm will be subject to extra charges.
Min Width of Annular Ring0.15mm(6mil)For pads with vias in the middle, Min width for Annular Ring is 0.15mm(6mil).
Finished Hole Diameter (CNC)0.2mm-6.2mmThe finished hole diameter will be smaller than size of drill bits because of copper plating in the hole barrels
Finished Hole Size Tolerance(CNC)±0.08mmFor example, if the drill size is 0.6mm, the finished hole diameter ranges from 0.52mm to 0.68mm will be considered acceptable.
Solder MaskLPI

Liquid Photo-Imageable is the mostly adopted. Thermosetting Ink is used in the inexpensive paper-based boards.

Minimum Character Width(Legend)0.15mmCharacters of less than 0.15mm wide will be too narrow to be identifiable.
Minimum Character Height (Legend)0.8mmCharacters of less than 0.8mm high will be too small to be recognizable.
Character Width to Height Ratio (Legend)1:5In PCB silkscreen legends processing, 1:5 is the most suitable  ratio
Minimum Diameter of Plated Half Holes0.6mmDesign Half-Holes greater than 0.6mm to ensure better connection between boards.
Surface FinishingHASL with lead
HASL lead free
Immersion gold
The most popular three types of PCB surface finish. Please contact us for other finishes.
Solder MaskGreen ,Red, Yellow, Blue, White ,Black

No extra charge (Green, Red, Yellow, Blue)

SilkscreenWhite, Black, None

No extra charge.

PanelizationV-scoring,
Tab-routing, 
Tab-routing with Perforation (Stamp Holes)

Leave min clearance of 1.6mm between boards for break-routing. For V-score panelization, set the space between boards to be zero.

OthersFly Probe Testing (Free) and A.O.I. testing(free), ISO 9001:2008 ,UL Certificate

No extra charge.


PCB Tolerances       

Analysis of outer layercheck widthannular ringmin annular ringNP to copperKO to copper, etc   

Outer copper thickness

1OZ

2OZ

3OZ

4OZ

Compensation value

0.01mm

0.02mm

0.03mm

0.04mm

Normal trace/spacing

0.12MM

0.15MM

0.2MM

0.25MM

Normal Width between pads

0.12MM

0.15MM

0.2MM

0.25MM

Normal Width between   pad and trace

0.12MM

0.15MM

0.2MM

0.25MM

Normal Width between   pad or tarce and copper area

0.2MM

0.2MM

0.2MM

0.2MM

Normal VIA pad single   side width

0.15mm

0.16mm

0.17mm

0.18mm

Normal PTH pad single   side width

0.2mm

0.21mm

0.22mm

0.23mm

Normal Width between NP   holes and copper

0.2mm

0.2mm

0.2mm

0.2mm

Normal Width between   profile and copper

0.3mm

0.3mm

0.3mm

0.3mm

Normal width between   via and copper

0.2mm

0.2mm

0.2mm

0.2mm

Max trace/spacing

0.1MM

0.13MM

0.18MM

0.23MM

Max width between pads

0.1MM

0.13MM

0.18MM

0.23MM

Max width between pad   and trace

0.1MM

0.13MM

0.18MM

0.23MM

Max width between pad   or trace and copper area

0.18MM

0.18MM

0.18MM

0.18MM

Min width between NP   holes and copper

0.15mm

0.15mm

0.15mm

0.15mm

Min Width between   profile and copper

0.25mm

0.25mm

0.25mm

0.25mm

Min width between   V-Cutline and copper

0.35mm

0.35mm

0.35mm

0.35mm

Min width between via   and copper

0.18mm

0.18mm

0.18mm

0.18mm

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  • What is the dimensional tolerances (length & width) for flexible PCBs.

    PCBWay Team 2025-02-05 09:39:15Reply

    +/-0.2mm.

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  • What is the placement tolerance for the SMT robot?

    PCBWay Team 2024-12-10 10:09:11Reply

    The tolerance is +/-0.05mm.

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  • What is the minimum routed feature size? Is there a minimum of material that needs to remain at the edge? What is the minimum slot width? Thanks

    PCBWay Team 2023-07-17 11:16:20Reply

    Hello, please check out our process capabilities and see if you have the answers you need there. https://www.pcbway.com/capabilities.html

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  • Solder mask clearance? Solder mask minimum web width (solder mask bridge)? I got an email saying min web width is 0.2mm for green and 0.22mm for other colors. Would be nice if those numbers were available somewhere before trying to order.

    PCBWay Team 2022-08-25 10:55:37Reply

    The soldermask clearance is 2mil-4mil, the soldermask bridge is 4mil (green ink) and the other inks are 5mil, which is the spacing of the solder mask. 0.2mm and 0.22mm refer to the spacing of the circuit layers. More details here: https://www.pcbway.com/capabilities.html

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  • What is the tolerance on the alignment position between the top copper layer and the solder mask opening? What is the tolerance on the position of top copper of any pad or trace etc. compared to its ideal position on the PCB?

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