PSC Technology Roadmap
A) Metal Core PCB 
Process step Items Current status Technology Readiness
E/2012 E/2013 E/2014
Material for Metal core PCB  Aluminum Type : 5052 / 6061 / 1100 / 1050 series Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Max. Aluminum Thickness : ( mm)      4 4 4 4
  Min. Aluminum Thickness : ( mm) 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Copper substrat thickness:   Max. Thickness: (mm) 4 4 4 4
    Min. Thickness: (mm) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Thermal conductivity Prepreg
 coeficient of thermal conductivity:1~3 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
 coeficient of thermal conductivity:4     w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
 coeficient of thermal conductivity:5     w/mk sample Yes Yes Yes
Thermal conductivity CEM3 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Design Guide Board Dimension
(Single sided)
Singel Layer: Max. Panel Size (mm) 457x680 457x680 483x680 507x680
                           Max. Array Size (mm) 427x650 427x650 453x650 477x650
Multi Layer:    Max. Panel Size (mm) 457x610 457x610 483x610 507x610
                           Max. Array Size 427x580 427x580 453x580 477x580
Inner Layer Min. Trace Width / Space (mil) 4/4 4/4 3.5/3.5 3/3
Max.Copper Weight (oz.) 2 2 3 3
Min.Copper Weight (oz.) 0.5 0.5 TBD TBD
Max. Core Thickness(mm) 2 2 TBD TBD
Min.. Core Thickness(mil) 4 4 3 3
Lamination Max. Layer Count (Double-sided Multilayer) 1+1 1+1 TBD TBD
Max. Layer Count(one-sided) 4 4 6 TBD
Drill&Plating Min. Plated Hole Size (mil) 10 10 8 8
Min. Mounting Hole size (mil) 20 20 16 16
Min. Hole to Hole Pitch (mil) 40 40 32 24
Outer Layer Min. Trace Width / Space 4/4 4/4 3.5/3.5 3/3
Max. Finished Trace Copper Thickness(oz.) 5 6 8 TBD
Min. Finished Trace Copper Thickness(oz.) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Available Surface Finish
(SMT process)
ENIG Yes Yes Yes Yes
ENEPIG Yes Yes Yes Yes
Immersion Silver Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silver electric plating Yes Yes Yes Yes
Immersion Tin Yes Yes Yes Yes
Immersion Nickel Yes Yes Yes Yes
H.A.S.L (Lead Free) Yes Yes Yes Yes
OSP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Others Concave cup Yes Yes Yes Yes
Screw hole tapping Yes Yes Yes Yes
Countersink hole Yes Yes Yes Yes
Blind drilling Yes Yes Yes Yes
Anodic treatment Yes Yes Yes Yes
B) Technology Roadmap for HDI
Process step Items Current status Technology Readiness
E/2012 E/2013 E/2014
HDI     Structure       1+N+1(w/o buried via) Yes Yes Yes Yes
1+N+1(w/o buried via) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lid plating on buried via Yes Yes Yes Yes
Stagger via(L1-2 , L2-3) Sample Yes Yes Yes
Stagger via , Buried via, 4/4 trace , Laser +PP Sample Yes Yes Yes
Skip via(L1-3) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Step via(L1-2-3) No Sample Yes Yes
Design Guide Min. IVH core thickness (mil)  4 4 3 3
Min. Laser via diameter (mil) 4 4 3 3
Aspect ratio 0.8 0.8 1 1.2
C) Technology Roadmap for HLC
Process step Items Current status Technology Readiness
E/2012 E/2013 E/2014
Board Dimension Max. Board Thickness      (mm) 4 4 5 TBD
Min. Board Thickness(Multilayer)  (mm) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Max. Panel Dimension  (inch) 20x24 20x24 21x24 22x24
Max.Finished Board size  (inch) 18x20 18x20 19x21 20x22
Inner Layer Min. Trace Width / Space    (mil) 4/4 4/4 3/3 2/2
Max. Copper Weight  (oz.) 4 4 5 5
Min. Core Thickness    (mil) 3 3 2 2
Lamination Layer Count 22 22 26 34
Layer to Layer Registration  (+/- mil) 5 5 4 4
Pin Lamination Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drilling Min. Drill size (Plated Hole)  (mil) 10 10 8 8
Min. Hole to Hole Pitch 40 40 32 24
Plating Aspect Ratio 8:1 8:1 10:1 12:1
Outer Layer Trace Width / Space   (mil) 4/4 4/4 3/3 2.5/2.5
Finished Trace Copper Thickness  (oz.) 5 5 8 8
Solder Mask Solder Mask Dam Width 4 4 3.5 3
Solder Mask Registration Tolerance (+/- mil) 3 2 2 1.5
Routing Depth Control Routing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Testing Impedance Control Tolerance (%) +/-10% +/-10% +/-7% +/-7%
Differential Impedance Control Tolerance(%) +/-10% +/-10% +/-7% +/-7%
Smallest SMT Pitch 10 10 10 10
Smallest BGA Pitch 32 32 20 16
Buried Capacitance (paste) No No Sample Yes
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Material for CCL & Prepreg
A) FR4 PCB
Material Items Current status Technology Readiness
E/2012 E/2013 E/2014
FR4 - High Tg  Tg = 150℃ / 170℃ / 180℃ / 215℃ Yes Yes Yes Yes
FR4 - Lead Free process  Tg = 150℃ / 170℃ / 180℃ / 215℃ Yes Yes Yes Yes
Halogen free  Tg = 150℃ Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tg = 180℃ Sample Yes Yes Yes
RF production Isola FR408         Tg = 175 oC Yes Yes Yes Yes
                             Dk = 3.8
Nelco N4000-13  Tg = 210 oC Yes Yes Yes Yes
                             Dk = 3.8
GeTek RG200D  Tg = 185 oC Yes Yes Yes Yes
                             Dk = 4.2
            ML200D  Tg = 175 oC Yes Yes Yes Yes
                             Dk = 3.8
B) Metal Core PCB
Material Items Current status Technology Readiness
E/2012 E/2013 E/2014
Thermal Conductive Prepreg / CCL Laird               1KA           prepreg        k= 3 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arlon              92ML  prepreg        k= 2 w/mk   Yes Yes Yes Yes
NRK               NRA-8  prepreg        k= 1.8 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       NRA-ES1  prepreg        k= 1.7 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
EMC              EM-MP  prepreg        k= 2.0 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       EM-M1  prepreg        k= 3.0 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
NAN YA       NPRCHA  prepreg        k= 3.0 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       NPRTHB  prepreg        k= 2.0 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
                       CEM-3-09HT CEM3/CCL  k= 1.0 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
PTTC            TCP-2  prepreg        k= 2.0 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
                      TCP-4  prepreg        k= 4.0 w/mk Yes Yes Yes Yes
B) Micro Wave PCB
Process step Items Current status Technology Readiness
E/2012 E/2013 E/2014
ROGERS  CCL RO3003  ( Teflon )  Dk = 3.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes
RO4003 / RO4350B / RO4223 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arlon CCL Diclad 522 / 527 , 870 / 880 , 250GT / 250GX Sample Yes Yes Yes
25N / 25FR (ceramic filled )  Dk = 3.38 / 3.58 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Isola CCL IS640   IS680   Dk = 3.45   Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nelco CCL N4000-13SI     Dk = 3.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes
F) Available Finish :   RoHS compliance
Items Current status Technology Readiness
E/2012 E/2013 E/2014
 O.S.P. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Immersion silver ( Mac Dermid )  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Immersion White Tin ( Omikron ) Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Lead Free HASL Yes Yes Yes Yes
Electroless Nickel / Immersion gold  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Electroless Nickel / Electroless Padium / Immersion gold  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Carbon ink  ( Peters ) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Peelable Mask ( Peters ) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Silver Plating   Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nickel Plating   Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gold Finger Plating Yes Yes Yes Yes
Selective Plating  :  OSP + Gold plating Yes Yes Yes Yes
OSP + ENIG Yes Yes Yes Yes








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