The single-sided board (SSB) has circuits on only one side of the board and is frequently referred to as the "print-and-etch" the copper during the circuits-forming etching process is usually "printed" on by screen-printing techniques. Its major applications are in packaging consumer electronic products. When the production volume is high. SSBs are manufactured by so-called print-and etch lines.

The base laminated for SSBs has a copper foil, usually 1 or 2 oz thick, laminated on one side (1 oz copper" in a 1-ft Sq = 35 micron thickness). The first operation is to cut a large laminate sheet into panels of appropriate sizes. When the laminate is a glass-reinforced epoxy (FR-4) material, the panel is then drilled, in contrast to paper-reinforced laminate (FR-2), which is often punched. Most print-and-etch lines adopt one of two types of registration systems. One depends on the right-angle edge of the panel, and the other on pilot holes (normally two holes drilled at one edge of the panel). The hole registration system is superior because of its accuracy. Most etch-resist, solder mask, and legend inks used for the manufacture of SSBs are curable by ultraviolet light. These inks make the print-and etch line shorter, easier to maintain, and more economical in terms of power consumption. When the laminate is punch able, holes are punched mechanically in the last operation. When the laminate is a glass-enforced epoxy material, holes are drilled normally as the first operation after the laminate is cut into the panels.

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•  FR1 Single Sided PCB with Peel-able Mask, V-Score

•  FR4 Single Sided PCB with Green Solder Mask, HASL Finish, Contour CNC Routing.

•  FR1 Single Sided PCB with Flash Gold, Peel-able Mask, White Legend, Hole & Contour Punched.

•  FR1 Single Sided PCB with Green Solder mask, White Legend, Lacquer coating Hole & Contour Punched.

• FR1 Single Sided PCB with Carbon Jumper and Carbon Key Pad, White Legend, CNC Drilling.   

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