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FPC PCB Capabilities
Customer Driven Technological Capability
SFS’s FPC / Rigid-Flex PCB manufacturing capabilities are among the Industry Leaders and continue to grow year-by-year at rapid rate.  If there is a demand for a given process, SFS will make the necessary investments to add capability.


Capabilities at a Glance
Layer Count 1 - 16+
Largest Panel Size 18" x 24"
Smallest Circuit Width/Spacing .003 mils, .002 mils proto
Material Types Polyimide, PET, LPC, FR4,
Metal-Core Heat Sinks
Smallest Mech. Drilled Hole .004"
Hole Size & Dim. Tolerances +/- .003" and +/- .002"
Finishes / Lead Free
HASL, Immersion Silver/Gold,
Deep Gold, Pb-Free HASL
Electrical Testing Flying Probe
Fabrication Routing & Scoring, Array Layouts
Plasma Processing Unit
Printed Electronics with Silver
Ink Bumping, Metal-Core, Heat Sink
Laser Drilling, Routing and Trimming

 

                 PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES

MATERIALS
Feature Current Capability Future Capabilities
Substrate Minimum Thickness 7.6μm < 7.6μm
Max. Operating Temperature 356F 500F
Maximum Layer Count 16 24
Silver Conductive Ink Impedance < 6 mΩ / Sq / Mil < 6 mΩ / Sq / Mil


IMAGING CAPABILITIES
Feature Current Capability Future Capabilities
Minimum Finished Hole Size .004" .002"
Blind/Buried Vias 6 mil 2-3 mil
Routing Tolerance 5 mil 5 mil
Scoring Tolerance 3 mil 3 mil


IMAGING
Feature Current Capability Future Capabilities
Minimum Lines/Spaces .003" .002" - .001"
Min. Quad Flat Pack Pitch .016" .016" - .012"
Minimum Pad Size .005" .005" - .004"
Soldermask Registration .003" .002"
Soldermask Tolerance .002" .002"


PLATING & SURFACE FINISHES
Feature Current Capability Future Capability
Finished Copper Thickness 20 ounce 20 ounce
Hot Air Solder Leveling Yes Yes
Lead-Free Solder (HAL) Yes Yes
Full Body Hard Ni/AU Yes Yes
Immersion Gold/Silver Yes Yes