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Join Date Aug 2005 hi, can anyone help me? I want to make a board design of four layers
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Helped 3/3 the fact is that I want it to be 1.6mm total thickness and use 1oz of copper each layer, but the problem is that
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1,061 I do not know how to calculate the thickness (neither the dielectric) of each layer. I'm working with PADS, and
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There is not a simple answer to your question.

It depends on what material you wish to use for your board, which to some extent is determined by what your
Achievements: maximum frequency will be.

Join Date Feb 2002 It also depends on whether or not you intend to control impedance on any layer, or for any specific net. The
Location USA impedance of a trace depends on the dielectric constant of the board material, the width of the trace, the
Posts 1,373 thickness of the trace (1oz in your case), the cross-sectional shape of your trace, and the distance between
Helped 332 / 332 the trace and the nearest return path for the signal on that trace. Frequently, the return path is on an
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There are basically three types of material structures used in fabricating a board. One is "core" which is a
cured base material with copper already laminated on one or both sides. The second "prepreg" which is
uncured base material used as a dielectric and bonding layer. The third is copper foil which is bonded to
prepreg under heat and pressure. "Core" and "prepreg" come in standard thicknesses which depend on the
type of material and the manufacturer. Only the fab that is going to make your board can tell you what
standard materials and thicknesses are available to them. They can also tell you what the dielectric constant is
for the materials they might use.

Having said the above - a representative stackup for a 1.6mm finished board might be:

35um Foil (1oz copper)

2 x .175mm, 7628 Prepreg
.71mm Core with 35um copper top and bottom (1oz copper)
2 x .175mm, 7628 Prepreg
35um Foil (1oz copper)

The laminating process compresses the prepreg to give the proper final overall thickness.

Another way to represent the above would be:

1oz copper
.35mm Prepreg
1oz copper

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.71mm Core
1oz coppper
.35mm Prepreg
1oz copper

The best thing to do would be to talk with your local fab, and see what material they will be using.

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