PCB Glossary

Dummy Component

A mechanical package without the die, used to verify placement processes.

Dummy Component

PCB Glossary

Dual Solder Wave

In wave soldering, the first wave’s multi-directional jet leaves solder on all contacted surfaces, followed by the ...

Dual Solder Wave

PCB Glossary

Drying Time

Within the re-flow process after pre-heat and before peak re-flow temperature wherein volatile materials escape from the...

Drying Time

PCB Glossary

Dry Film Resists

Coating material in the form of laminated photo-sensitive foils specifically designed for use in the manufacture of&nbsp...

Dry Film Resists

PCB Glossary

Dross

Oxide and other contaminates which form on the surface of molten solder.

Dross

PCB Glossary

Drills

Solid, carbide cutting tools designed specifically for the fast removal of material in extremely abrasive, glass-epoxy m...

Drills

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DRC

Design Rule Check: Checks the integrity of print (PCB) so that problems like short-circuits, unrouted nets, etc. ar...

DRC

PCB Glossary

Drag-out

A measure of cleaning solution lost via board emergence after immersion.

Drag-out

PCB Glossary

Drag Soldering

The making of soldered terminations by dipping the colder side of a supported printed board with through-hole mount...

Drag Soldering

PCB Glossary

DPF

Disc Plot Format.

DPF

PCB Glossary

Double-sided Board

A printed board with a conductive pattern on both sides.

Double-sided Board

PCB Glossary

Double-sided Assembly

A PCB with components mounted on both skies.

Double-sided Assembly

PCB Glossary

Documentation

Information on an assembly that explains the basic design concept, type and quantity of parts and materials, specia...

Documentation

PCB Glossary

Disturbed Solder Connection

A solder connection that is characterized by the appearance that there was motion between the metals being joined&n...

Disturbed Solder Connection

PCB Glossary

Dispersent

A chemical added to the cleaning solution to improve its particulate-removal ability.

Dispersent

PCB Glossary

Discrete Component

A component which has been fabricated prior to its installation (i.e., resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors, capacitors...

Discrete Component

PCB Glossary

DIP Soldering

A process whereby printed boards are brought into contact with the surface of a static pool of molten solder&n...

DIP Soldering

PCB Glossary

Dimensional Stability

A measure of dimensional change cause by such factory as temperature, humidity, chemical treatment, age, or stress ...

Dimensional Stability

PCB Glossary

Dimensional Hole

A hole in a printed board where the means of determining location is by co-ordinate values not necessarily coi...

Dimensional Hole

PCB Glossary

Digitizing

Any method of reducing feature locations on a flat plane to digital representation of X-Y co-ordinates.

Digitizing

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