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PCB finish

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 6:44 pm
by ayard
Hi,

This question is mostly for my curiosity .... I notice that the Proteus boards prior to 0.6 (and maybe 0.5, I don't have a 0.5 here) were finished in what appears to be HASL. The 0.6 board appears to be a gold finish, is this an ENIG or an ENEPIG finish? Is the gold finish only for the Tag-Connect JTAG connector, or were there other reasons for this?

Al

Re: PCB finish

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:04 pm
by mck1117
ENIG is both easier to solder and more corrosion resistant.