Half-hole (PTH half hole) PCB technology refers to a specialized plated through-hole structure formed by cutting standard through-holes along the edge of a printed circuit board, resulting in a semicircular or C-shaped plated contact.
With the continuous improvement of precision for electronic products, shrinking component sizes, and diversified types of PCB substrates and finished products, various electronic auxiliary materials have been widely adopted.
As server signal rates have surged from 10 Gbps to 112 Gbps and even 224 Gbps (e.g., in AI servers and 1.6T optical module applications), via stubs have become a critical bottleneck limiting signal integrity.
Millimeter-wave (mmWave) PCBs generally refer to circuit boards operating at frequencies in the 24 GHz, 28 GHz, 39 GHz, 60 GHz, 77 GHz, 79 GHz, or even higher bands.
Various issues may arise during the PCBA manufacturing process, including problems related to soldering, components, design, and manufacturing processes.
With the rapid advancement of electronic technology, electronic systems are moving toward higher operating frequencies, greater integration and higher PCB layout density.
The rapid development of high-speed digital circuits (such as 5G, data centers, and high-performance computing) and high-speed serial interfaces (such as PCIe, USB4, and DDR5) has placed higher demands on signal integrity (SI) in printed circuit boards (PCBs).
With the advancement of technology and the overall improvement in technical capabilities, an increasing number of electronic devices are moving toward thinner designs and higher integration.
In the field of high-end printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing, milled vias (such as dogbone vias and small square vias) serve as core microstructures for interlayer interconnection and precise signal transmission.
Some printed circuit boards (PCBs) require the large copper surfaces to be coated with gold, a process known as “gold plating.”
