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RF PCB Prototyping: Why In-house? An Introduction
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Our presenters Shane Stafford Market Development Representative LPKF Laser & Electronics North America Rory Grondin Senior In-house PCB Prototyping Sales Associate LPKF Laser & Electronics North America
Shane 3
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About LPKF
Hannover Portland
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Questions • Submit questions via… • Your GoTo Webinar panel • Twitter • #LPKF
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RF PCBs
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Poll
What is your main concern when prototyping PCBs? • Quick turnaround • Pushing design limits • High quality boards • Cost
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Way #1
Time saved
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In-house
Go from design to fully testable board in minutes or hours • Depends on layers
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Outsourcing
Can take days, weeks, or months • More layers, more complex = longer turnaround • Quick turnaround = $$$
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How much time?
• 86.5% of LPKF users save 4 days or more per project • Of these, 58% save 1 week or more per project
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Time saved “Thanks to our LPKF [milling machine] we took a project that should have taken 10 weeks and did it in only one week.” - Paul Clark, Honeywell
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Time saved
Greater project momentum Increased productivity Quicker time-to-market results
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Way #2
“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success.” - Nikola Tesla
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Innovation
• 71% of LPKF users report a “more • Allows for a trial and error culture innovative culture” as a benefit of • Push limits to gain an edge owning in-house prototyping equipment
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Not Innovation
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Way #3
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Design data
Proprietary PCB Software Often, free design packages are exclusive to that provider • Coal mine company store
What to look for • Industry standard files (Gerber, DXF, etc.)
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Material selection
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Material selection In-house • Produce PCBs on any substrate • Efficiently make material revisions
Outsourcing • No testing/revising ability • Not every board house does everything • Higher performing substrates come at a higher price point
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Surface etching
Geometric precision and accuracy
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Surface etching • Milling and laser etching achieve maximum precision and accuracy
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Trace/space
4/4 mil (milling) 2/1 mil (laser)
Resolution
.5 µm
Repeatability
1 µm
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Surface etching • Milling and laser etching achieve maximum precision and accuracy
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Trace/space
4/4 mil (milling) 2/1 mil (laser)
Resolution
.5 µm
Repeatability
1 µm
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Surface etching • Milling and laser etching achieve maximum precision and accuracy
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Trace/space
4/4 mil (milling) 2/1 mil (laser)
Resolution
.5 µm
Repeatability
1 µm
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Surface etching
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Geometric precision and accuracy • The nature of the mechanical and laser processes ensures performance hindrances such as under etch are avoided
Under etch
Photo resist Copper Substrate
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Geometric precision and accuracy • The nature of the mechanical and laser processes ensures performance hindrances such as under etch are avoided
Perpendicular cut
Copper Substrate
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SMT/components “With any new components, you have to see how they perform in the environment in which they will be used… LPKF equipment allows us to make [test] PCBs for evaluating the performance of new RF/microwave components.” - Garry Ingram, Technical Support Engineer, Raytheon
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SMT/components
Create test circuits to evaluate the working performance of board components • Discrete transistors • Integrated circuits • Sensors • More
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Testing/revising Outsourcing • What you order is what you get • Revisions will bring significant time and money expenditures
In-house • Find errors early • Make revisions quickly and inexpensively
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Way #4
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Money saved Outsourcing • Board design - Custom design = custom price - Special substrates = special price - More layers = more $$$ • Speed - Quick = $$$
In-house • • •
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Initial capital expense Materials Tooling (N/A with laser systems)
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Money saved
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Outsourced expenses
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
In-house operating costs Yearly net savings Cumulative total
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
-14,000
-3,000
8,000
19,000
30,000
Initial capital expense
-25,000
-25,000
Payback Period: 27 months Yearly Savings: $11,000
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Annual ROI: 23% 5 Year ROI: 117%
Money saved
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Outsourced expenses
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
In-house operating costs Yearly net savings Cumulative total
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
-14,000
-3,000
8,000
19,000
30,000
Initial capital expense
-25,000
-25,000
Payback Period: 27 months Yearly Savings: $11,000
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Annual ROI: 23% 5 Year ROI: 117%
Money saved
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Outsourced expenses
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
In-house operating costs Yearly net savings Cumulative total
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
-14,000
-3,000
8,000
19,000
30,000
Initial capital expense
-25,000
-25,000
Payback Period: 27 months Yearly Savings: $11,000
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Annual ROI: 23% 5 Year ROI: 117%
Money saved
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Outsourced expenses
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
In-house operating costs Yearly net savings Cumulative total
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
-14,000
-3,000
8,000
19,000
30,000
Initial capital expense
-25,000
-25,000
Payback Period: 27 months Yearly Savings: $11,000
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Annual ROI: 23% 5 Year ROI: 117%
Money saved
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Outsourced expenses
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
In-house operating costs Yearly net savings Cumulative total
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
-14,000
-3,000
8,000
19,000
30,000
Initial capital expense
-25,000
-25,000
Payback Period: 27 months Yearly Savings: $11,000
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Annual ROI: 23% 5 Year ROI: 117%
Money saved
Year 0
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Outsourced expenses
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
In-house operating costs Yearly net savings Cumulative total
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
-4,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
-14,000
-3,000
8,000
19,000
30,000
Initial capital expense
-25,000
-25,000
Payback Period: 27 months Yearly Savings: $11,000
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Annual ROI: 23% 5 Year ROI: 117%
Money saved “The cost of a four-layer, 150 board run may be $10,000, while the cost of the [LPKF milling machine] was under $30,000, including accessories and consumables.” - Robert Kobak, Senior Technician, Shure
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The 4 Ways Time saved
Innovation
Better technology
Money saved
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Microwave Journal reader poll “What’s the most important tool in your design arsenal?”
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Next steps
Download the white paper http://www.lpkfusa.com/RapidPCB/whitepapers/bring-rapid-prototyping-in-house.pdf
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Next steps
How to Write a Business Case for Engineers http://www.lpkfusa.com/RapidPCB/webinars/How_To_Write_a_Four_Course_Business_Case _for_Engineers.html
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Questions Submit your questions via GoTo or Twitter LPKF Laser & Electronics · 503-454-4219 www.lpkfusa.com ·
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