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Design Rules for Rogers 4000 HF Printed Circuits

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Technology - HF-Printed Circuits (92.62 KB, PDF) -25/8/2025PDF92.62 KB
Datasheet - Rogers RO4360G2 - Rev 1.0 (86.76 KB, PDF) 1.017/7/2020PDF86.76 KB
Datasheet - Rogers RO4003C and RO4350B - Rev 1.0 (233.19 KB, PDF) 1.016/10/2014PDF233.19 KB
 

Design Rules

Options and Characteristics - Rigid Printed Circuits - PCBs Online calculation//Standard on explicit enquiry
Quantity 1 piece up to 0.4 m² total area from 1 piece
Layer quantity 1 to 2 layers up to 8 layers
Materialdicke RO4003C
(1- and 2 layers)
0.203 mm, 0.3 mm; 0.41 mm; 0.51 mm; 0.81 mm; 1.524 mm; 0.203 mm; 0.305 mm; 0.406 mm; 0.508 mm; 0.813 mm; 1.524 mm
Materialdicke RO4350B
(1- und 2 layers)
0.168 mm; 0.254 mm; 0.508 mm; 0.762 mm; 1.524 mm 0.168 mm; 0.254 mm; 0.338 mm; 0.422 mm; 0.508 mm; 0.762 mm; 1.524 mm
Materialdicke Panasonic Megtron6
(1- und 2 layers)
0.25 mm; 0.74 mm; 1.46 mm 0.15 mm; 0.20 mm; 0.30 mm; 0.40 mm; 0.50 mm; 0.925 mm
Material thickness (4. 6 and 8 layers) not possible with above mentioned cores up to 4.0 mm
Copper thickness (1 and 2 layers) 35 µm 35 µm, 70 µm
Copper thickness (4. 6 and 8 layers) not possible outer: 35 µm, 70 µm / inner: 18 µm, 35 µm
Material colour white white
Maximum operating temperature (Rogers) ca. 280 °C ca. 280 °C
Maximum operating temperature (Megtron6) ca. 170 °C (TG 185 °C) ca. 170 °C (TG 185 °C)
Minimum operating temperature ca. -40 °C ca. -40 °C
Silk print layer none, top, bottom, double sided none, top, bottom, double sided
Solder mask colour green, white, black, blue, red  green, white, black, blue, red and transparent (individual colours on exact colour value - RAL scale)
Silk print colour white black, blue, yellow, red
Via-Filling (no copper lid) possible possible
Electric test possible (flying probe) possible, also adapter
Plugging (with copper lid, e.g. for "via-in-pad technology" not possible possible
Peelable mask not possible top, bottom or double sided
Beveling not possible not possible
Surface finish HAL lead free, i mmersion tin, i mmersion gold (ENIG and ENEPIG) HAL lead free, i mmersion tin, i mmersion gold (ENIG and ENEPIG)
Finger gold not possible possible
Maximum printed circuit board size 1 and 2 layers PCB 430 x 275 m m² 580 x 420 m m²
Maximum printed circuit board size for multilayer PCBs not possible 430 x 275 m m²
Minimum singulated circuit board size 3c m², smaller can be calculated but will be panelized >1c m² <3c m² on enquiry
Minimum circuit board size in v-cut panels 5 x 5 m m²  5 x 5 m m²
Minimum circuit boar size in routing panels 10 x 10 m m², or 1c m²  10 x 10 m m², or 1c m²
Minimum printed circuit board width 5 mm  5 mm
Lead time options 1 and 2 layers printed circuits 5WD, 7WD, 9WD, 12WD 2WD
Lead time options 4 to 8 layers multilayer printed circuits not possible 10WD
Routing always always, except punching
V-cut possible possible
Jump-v-cut possible possible
Punching not possible possible
Counter-sink-holes not possible possible
Z-axis milling not possible possible
Multilayer special stack-up not possible possible
Panel Production - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
V-cut panel possible possible
V-Cut - Routing panel (combination) possible possible
Multi panels (more than one layout per panel) possible possible
Panel setup (chosen by Leiton) possible possible
Panel setup (according to drawing) possible possible
PTH-drills (plated drills) - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest drill 35 µm (final diameter) 0.20 mm, standard is 0.30 mm 0.15 mm
Smallest drill 70 µm (final diameter) not possible 0.20 mm
Smallest annular ring 35 µm 0.15 mm 0.10 mm
Smallest annular ring 70 µm not possible 0.12 mm
Possibel drill diameters 0.20 mm to 5.5 mm in 0.05 mm steps 0.15 mm to 5.5 mm in 0.05 mm steps
Drills >5.5 mm are routed are routed
Smallest drill distance 0.20 mm to 2.00 mm hole size (drill edge to drill edge) 0.40 mm 0.30 mm
Smallest drill distance 2.05 mm to 5.50 mm hole size (drill edge to drill edge) 0.50 mm 0.40 mm
Intersecting drills not possible, will be routed 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm
Half-open PTH on PCB edge not possible possible
NPTH-drills (non-plated drills) - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smalles drill size (final diameter) 0.60 mm 0.30 mm
Possible drill sizes 0.60 mm to 5.5 mm in 0.05 mm steps 0.30 mm to 5.5 mm in 0.05 mm steps
Copper clearance / distance to copper 0.20 mm 0.20 mm
Drills >5.5 mm are routed are routed
Minimum drill-to-edge distance 0.50 mm 0.50 mm
Smallest drill distance 0.20 mm to 2.00 mm hole size (drill edge to drill edge) 0.40 mm 0.20 mm
Smallest drill distance 2.05 mm to 5.5 mm hole size (drill edge to drill edge) 0.50 mm 0.50 mm
Intersecting drills not possible, will be routed 1.0 mm to 2.0 mm
NPTH drills in copper area (without clearance) not possible (will be cleared from copper by min. 0.2 mm) on explicit requirement only
Blind Vias - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest blind via (final diameter) not possible 0.30 mm
Smallest Aspect-Ratio not possible 1
Smallest annular ring not possible 0.125 mm
Buried Vias - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest buried via (final diameter) not possible 0.20 mm
Routing (non-plated) - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Inner routing NPTH possible possible
Smallest inner routing NPTH 0.70 mm 0.70 mm
Available routing diameters NPTH up to 2.0 mm in 0.10 mm steps up to 2.2 mm in 0.10 mm steps
Smallest radius (inner corners) NPTH 0.35 mm 0.35 mm
Routing (plated) - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Inner routing PTH partly possible possible
Smallest inner routing PTH (final diameter) 0.60 mm 0.60 mm
Edge plating (outer edge) not possible possible
Special routing paths with plating (inner) partly possible possible
Available routing diameters PTH (final diameter) up to 1.9 mm in 0.10 mm steps up to 1.9 mm in 0.10 mm steps
Smallest radius (inner corner, final) PTH 0.30 mm 0.30 mm
Smallest annular ring 0.20 mm 0.20 mm
Copper Layers (outer) - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest trace 18 µm not possible 0.07 mm
Smallest trace 35 µm 0.10 mm; 0.125 mm or 0.15 mm 0.08 mm
Smallest trace 70 µm not possible 0.15 mm
Smallest trace-to-trace distance 18 µm not possible 0.07 mm
Smallest trace-to-trace distance 35 µm 0.10 mm; 0.125 mm or 0.15 mm 0.08 mm
Smallest trace-to-trace distance 70 µm not possible 0.15 mm
Smallest drill pad 0.50 mm bei 0.20 mm Bohrungen, Standard ist 0.60 mm 0.38 mm
Smallest copper clearance to inner routing 0.30 mm 0.25 mm or 0.0 mm (plated)
Smallest copper clearance to board edge (routing) 0.30 mm 0.25 mm or 0.0 mm (plated)
Smallest copper clearance to board edge (v-cut) 0.50 mm 0.40 mm
Copper Layers (inner) - Rogers-Multilayer Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest trace 18 µm not possible 0.09 mm
Smallest trace 35 µm not possible 0.10 mm
Smallest trace 70 µm not possible 0.15 mm
Smallest trace-to-trace distance 18 µm not possible 0.08 mm
Smallest trace-to-trace distance 35 µm not possible 0.08 mm
Smallest trace-to-trace distance 70 µm not possible 0.15 mm
Smallest drill-pad diameter not possible 0.40 mm
Smallest copper clearance to outer edges (routed) not possible 0.25 mm
Smallest copper clearance to inner edges (routed) not possible 0.25 mm
Smallest copper clearance to drills not possible 0.25 mm
Solder Mask - Rigid Multilayer Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest solder mask web (straight) 0.12 mm 0.10 mm
Smallest solder mask web (round) 0.075 mm 0.05 mm
smallest solder mask size around copper 0.075 mm <0 mm
Smallest text lines 0.25 mm 0.20 mm
Silk Print - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest lines 0.20 mm 0.15 mm
Smallest distance between lines 0.20 mm 0.15 mm
Minimum clearance to copper pads 0.20 mm 0.15 mm
Carbon Print - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Smallest pad-to-pad distance not possible 0.50 mm
Tolerances, Values, Marks & Norms - Rigid Printed Circuit Boards - PCBs Online calculation/Standard on explicit enquiry
Max. offset drill centre to centre of reference 0.07 mm 0.05 mm
Max. offset solder mask / copper structures 0.12 mm 0.075 mm
Finished drill sizes PTH (0.55 to 3 mm) +/-0.10 mm +/-0.05 mm
Finished drill sizes PTH (>3 mm) +/-0.12 mm +/-0.10 mm
Finished drill sizes NPTH (up to 6 mm) +/-0.10 mm +/-0.05 mm
Finished drill sizes NPTH (>6 mm) +/-0.12 mm +/-0.10 mm
Outline +/-0.20 mm +/-0.10 mm
Max. offset outline/copper structures +/-0.15 mm +/-0.10 mm
V-cut depth +/-0.30 mm +/-0.20 mm
Z-axis milling not possible +/-0.05 mm
V-Cut position to copper structures +/-0.25 mm +/-0.15 mm
Etch tolerance copper thickness 18 µm not possible +0/-0.02 mm
Etch tolerance copper thickness 35 µm +0/-0.03 mm +0/-0.03 mm
Etch tolerance copper thickness 70 µm not possible +0/-0.05 mm
Material thickness tolerances <=1.0 mm: +/-15%
>1.0 mm: +/-10%
1.55 mm: 1.6 mm +/-10%
differs, please enquire
Copper thickness tolerances +20% / -15% +/-10%
I mmersion tin thickness >=0.7 µm >=1.0 µm
HAL lead free thickness >= 8- bis 10 µm, Kanten >0.5 µm >= 8- bis 10 µm, Kanten >0.5 µm
HAL lead thickness not possible >= 8- bis 10 µm, edges >0.5 µm
ENIG - I mmersion gold for soldering (nickel thickness) 2.5 µm to 5 µm 3 µm to 6 µm
ENIG - I mmersion gold for soldering (gold thickness) 0.05 µm to 0.075 µm 0.07 µm to 0.12 µm
ENEPIG - I mmersion nickel-palladium-gold for gold-wire bonding (nickel thickness) 4 µm to 8 µm 4 µm to 8 µm
ENEPIG - i mmersion nickel-palladium-gold for for gold-wire bonding (palladium thickness) 0.1 µm to 0.3 µm 0.1 µm to 0.3 µm
ENEPIG - imersion nickel-palladium-gold for gold-wire bonding (gold thickness) 0.02 µm to 0.08 µm 0.02 µm to 0.08 µm
I mmersion gold for gold-wire bonding (nickel thickness) not possible 3 µm to 6 µm
I mmersion gold for gold-wire bonding (gold thickness) not possible 0.4 µm to 6 µm
I mmersion gold for aluminum-wire bonding (nickel thickness) 2.5 µm to 5 µm 3 µm to 6 µm
I mmersion gold for aluminum-wire bonding (gold thickness) 0.05 µm bis 0.075 µm 0.07 µm bis 0.12 µm
Electrolytic connector gold - soft, bonding possible (nickel thickness) not possible 4 µm to 8 µm
Electrolytic connector gold - soft, bonding possible (gold thickness) not possible 0.3 µm to 5 µm
Electrolytic connector gold - hard, bonding NOT possible (nickel thickness) not possible 4 µm to 8 µm
Electrolytic connector gold - hard, bonding NOT possible (gold thickness) not possible 0.8 µm to 5 µm
Wet solder laquer thickness >15 µm >15 µm
Copper thickness in plated hole, traces 35 µm minimum 18 µm minimum 20 µm
Copper thickness in plated hole, traces 70 µm  not possible minimum 20 µm
Winding max. 1% max. 0.5%
Warping max. 1% max. 0.5%
Beveling angle not possible not possible
Base materials RoHS-compliance yes, always yes, always
Surface finish RoHS-compiance yes, always always, unless "HAL lead" is explicitly required
IPC-norm IPC-A-600 - Class 2 IPC-A-600 - Class 1. 2 or 3
UL-approval of printed circuits (UL number, logo, date code) not possible not possible
UL-approved base material yes, always yes, always
Insertion of date code possible, please mention in enquiry possible, please mention in enquiry
Insertion of supplier logo (Leiton) possible, please mention in enquiry possible, please mention in enquiry
DIN EN ISO 9001 certification of printed circuit board production yes yes
DIN EN ISO 14001 certification of printed circuit board production yes yes
DIN EN ISO 16949 certification of printed circuit board production no possible