PCB Glossary

Automated Component Insertion

Assembling discrete components to PCBs via electrically controlled equipment.

Automated Component Insertion

PCB Glossary

ATE

( see Automatic Test Equipment )

ATE

PCB Glossary

Assembly Language

A computer language of brief expressions for translation into a machine language.

Assembly Language

PCB Glossary

Assembly House

A manufacturing facility for attaching and soldering components to a printed circuit.

Assembly House

PCB Glossary

Assembly Drawing

i: A drawing depicting the locations of components, with their reference designators (q.v.), on a printed circuit. ii:T...

Assembly Drawing

PCB Glossary

Aspect Ratio

The ratio of the circuit board thickness to the smallest hole diameter.

Aspect Ratio

PCB Glossary

ASCII

Acronym for “American Standard Code for Information Interchange”; a seven-bit code that assigns numeric values to letter...

ASCII

PCB Glossary

Artwork

An accurately scaled configuration used to produce a master pattern. It is generally prepared at an enlarged scale&...

Artwork

PCB Glossary

Artwork Master

An accurately scaled image of the conductive pattern of a PCB which is used to produce the 1:1 production&nbsp...

Artwork Master

PCB Glossary

Arc Resistance

The resistance of a material to the effects of a high voltage, low-current, under prescribed conditions, passing ac...

Arc Resistance

PCB Glossary

Aqueous Cleaning

A water-based method that may include neutralizers, saponifiers, surfactants, dispersants and anti-foaming agents.

Aqueous Cleaning

PCB Glossary

AQL

Acceptable Quality Level. The maximum number of defectives likely to exist within a population lot that can be&nbsp...

AQL

PCB Glossary

AOI

Automatic Optical Inspection.

AOI

PCB Glossary

Aperture List

List containing the shapes and dimensions of pads and tracks, etc., to expose on the film in a photoplot...

Aperture List

PCB Glossary

ANSI

Acronym for “ American National Standards Institute”, an organization formed by industry and the US Government to d...

ANSI

PCB Glossary

Annular Ring

The width of the conductor surrounding a hole through a printed circuit pad.

Annular Ring

PCB Glossary

Annotation

Text or legend pertinent to a board design; text appears off the board areas and consists of lettering and&nbs...

Annotation

PCB Glossary

Angle of Attack

The angle between the face of the squeegee and the surface of the screen.

Angle of Attack

PCB Glossary

Anchoring Spur

An extension of a land(like one or two blind paths)on a flexible printed board that extends beneath the cover&...

Anchoring Spur

PCB Glossary

Analog In-circuit Test

A system measuring component values on a populated PCB before power is applied.

Analog In-circuit Test

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