Automated Component Insertion
Assembling discrete components to PCBs via electrically controlled equipment.
Assembly Language
A computer language of brief expressions for translation into a machine language.
Assembly House
A manufacturing facility for attaching and soldering components to a printed circuit.
Assembly Drawing
i: A drawing depicting the locations of components, with their reference designators (q.v.), on a printed circuit. ii:T...
ASCII
Acronym for “American Standard Code for Information Interchange”; a seven-bit code that assigns numeric values to letter...
Artwork
An accurately scaled configuration used to produce a master pattern. It is generally prepared at an enlarged scale&...
Artwork Master
An accurately scaled image of the conductive pattern of a PCB which is used to produce the 1:1 production ...
Arc Resistance
The resistance of a material to the effects of a high voltage, low-current, under prescribed conditions, passing ac...
Aqueous Cleaning
A water-based method that may include neutralizers, saponifiers, surfactants, dispersants and anti-foaming agents.
AQL
Acceptable Quality Level. The maximum number of defectives likely to exist within a population lot that can be ...
Aperture List
List containing the shapes and dimensions of pads and tracks, etc., to expose on the film in a photoplot...
ANSI
Acronym for “ American National Standards Institute”, an organization formed by industry and the US Government to d...
Annular Ring
The width of the conductor surrounding a hole through a printed circuit pad.
Annotation
Text or legend pertinent to a board design; text appears off the board areas and consists of lettering and&nbs...
Angle of Attack
The angle between the face of the squeegee and the surface of the screen.
Anchoring Spur
An extension of a land(like one or two blind paths)on a flexible printed board that extends beneath the cover&...
Analog In-circuit Test
A system measuring component values on a populated PCB before power is applied.
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