This high-performance printed circuit board (PCB) is meticulously engineered using Rogers' RO3206 high-frequency circuit material—a ceramic-filled laminate reinforced with woven fiberglass—to meet stringent electrical and mechanical standards, making it ideal for a wide range of high-frequency applications. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of its key specifications, construction details, and material attributes:

PCB Construction Details

PCB Stack-up

The 2-layer rigid PCB features a precise stack-up designed for optimal signal integrity:

Artwork and Standards

Artwork Supplied: Gerber RS-274-X, the industry-standard format for PCB manufacturing data, ensuring compatibility with production processes.

Accepted Standard: Manufactured to IPC-Class-2 specifications, ensuring high quality and reliability for general electronics applications.

RO3206 Material Overview

Rogers' RO3206 combines ceramic fillers with woven fiberglass reinforcement to deliver a balance of performance and affordability, making it a preferred choice for high-frequency designs. Its enhanced mechanical stability sets it apart within the RO3000 series.

Key Features of RO3206

Dielectric Constant: 6.15 with a tight tolerance of ±0.15 at 10 GHz/23°C, ensuring consistent signal propagation.

Dissipation Factor: 0.0027 at 10 GHz, minimizing signal loss at high frequencies.

Thermal Conductivity: 0.67 W/MK, efficient heat dissipation to prevent overheating.

Moisture Absorption: Less than 0.1%, maintaining performance in humid environments.

CTE Matching: Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) matched to copper (X-axis: 13 ppm/°C, Y-axis: 13 ppm/°C, Z-axis: 34 ppm/°C), reducing thermal stress during temperature fluctuations.

Copper Peel Strength: 10.7 lbs/in, ensuring strong adhesion between copper layers and the substrate for long-term reliability.

Benefits of the PCB

Woven Glass Reinforcement: Enhances rigidity, making the board easier to handle during assembly and reducing the risk of damage.

Uniform Performance: Consistent electrical and mechanical properties across the board, ideal for complex high-frequency structures.

Low Dielectric Loss: Enables superior high-frequency performance, critical for applications like wireless communications.

Low In-Plane Expansion: CTE matched to copper supports compatibility with epoxy multilayer hybrid designs and ensures reliable surface-mounted assemblies.

Dimensional Stability: Excellent stability leads to high production yields, reducing manufacturing costs.

Cost-Effectiveness: Economically priced, suitable for volume manufacturing without compromising quality.

Surface Smoothness: Allows for finer line etching tolerances, supporting the precise routing of small traces.

Typical Applications

This PCB is well-suited for a diverse range of applications, including:

-Automotive collision avoidance systems and global positioning satellite antennas

-Wireless telecommunications systems and microstrip patch antennas

-Direct broadcast satellites and datalink on cable systems

-Remote meter readers and power backplanes

-LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) and wireless broadband infrastructure

-Base station equipment for telecommunications networks

Availability: This PCB is available for worldwide shipping, ensuring accessibility for global manufacturing and project needs.

Company Profile

Founded in 2003, Shenzhen Bicheng Electronics Technology Co., Ltd is an established high frequency PCB supplier and exporter in Shenzhen China, severing cellular base station antenna, satellite, high frequency passive components, microstrip line and band line circuit, millimeter wave equipment, radar systems, digital radio frequency antenna and other fields worldwide for 18 years. Our high frequency PCBs are mainly built on 3 high frequency material brands: Rogers Corporation, Taconic and Wangling. Dielectric constant ranges from 2.2 to 10.2 etc.

Bicheng PCB is headquartered in Shenzhen, a city with great economic vitality. Based in China, we adhere to the philosophy of servicing small and medium sized companies offering variety of circuit boards to meet the demands of market.

Main Business & PCB Applications

We maintain the highest standards which support products that exhibit exceptional quality, performance and reliability. We also have divisions of FR-4 circuit board, flexible circuits and metal core PCBs featured as prototypes, small runs to mass production. We actively research and build such high value added PCB projects as HDI, quick turn, impedance control, heavy copper and backplane board etc. This has made our PCB products generate an effective prolongation and complementation, as well as formation of integrated products line ranging from low-end to high-end.The circuit boards are used in the industries of home appliances, portable and consumable electronics, medical filed, aerospace as well as telecommunications etc.

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