Coombs' Printed Circuits Handbook [Hardcover]

"Want to sound like you really know PCBs? (July 10, 1998) Reviewer: A reader from Minneapolis, MN I was looking for a book that would teach me enough about the current technology in electronic component packaging and multilayer PCBs that I wouldn't feel like a fool working with manufacturing engineers, PCB layout people, PCB manufacturers, and assemblers. I think I learned quite a bit; now people think I have years of experience with these technologies. I really like the format. Each chapter in this book is written by a different person: there are people from HP, TI, IBM, Motorola and dozens of others that offer theory and practical knowledge. I think this book is quite useful, but I also think two things are necessary to make it work: (1) moderate electronics/PCB background and (2) a more experienced co-worker who can answer any questions that you have. The best and most up to date book of its kind. (April 5, 1997) Reviewer: A reader This book is a must for any engeneering department involved in printed circuit board design as well as production engineering, quality engineering,etc. It is the most comprehensive book of its kind that I have seen. The new edition includes leading and bleeding edge technologies and goes into great detail. This is not a basics book. If your looking for a reference guide to the full spectrum of the printed circuit board industry, this is the one to buy Amazon.com Reader Reviews

Resolve all your workaday questions with the PCB answer book.

Defining the best in printed circuit board design and technology and unparalleled in thoroughness and reliability, Coombs' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK, Fifth Edition provides definitive coverage of every facet of printed circuit assemblies, from design methods to manufacturing processes. This new edition of the most trusted guide to pcbs gives you:

* Exhaustive coverage of HDI (High Density Interconnect) technologies including design, material, microvia fabrication, sequential lamination, assembly, testing, and reliability
* Coverage of fabrication developments including: blind and buried vias, controlled depth drilling, direct imaging, horizontal and pulse plating
* Thorough examination of base materials, including traditional and alternative laminates
* Understanding of effective quality and reliability programs, including: test & inspection, acceptability criteria, reliability of boards and assemblies, process capability and control
* Full treatment of multi-layer and flexible printed circuit design, fabrication and assembly advanced single- and multi-chip component packaging
* Contributions from pros at Motorola, Cisco, and other major companies
* Included CD-ROM, with the entire book in searchable format
* Hundreds of illustrations and instant-access tables, and formulas

THE ONLY SINGLE- VOLUME REFERENCE ON ALL ASPECTS OF PRINTED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY

Defining the best in printed circuit board design and technology and unparalleled in thoroughness and reliability. COOMBS' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK features:

* 30-years' stature as the best reference in the field
* Complete, definitive coverage of every facet of printed circuit assemblies, from design methods to manufacturing processes
* Exhaustive coverage of HDI (High Density Interconnect) technologies including design, material, and microvia fabrication, sequential lamination, assembly, testing, and reliability
* Fabrication developments including blind and buried vias, controlled depth drilling, direct imaging, horizontal and pulse plating
* Base materials, including traditional and alternative laminates
* Effective quality and reliability programs, including test & inspection, acceptability criteria, reliability of boards and assemblies, process capability and control
* Multi-layer and flexible printed circuit design, fabrication and assembly
* Advanced single- and multi-chip component packaging
* Top contributors from Motorola, Cisco, Compaq, Agilent, Hewlett-Packard, and other major companies
* CD-ROM with the entire book in searchable format
* Over 1300 pages covering every facet of PCB work
* More than 700 illustrations, charts, tables, and formulas that provide ready access to needed data

COOMBS' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK is the PCB answer book, resolving more expert and workaday questions than any other single source in electronics.

* The most trusted, complete, and up-to-date reference on printed circuit boards
* Ideal for broadening your expertise and for solving problems that arise every day; basics for novices and advanced technologies for experienced practitioners
* Inside: fundamentals of printed circuit design, fabrication, assembly, test, and quality

THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND HANDBOOK HELPS YOU:

* Apply leading-edge techniques in design, fabrication, and assembly
* Solve density/heat issues
* Easily find needed data and equations

MEET THE NEED FOR SPEED AND MINIATURIZATION

Advancements in semiconductor packaging have caused a "Density Revolution" in printed circuit technology, leading to dramatic process innovations in all areas of the industry. Now COOMBS' PRINTED CIRCUITS HANDBOOK, the best-selling reference in the field for 30 years, updates you on PCB design and manufacturing processes, with details from leading engineers. Their revolutionary microvia and miniaturization processes are the heart of this new edition

Clyde F. Coombs Jr., is one of the best-selling editors in professional publishing. He developed and edited four editions of the Printed Circuits Handbook, the Electronic Instrument Handbook, the Communications and Network Test and Measurement Handbook, three of McGraw-Hill’s top-selling technical handbooks. An experienced electronics engineer and manager, he is currently semi-retired from Hewlett-Packard and living in Los Altos, California.