PCB Glossary

Hole Density

The quantity of holes in a printed circuit board per unit area.

Hole Density

PCB Glossary

Hole Breakout

A condition in which a hole is not completely surrounded by the land.

Hole Breakout

PCB Glossary

Hipot Test

Wherein the assembly or component undergoes a high potential (ac) current.

Hipot Test

PCB Glossary

Heel,Bonding

The part of a lead adjacent to a termination that has been deformed by the edge of the bonding tool.

Heel,Bonding

PCB Glossary

Heat Sink

Any device that absorbs and draws off heat from a hot object, radiating it into the surrounding atmosphere.

Heat Sink

PCB Glossary

Heat and Pull

A de-soldering method using a device that grasps, heats and pulls the leads to be removed.

Heat and Pull

PCB Glossary

HASL

Hot Air Solder Level (See Solder Leveling)

HASL

PCB Glossary

Haloing Mechanically

Induced fracturing or de-lamination on or below the surface of the base material, it is usually exhibited by a light area around holes, other machined areas, or both.

Haloing Mechanically

PCB Glossary

Halogenated Polyester

A polyester resin modified with halogens to reduce flammability.

Halogenated Polyester

PCB Glossary

Halides

Compounds containing fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, which may be part of the activators in the flux system and must be cleaned.

Halides

PCB Glossary

H.D.I

High Density Interconnect.

H.D.I

PCB Glossary

Gull Wing Lead

A surface mounted device lead which flares outward from the device body.

Gull Wing Lead

PCB Glossary

Guided Probe Method

A technique for volume production of PCBs based on incoming inspection to catch the majority of device failures and inspection prior to populating, that will eliminate most manufacturing errors. ...

Guided Probe Method

PCB Glossary

Ground Plane Clearance

Removed portions of a ground plane that serves to isolate it form a hole in the base material to which the plane is attached

Ground Plane Clearance

PCB Glossary

Ground Plane

A conductor layer, or portion of a conductor layer, used as a common reference point for circuit returns, shielding, or heat sinking. All those areas, not consumed by traces or pads, of the PCB which ...

Ground Plane

PCB Glossary

Grid

An orthogonal network of two sets of parallel, equidistant lines used for locating points on a printed circuit board.

Grid

PCB Glossary

Go/No-Go Test

Procedure to yield only pass or fail.

Go/No-Go Test

PCB Glossary

Glob Top

A coating process in which a set portion of resin is dispensed on the top of a chip or board. After spreading over the entire surface ,it is cured to form a soild protective coating.

Glob Top

PCB Glossary

Class Transition Temperature

TG-value, temperature at which resin ceases to act as a solid, Till this temperature, no separation will take place between resin/copper/reinforcement.

Class Transition Temperature

PCB Glossary

Glass Epoxy

A material used to fabricate printed circuit boards. The base material (fibre-glass) is impregnated with an epoxy filler which then must have copper laminated to its outer surface to form the material...

Glass Epoxy

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