PCB News - How to save PCB design costs

The size of the PCB board is naturally an important point. The smaller the PCB board, the lower the cost.

On the other hand, if the parts on the PCB are very dense, the wiring must be finer, and the equipment used must be relatively higher-end. At the same time, the materials used must be more advanced, and more care must be taken in the design of the wires, so as not to cause power consumption and other problems that will affect the circuit. The cost brought about by these problems can be more than that saved by reducing the size of the PCB board.

The higher the number of layers, the higher the cost, but PCBs with fewer layers usually increase the size.

Using SMT will save money than THT.

Drilling takes time, so the fewer pilot holes the better.

Buried vias are more expensive than vias through all layers. Because the buried hole must be drilled before joining.

The size of the holes on the PCB is determined by the diameter of the part pins. If there are parts with different types of pins on the board, because the machine cannot use the same drill bit to drill all the holes, it is relatively time-consuming, which also means that the manufacturing cost is relatively increased.

Electronic testing using flying probe detection methods is usually more expensive than optical methods. Generally speaking, optical testing is sufficient to ensure that there are no errors on the PCB board.

The above is an introduction on how to save PCB design costs. Ipcb also provides PCB manufacturers and PCB manufacturing technology.