I'll give it a try. 1 - 20 to 30 mils. 2 - After plating. 3 - It's more a factor of your minimum annular ring. I usually try for 10 to 15 mils depending on the density of the board and the current going thru the hole. 4 - Again it depends on density & current. I usually go with 20/40 & 25/50 (hole/pad) but most of my boards are not that dense. Many go as small as 12 & 15 mil holes. 5 - 8 mils minimum to 30 mils maximum over the max dimension of the lead. 6 - Yes, 52 mils is good. See Above. .042 across corners +.008 = .050 .042 + .030 = .072 so hole size should be between 50 & 72 mils. 7 - Again it depends upon the amount of current.
I suggest you get a copy of IPC-2221 & IPC-2222 from www.ipc.org. It will give you answers to many of your questions. Also do not forget to put a 50 mil or so trace around the boarder of the board on internal power & ground plane layers so that the planes do not extend to the edge of the board. Good luck, Steve Smith Product Engineer Staco Energy Products Co. Web Site: www.stacoenergy.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Cooper - Myrica [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:18 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] Starting out with Protel99, Questions > > > >Am trying to layout my 1st board since college and have a few general >PCB layout questions. Board will be about 2x3", and max Frequency is >about 100Mhz, althoug most much slower. > >This is a test board, which will be made in the 10's, not a production >board (which is why a chip designer is doing it) > > 1) Is there a standard or rule of thub that can be applied to the > seperation for a split plane ? > > 2) For plated pads and vias, is hole size in layout before or after > plating. ie if i set hole size to be 50mil, will it compensate for > fact hole will be plated and compensate drill size so hole is 50mil > after plating? > > 3) Is there a standard or rule of thumb for dimensions of pad in > relation to hole size ? From most of the library components I > looked at, it seems hole is about 2/3 pad size. > > 4) Is there a standard via size/sizes ? > > 5) For a given size diameter component lead is there a guidline for > hole size ? > > 6) for a component with square pins, .025mil (+- .005) mil on a side, > I was going to use pads of diameter 80, hole 52. This sound reasonable. > > 7) For a thick track, say 30mil to 50mil, is it normal to use multple > small vias ? > > Any other pointers welcome. > Any help greatly appreciated. > > Regards > Paul > > -- > Myrica Networks, Inc. Paul Cooper > 4350 Executive Drive, Suite 200 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 362-0850 (Fax 0855) > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *