Advanced Circuits PCB Press Releases
Since 1989, Advanced Circuits has been the country's leading printed circuit board manufacturer specializing in Quickturn Printed Circuit Boards with the industry's best on-time or early shipping record. Unlike other printed circuit board companies, Advanced Circuits combines real-time online service with personalized customer care. Customers can talk to a "live" representative, or go online to get quotes, place orders and check status 24 hours a day. Advanced Circuits is a leader in providing innovative services and offers FREE design for manufacturability checks on Gerber files within minutes, at www.FreeDFM.com. Additionally, the Company recently introduced the industry's most comprehensive Free PCB Layout Software called "PCB Artist" with gerber formatted files available upon request after 1st order. For more information, visit www.4pcb.com, or call 800-979-4PCB.
Offered via the web at www.BareBonesPCB.com , a basic two-layer board is manufactured and shipped the very next day. The Bare Bones board replaces the "bread-board" or other hand-wired versions typically used to test out new circuit designs. Usually, this type of one-off service would be expensive, but Advanced Circuits has priced the Bare Bones Board to be affordable: most orders cost less than $100.
"Quick-turn PCBs are our specialty, and this was an area we haven't addressed before," said Ron Huston, CEO and founder of Advanced Circuits. "Bare Bones PCBs provides a high-quality simple prototype to the customer, which they can use to create a more detailed prototype or move straight to a production version, depending on their needs. It's easier, faster and cheaper than anything offered today -- it's almost like a disposable printed circuit board."
Submitting designs for the Bare Bones Prototype PCBs is done through Advanced Circuits' online ordering system ( www.BareBonesPCB.com ). Every design is reviewed for manufacturability on the spot, eliminating delays due to waiting for CAM Engineers to review. Required specifications for the circuit boards run as follows:
- 2-layer, FR-4, 0.062" thick
- All-plated-holes
- 6-mil line/gap minimum
- Tin finish over 1-oz Copper
- Cut to rectangle shape only
- Max size 12" X 16"
- Gerber 274X preferred (274D ok)
- Excellon drill (English Units)
- Minimum hole size 0.015
Prices for Bare Bones PCBs are $0.50 per square inch plus $25 per lot. Boards ship the next day.
About Advanced Circuits
Since 1989, Advanced Circuits has been a leading a quick-turn printed circuit board manufacturer that specializes in producing engineering prototypes and production boards. Unlike other quick-turn printed circuit board companies, Advanced Circuits combines real-time online service with personalized customer care. Customers can talk to a live representative, or go online to get quotes, place orders and check status 24 hours a day. In addition, the company offers free design for manufacturability checks, obtaining results within minutes, at www.FreeDFM.com. With no minimum quantity requirement, Advanced Circuits offers same-day delivery with standard delivery of 3 days. For more information, visit http://www.4pcb.com., or call us at 800-979-4PCB.