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What are the types of PCB jigsaw design?

May 12, 2022

What are the types of PCB jigsaw design?

1. V-CUT

V-CUT is to draw a slot at the connection of the two boards, as long as the two boards are put together, leaving a gap between them (usually 0.4mm), but the connection of the boards in this place is relatively thin and easy to break , the edges of the two boards need to be merged together.

V-CUT is generally a straight line, and there will be no complicated routing such as curved arcs. Try to be on a straight line when assembling the board.

2. Stamp hole

For irregular PCB boards, such as round ones, V-CUT cannot do it. At this time, stamp holes need to be used for panel connection. Therefore, stamp holes are generally used in special-shaped boards.

The edge of the two boards is connected by a small piece of board, and there are many small holes at the connection between this small piece of board and the two boards, which is easy to break. After breaking, the edge of the board resembles the edge of a stamp, so this way of assembling is called a stamp hole.

3. Hollow connecting strip

Hollow connecting strips are mostly used in boards with half-hole technology. They are connected using very narrow plates, which are similar to stamp holes. The difference is that the connecting part of the connecting strip is narrower, and there are no vias on both sides.

There is a disadvantage in the way of assembling the hollow connecting strip: there will be a very obvious bump after the board is broken. The stamp holes also have bumps, which are less noticeable because they are separated by vias.

Some people may think that it is not good to use stamp holes directly, why use hollow connecting strips? This is because the stamp hole and V-CUT cannot be used when making half-hole modules all around, and can only be connected at the four corners of the module through hollow connecting strips.

Baiqiancheng will let the PCB supplier do the corresponding imposition method according to the customer's design requirements. After the PCBA is produced, we will use the laser cutting machine to divide the board. These three splitting methods are relatively common.