Sierra Circuits is America's complete Printed Circuit Board Resource.

1. WHAT’S UP
WITH SIERRA?
THAT’S WHAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE ASKING THESE DAYS.
IT IS EVIDENT THAT SIERRA CIRCUITS IS ON THE MOVE, FROM
ACQUISITIONS TO TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, TO RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT. SIERRA CIRCUITS HAS CAPTURED THE
IMAGINATION OF THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUSTRY.
SO,
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S UP WITH SIERRA...
TURN THE PAGE.
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2. WELCOME TO THE NEW
SIERRA CIRCUITS
SIERRA CIRCUITS IS AMERICA’S COMPLETE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD RESOURCE.
WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS, SIERRA WILL FILL THEM.
Sierra Circuits Business Units
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3. SIERRA CIRCUITS
PRESENTS
YOUR COMPLETE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD RESOURCE
Sierra Proto Express Sierra HDI Tech Center Sierra Micro-Electronics
Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale, California
• Prototype and small • Blind/buried via technology • 30 Micron lines/spaces
production volumes in 3 day turns (1.25 mils) (0.00125”)
• Differential impedance • Down to 2 mils lines/spaces • Very thin film build-ups
• 2 to 30 layers (0.002”) down to 1 mil thick
• Lead-free process • Sequential lamination • Low CTE metal cores
• 3 mils lines/spaces (0.003”) • Lead-free and Halogen-free • Coplanar Surfaces
• Filled vias materials available • Blind/buried vias
• 24 hour – 5 day turn typ. • 0.4 mm pitch BGA • Multilayer sequential buildup
• Hole in pad • Expert technical assistance • Laser-drilled holes as small
• Mil spec available as 2 mils
• Metal core • Fast Delivery (<4 weeks available)
• Carbon paste • Can engage in R&D projects
• Plated edge holes Sierra Offshore
• Milled edges China and Taiwan
• Heavy copper • Strong alliance with manufac- Sierra No Touch
turing companies in Asia World Wide Web
– Five people in China, resident • Low cost, self-service,
Sierra Midwest in manufacturers’ facilities internet specials
Chanute, Kansas • Formal qualification procedure • Standard technology PCBs
• Small to medium for process and products • FR-4 material, 0.062” thick
production volumes • Formal schedule for periodic • Standard surface finishes
• 1 to 10 layers re-certification of process and • Free automatic file verification
• Lead-free process products of your design
• 5 mils Lines/spaces (0.005”) • ISO9001:2000, QS9000/ • Typically 3 to 10 day turns
• 5 day – 3 week turn typ. TS16949:2002, UL, IPC • www.protoexpress.com/notouch
• Mil spec
Current Manufacturing Technologies
• Multilayer Boards, up to 30 layers and Capability Snapshot
0.250” thick Standard Controlled
• Materials Include: FR-4 (140Tg, 170Tg, 200Tg),
Minimum Drill Size .0059” .004”
Polyimide, GETEK, Rogers 4003,
Others Upon Request Aspect Ratio 10:1 20:1
• Controlled Impedance - (RamBus Capable) Line Width & Space .002” .00125”
• Blind and Buried Vias & Microvias
• Carbon Inks, Conductive Epoxies, Filled Holes • All surface finishes available
• Metal Core Boards • All materials available (except ceramics)
• Burn-In Boards
• All layer counts available
• Surface Finishes: HASL, White Tin, Tin-Nickel,
Hard Gold, Soft Bondable Gold, Immersion
Gold, Immersion Silver, Entek
• ISO9001:2000, UL, IPC
• Military Certified 55110 – Renewed 2006
• See more capabilities at www.protoexpress.com/capability
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4. AND WE’RE
JUST GETTING
STARTED...
STICK AROUND, THERE’S A LOT MORE TO COME:
MORE ACQUISITIONS, HIGHER TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE EVERYTHING!
WE HAVE SERVED INNOVATORS EVERYWHERE SINCE 1986.
ASK US WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU!
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SIERRA CIRCUITS
800.763.7503
1108 WEST EVELYN AVENUE, SUNNYVALE, CA 94086, USA
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