Prepaid Energy Meter PCB Manufacturer: Core Technologies and Global Service Advantages
As a professional manufacturer of prepaid energy meter PCBs, we specialize in the smart metering sector, providing highly reliable, tamper-proof, and multi-protocol-compatible circuit board solutions to meet the stringent demands of global energy companies and meter ODM manufacturers.
I. Core PCB Technical Features
Tamper-Proof Security Design
Ultra-Low Power Architecture
Technology Trend Outlook:
Value Proposition of Choosing Us:
As a prepaid energy meter PCB manufacturer, we offer a full-chain service from DFM (Design for Manufacturability) analysis to certification support and mass production delivery. With 10 years of experience in the energy industry, a 48-hour sample response time, and a defect rate control of 0.5%, we have become a core supplier to the top 10 energy meter companies worldwide. Obtain PCB solutions compliant with EN 62055-31 standards immediately to accelerate market penetration in emerging regions!
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| No. | Item | Description | DataSheet | |
| 1 | Layer | Layer | 1-98 | |
| 2 | Material | Brand | SY, ITEQ, KB, NanYa, Doosan, Isola, TUC, EMC, Ventec | |
| 3 | Surface treatment | HASL lead-free,Immersion Gold, OSP, Immersion Tin, Immersion Silver, Plating Gold, Plating Tin, ENEPIG |
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| 4 | Selectivity surface treatment | ENIG+OSP, ENIG+G/F, Flash Gold+G/F, Immersion Silver+G/F, Immersion Tin+G/F |
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| 5 | Solder mask color | Green, Yellow, Black, Matte black, Blue, Red, White,Matte green | ||
| 6 | Silkscreen color | White, Yellow, Black | ||
| 7 | Max board size with 2L | mm | 2000*1500mm | |
| 8 | Max board size with 4L,6L | mm | 1200*1000mm(Exceeding 570mm shall be reviewed) | |
| 9 | Max board size with more than 8L | mm | 1200*1000mm(Exceeding 570mm shall be reviewed) | |
| 10 | Min board size | mm | 0.5*1.0mm(thickness≤0.5mm), 1.0*2.0mm(thickness≥0.5mm) | |
| 11 | Min outline tolerance | mm | ±0.05mm(Laser Routing), ±0.1mm(Mechanical Routing) | |
| 12 | PCB Board Thickness | mm | 0.13-8mm | |
| 13 | Double side board thickness | mm | 0.13-3.6mm | |
| 14 | 4Layers board thickness | mm | 0.30-7mm | |
| 15 | 6Layers board thickness | mm | 0.6-8mm(6L), 0.8-8mm(8L), 1.0-8mm(10L), 1.0-8mm(12L) | |
| 16 | The tolerance of board thickness | mm | ±0.1mm(thickness≤1.0mm), ± 10%mm(thickness>1.0mm) | |
| 17 | Min Drilling hole size | mm | 0.075-0.1mm(Laser), 0. 15mm(Mechanical) | |
| 18 | Single Max Drilling | ww | 6.5mm(Drill Bit) | |
| 19 | Max Drilling | ww | 50mm | |
| 20 | Min PTH tolerance | mm | ±0.05mm, ±0.075mm | |
| 21 | Min NPTH tolerance | mm | ±0.05mm(Limitation+0, -0.05mm or +0.05, -0mm) | |
| 22 | Min hole tolerance | ww | ±0.075mm | |
| 23 | Max Drilling tolerance | ww | ±0.1mm | |
| 24 | Slot hole | mm | 0.5-6mm | |
| 25 | Min slot hole length | mm | 1.0mm | |
| 26 | Slot hole aspect ratio | mm | 1:2 | |
| 27 | Min slot hole tolerance | mm | Slot width, ±0.15mm | |
| 28 | Min slot hole tolerance | mm | Slot width directiont0.10, slot length direction±0.15 | |
| 29 | Countersink hole angle &size | Big hole82, 90, 120degree, dia≤10mm | ||
| 30 | Countersink hole angle & size | PTH&NPTH, Big hole angle 130degree, The dia of the large hole is not greater than 6.3mm |
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| 31 | Min pattern width/spacing | mm | 0.075mm/0.075mm | |
| 32 | Pattern width tolerance | mm | ±20um | |
| 33 | Min pad | mm | 0.15mm | |
| 34 | FR-4 PP | 106, 1080, 3313, 2116, 7628 | ||
| 35 | Mult press blind buried hole production | Press on the same sides5 | ||
| 36 | Max bore diameter of pad hole plug hole | mm | 0.4 Multi press blind & buried hole board | |
| 37 | Min thickness of inner | mm | 0.05(none blind buried hole), 0. 13(blind buried hole) | |
| 38 | Min inner | mil | 3(18um base copper), 4(35um base copper), ≥3mil | |
| 39 | Inner layer treatment | Brown Oxygen | ||
| 40 | Min inner pattern spacing (105um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 5 | |
| 41 | Min inner layer pattern spacing (140um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 7 | |
| 42 | Min innner layer pattern spacing (18um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 3 | |
| 43 | Min inner layer pattern spacing (35um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 3.5 | |
| 44 | Min inner layer pattern spacing (70um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 4 | |
| 45 | Min inner layer pattern width (105um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 5 | |
| 46 | Min inner layer pattern width (140um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 7 | |
| 47 | Min inner layer pattern width (18um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 3 | |
| 48 | Min inner layer pattern width (35um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 3 | |
| 49 | Min inner layer pattern width (70um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 4 | |
| 50 | Min outer layer pattern spacing (105um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 6 | |
| 51 | Min outer layer pattern spacing ( 12, 18um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 3.0(18um), 2.5(12um) | |
| 52 | Min outer layer pattern spacing (140um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 7 | |
| 53 | Min outer layer pattern spacing (35um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 3.5 | |
| 54 | Min outer layer pattern spacing (70um base copper, after compensation) |
mil | 5 | |
| 55 | Min outer layer pattern width (105um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 8 | |
| 56 | Min outer layer pattern width ( 12, 18um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 3.5(18um), 3(12um) | |
| 57 | Min outer layer pattern width (140um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 9 | |
| 58 | Min outer layer pattern width (35um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 4.5 | |
| 59 | Min outer layer pattern width (70um base copper, before compensation) |
mil | 6 | |
| 60 | Min.spacing from pattern to pad, pad to pad for outer layer(after compensation) |
mil | 3(12, 18um), 3.5(35um), 5(70um), 6(105, 140um) | |
| 61 | Min.outer pattern and spacing with blind/buried holes plated many times(>=2times) |
mil | 3.5/3.5 (before compensation) | |
| 62 | Min distance from inner layer edge without copper leakage |
mil | 10 | |
| 63 | Min inner layer isolation width | mil | 8 | |
| 64 | Min inner layer isolation ring | mil | 8(≤6layer), 10(≥8layer) | |
| 65 | Min single side width of inner pad (none blind buried hole) |
mil | 4.5(18, 35um, Can be partial 4), 6(70um), 8(105um) | |
| 66 | Min single side width of inner pad (laser hole) |
mil | 3 | |
| 67 | Impedance tolerance | % | ±5Ω(<50Ω), ± 10%(≥50Ω); ≥50Ω±5%(need to evaluate when it requests), |
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| 68 | Min BGA pad diameter | mil | 7mil | |
| 69 | Min pad diameter | mil | 12(0.10mmMechanical or laser drilling) | |
| 70 | Min hole copper thinckness (none blind buried hole) |
um | average 25, min single point≥20 | |
| 71 | Min hole copper thinckness (blind buried hole) |
um | averager 20, min single point≥18 | |
| 72 | PP thickness(min) | um | 0.075(only H oz base copper) | |
| 73 | ENIG: gold thickness | um | 0.025-0.10 | |
| 74 | ENIG: nickle thickness | um | 3-5 | |
| 75 | Immersion silver.silver thickness | um | 0.1-0.3 | |
| 76 | Min HASL LeadFree/pure tin thickness | um | 0.4 | |
| 77 | Gold Finger:gold thickness | um | 0.25-1.3(The required value is the thinnest point) | |
| 78 | Gold Finger:nickle thickness | um | 3-5 | |
| 79 | Flash Gold:gold thickness | um | 0.025-0.10 | |
| 80 | Golden finger chamfer Angle tolerance | ±5 | ||
| 81 | Golden finger chamfering margin tolerance | mil | ±5 | |
| 82 | Min gold finger length | inch | 2 | |
| 83 | Min distance between gold fingers | mil | 6 | |
| 84 | Gold finger next to the TAB does not hurt the min distance |
mm | 7(Means automatic chamfering) | |
| 85 | Long and short gold finger | Can be combined with various surface treatments | ||
| 86 | Surface treatment for long and short goldfinger | Immersion gold;Flash gold | ||
| 87 | Immersion tin:Tin thickness | um | 0.8-1.5 | |
| 88 | Electroplate hard gold thick | um | 0.15-1.3 | |
| 89 | Flash Gold: nickle thickness | um | 3-5 | |
| 90 | Max borad thickness of mechanical drilling 0.10mm |
mm | 0.60 | |
| 91 | Max borad thickness of mechanical drilling 0.15mm |
ww | 1.20 | |
| 92 | Max borad thickness of router bit 0.25mm | mm | 5 | |
| 93 | Bow and twist capability limit | % | 0.1(need to evaluate when it requests ≤0.3) | |
| 94 | Max Dry film sealing slot | 5mm*3.0mm;More than one side of sealing hole15mil | ||
| 95 | Min unilateral width of dry film sealing hole | mil | 10 | |
| 96 | Max diameter of dry film sealing hole | mm | 4.5 | |
| 97 | Min width of solder mask opening | mil | 8 | |
| 98 | Min solder mask thickness | um | 10 | |
| 99 | Min S/M bridge width | mil | 3(green), 5(other color)(base copper≤10Z)(base coppe2-40Z, All in accordance with the 6mil) |
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| 100 | Min unilateralI width of solder mask | mil | 2.5(Allow local2mil) | |
| 101 | Min solder mask opening (sing side) | mil | 2(Flash gold local 1.5, other allow local 1) | |
| 102 | Max diameter of ink plug hole(both side) | mm | 0.65 | |
| 103 | Thickness of solder mask ink through hole cover |
um | 5/8 | |
| 104 | V-CUT Angle specifications | 20。, 30。, 45。, 60。 | ||
| 105 | V-CUT(1.0 |
mm | 0.36(20。), 0.4(30。), 0.5(45。), 0.6(60。) | |
| 106 | V-CUT(1.6 |
mm | 0.42(20。), 0.51(30。), 0.64(45。), 0.8(60。) | |
| 107 | V-CUT(2.5≤H≤3.0mm) | mm | 0.47(20。), 0.59(30。), 0.77(45。), 0.97(60。) | |
| 108 | V-CUT(H≤1.0mm) | mm | 0.3(20。), 0.33(30。), 0.37(45。), 0.42(60。) | |
| 109 | V-CUT Symmetry tolerance | mil | ±4 | |
| 110 | V-CUT Angle tolerance | 0 | ±5 | |
| 111 | V-CUT Residue thickness | mil | ±4 | |
| 112 | Blue glue white mesh plug hole max diameter |
mm | 2 | |
| 113 | Min single side of blue cover pattern or pad | mil | 2 | |
| 114 | Max diameter of blue plastic aluminum plug hole |
mm | 4.5 | |
| 115 | Min isolation between blue glue and pad | mil | 12 | |
| 116 | Min single side carbon cap pattern | mil | 2 | |
| 117 | Min isolation between carbon and pad | mil | 8 | |
| 118 | Min isolation between carbon and carbon | mil | 12 | |
| 119 | Min gridding spacing | mil | 5( 12, 18, 35um), 8(70um) | |
| 120 | Min gridding width | mil | 5( 12, 18, 35um), 10(70um) | |
| 121 | Min silk width and height ( 12, 18um base copper) |
width 4mil, height:23mil | ||
| 122 | Min silk width and height (35um base copper) |
width 5mil, height:30mil | ||
| 123 | Min silk width and height (70um base copper) |
width 6mil, height:45mil | ||
| 124 | Min isolation of silk and pad | mil | 6 | |
| 125 | Min test on resistance | Ω | 10 | |
| 126 | Min distance from test point to edge | mm | 0.5 | |
| 127 | Max test current | mA | 200 | |
| 128 | Max test voltage | V | 250 | |
| 129 | WNH | mil | 3.9 | |
| 130 | Min test pad | mil | 3.9 | |
| 131 | Min etch logo width | mil | 8(12, 18um), 10(35um), 12(70um) | |
| 132 | Outline tolerance(edge to edge) | mil | ±4(Complex outlin and inner grooves with this requirement shall be reviewed) | |
| 133 | Min inner angular radius | mm | 0.4 | |
| 134 | Depth control slot hole ( edge) or Blind slot precision(NPTH) |
mm | ±0.10 | |
| 135 | Special tolerance requirements for board thickness (No interlayer structure |
mm | ≤2.0±0.1, 2.0-3.0±0.15, ≥3.0±0.2 | |
| 136 | i t) Max ratio of plate thickness to hole |
20:1(not inclue≤0.2mm diameter, more than 12:1 shall be reviewed)) | ||
| 137 | Min hole diameter | mm | 0.45 | |
| 138 | Outline method | Routing,V-CUT,Stamp-hole | ||
| 139 | Min router bit diameter of outline | mm | 0.6 | |
| 140 | Min. distance from hole to trace (Not blind/buried holes) |
mil | 6(≤8layers), 8(≤14layers), 9(≤28layers) | |
| 141 | Min.distance from hole to trace (blind/buried holes) |
mil | 9(Press one time);10(press two times or three times) | |
| 142 | Min distance from hole to trace (Laser drill, 1 or 2-step) |
mil | 6 | |
| 143 | Min single-sided width for via hole pad of outer layer |
mil | 4( 12, 18um)3.5, 4.5(35um), 6(70um), 8(105um), 10(140um) | |
| 144 | Min.distance without copper exposure when outline routing |
mil | 8 | |
| 145 | Maximum insulation resistance(for test) | MΩ | 100 | |
| 146 | Hole resistance test board thickness limit | mm | 0.38-5.0 | |
| 147 | Hole resistance test aperture limit | mm | min:0.62mm, max0.25mm | |
| 148 | ionic soil | ug/cm2 | ≤1 | |
| 149 | Copper stripping strength | N/cm | 7.8 | |
| 150 | Resistance weld hardness | H | 6 | |
| 151 | Resistance | 94V-0 | ||
| 152 | RCC material | um | copper foil:12,resin:65, 100um(complete55, 90um) | |
| 153 | Thkickness of blue glue | mm | 0.2-0.5 | |
| 154 | Min carbon pattern width | mm | 0.5mm | |
| 155 | Copper thickness | OZ | Inner Layer 1OZ(35μm)-3OZ(105μm)\ Top Layer 1OZ(35μm)-12OZ(420μm) | |