Also, try this: http://www.hdihandbook.com/ On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Gary Crowell wrote: > I'd suggest asking in the IPC Technet maillist. It's populated with many > pcb designers and fabricatiors who should be able to provide some good info. > http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.aspx?Pageid=E-mail-Forums There are also > searchable archives there. > > Gary > > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Vitaliy wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> I'm trying to get a better understanding of multilayer PCB design. >> Unfortunately, the books we have in our library don't have the information >> I'm after. Google hasn't been very helpful either, and the feedback we get >> from PCB manufacturers is confusing (AC even told us they outsource their >> ML >> PCBs, which was a shock to me -- they demonstrated the process when I >> visited their plant back in 2007). >> >> Most of the questions I have concern manufacturability of multilayer PCBs. >> It seems like almost any board house can make multilayer boards with >> thru-board vias. But they get surprisingly evasive when we ask them about >> what effect blind and buried vias will have on the cost of the PCB ("send >> us >> your design and we'll quote it"). >> >> Can someone point me to a resource, be it a book, a webpage, or whatever, >> that explains the manufacturing process for ML boards and specifically >> goes >> into design for manufacturability and the tradeoffs? >> >> Seat-of-the-pants type feedback is also welcome. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Vitaliy >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------- > Gary A. Crowell Sr., P.E., CID+ > www.linkedin.com/in/garyacrowellsr > -- ---------------------------------------------- Gary A. Crowell Sr., P.E., CID+ www.linkedin.com/in/garyacrowellsr -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist