Capabilities List

Coastal Circuits has been exceeding standards for over 30 years. We use some of the most sophisticated technology and equipment in today’s market to ensure the quality of your product. With constant maintenance and quality assurance, we confidently back our work to give you the peace of mind you need to put your product on the market.

Board Specialties

 
Materials FR4, FR408, Getek, Polyimide, Rogers, Nelco 4000-13, Cirlex
Thickness .0025 to .250
Gold Options Hard Gold, Soft Bondable Gold, Immersion Gold,
  Immersion Tin
Other Controlled Impedence, Buried/Blind Vias, Controlled Depth
  Drilling, Controlled Depth Milling, Sequential Lamination
   

Data requirements

 
Data format Gerber RS 274X 3:4, leading, absolute, inch, metric, ODB++Gerber RS 274X 3:4, leading, absolute, inch ODB++
Drill file 3:4 leading, absolute, inch, ascending sizes, metric
Print format HPGL, PDF, or Gerber as above
Mode of transfer Email or FTP
   

Tolerances

 
Standard thickness tolerance +/- 10%
Fabrication tolerance .xx + / - .010”, .xxx + / - .005”
Plated hole tolerance > .014 hole + / - .003”
  < .014 hole +.003 / - hole size
Non plated hole tolerance + .003” / - .000”
Controlled Impedance + / - 10%, + / - 5% available
   

Drill

 
Minimum drill size .005
Largest drilled hole size .257”
Standard Aspect Ratio 10:1, max 20:1
Smallest Pad Size .016
   

Metalization

 
Outer layer starting copper weight ½ oz., 1 oz.
Additive copper .001”
Plated copper in holes .001”
HASL .0003” - .0008”
Standard Connector Tabs 150µ” ni, 30µ” au
Standard Gold Body

150µ” ni, 30µ” au

   

Inner Layers

 
Edge relief .010” from edge
Copper weight ½ oz, 1 oz., 2 oz.
Minimum trace / space .003” / .003”
Plated hole plane clearance .028” over finished hole size
Thermals .010” over finished hole size
   

Outer Layer Image

 
Minimum trace / space .003” / .003”
Minimum annular ring .0035” per side over finished hole
   

Soldermask and Legend

 
Mask type Photo Imagable
Mask colors Green, blue, red, clear, black, white
Clearances .002” per side
Minimum web .004”
Legend colors
White, yellow, black
Minimum line .006”

Engineering

1 Barco UCAM Workstation
5 Downstream Technologies CAM350 Workstations
Infinite Graphics CAM workstation
Everett Charles Merlin Advanced Test Fixture Engineering System
Microcraft TPG Test Point Generation Workstation
California Software System NC Programming System
Bacon Software JobTrac Enterprise Management System
Polar Impedance Calculation Workstation
Windows 2000 Network
DSL Internet Access

Drilling/Routing

Glenbrook Technologies X-Ray Registration System
6 California Software Systems NC Workstation Nodes
(2) Excellon Mark VI Air Bearing Drill CNC-6
Excellon Mark V Air Bearing Drill CNC-6
Excellon Mark V Drill CNC-6
Excellon EX-200 Driller/Router CNC-6
Excellon Mark V Driller/Router CNC-6
Barnaby Stackmaster Pinner
Radoll Bevelmate Beveler
Wyson 42” Shear
Various mechanical bevelers, slotters, etc.
Calipers, Micrometers, Pin Gauges

Photo Plotting/Artwork Preparation

Barco/Gerber Crescent 40 Laser Photoplotter 8000 DPI
Konica K-720 Automatic Film Processor
NuArc Ultraplus Platemaker
Quantum 24D Diazo Developer

Multi-layer

Multiline Acculine Core Punch
Multiline Multi-layer Tooling System
Accudyne Vacuum Press – Separate Hot / Cold
Various Press Plates
Mitoyo Deep Throat Micrometer

Imaging

Dynachem 300 Dryfilm Laminator
Dynachem 300 Dryfilm Laminator
Perkin-Elmer 5kw Exposure Unit
Perkin-Elmer 8kw Exposure Unit
Perkin-Elmer 8kw Exposure Unit
Chemcut Model 547 Dryfilm Developer
Chemcut Model 547 LPI Developer
Morton Feed and Bleed Controller
Alpen Technologies Feed and Bleed Controller
Various Air Cleaners

Wet Process

Chemcut 107 Deburr Machine
Permaganate Desmear Line
Semi-Automated Electroless Copper Line
500g Acid-Copper Plating Tank
500g Acid-Copper Plating Tank
500g Acid-Copper Plating Tank
Tin-Lead Plating Tank
Chemcut 547XL Etch and Strip Line
Alpen Technologies Feed and Bleed Stripper Controller
Phibro-Tech automated Etch Controller
Surface Technologies Dryfilm Separator
Avalon Technologies A2000 Hot Air Leveler
Chemcut 547 Dryer
Technic E94 Deep Body Gold Plating Line
Technic E94 Gold Tab Plating Line
Various Scrubbers and Dryers
Pin Gauges and Various Inspection Equipment
IS Pumice Scrubber

Soldermask / Legend

Manual Screening Tables
Circuit Automation DP-10 Automatic LPI Coater
Digitally Controlled Quincy Oven
Digitally Controlled Grieve Oven
NuArc Platemaker FT40V3
Various Screening Supplies and Silkscreen Chases
Microcraft PLP Automatic Legend Printer

Electrical Test

Everett Charles 9090SP Dual Access Tester
ECT Repairnet Test Verification Station
MicroCraft ELX6146 Flying Probe Tester
MicroCraft EL6146 Flying Probe Tester
ECT Repairnet Test Verification Station
MicroCraft EVS Test Verification Station
ECT Valugrid Test Fixture Assembly System
Various fixture build equipment

Quality Control

Barco Argos Automatic Optical Inspection
Vision Engineering Dynascope
Buehler Cross-Section Polish/Grind Station
Beuhler Unimet Cross-Section Microscope and Camera
UPA Nickelderm Nickel Thickness Tester
Twin Cities TC2000 Beta Backscatter Gold Thickness Tester
Tektronics 1502C TDR Impedance Tester
Pin Gauges
Micrometers
Granite Surface Flatness Tester
Various Power Scopes

Waste Treatment

WTS 20 GPM Flo-thru Treatment System
WTS Batch Precipitation Treatment System
JWI Filter Press
Kinetico 20GPM Water Recycling System

Plant Support

2 Joy Twistair Rotary Compressors
Quincy 65 HP Screw Compressor
2 Spencer 5hp Vacuums
30 HP Misting Fume Scrubber
Various Machine Tools and other Maintenance Equipment