HDI Microvia Standard Design Guide HDI Microvia Standard Design Rules microvia (for impedance controlled PCBs) pad ø 325 µm final ø 100 μm stacked microvia outer layer layout standard microvia pad ø 300 μm final ø 100 μm Cu – filled up to max. 4 layers dielectric thickness 58 – 70 μm pad ø 550 μm final ø 200 / 250 μm dielectric thickness 85 – 110 μm distance pad / track 100 μm track width 100 μm distance track / track 100 μm dielectric thickness 58 – 70 μm (layer 1-2) dielectric thickness 55 – 68 μm (layer 2-3) microvia aspect ratio = 1 : 0.8 (diameter / depth) core material 100 μm core material prepreg buried via prepreg 100 μm pth microvias layer 1 to 3 pitch 400 μm max. 55 μm max. 18 μm max. 50 μm solder mask clearance 50 - 65 µm track width 100 / 125 µm BGA pad ø 350 µm m final ø 125 μm pitch 300 μm pad ø 350 μm inner layer clearance ø 550 μm pad ø 550 μm inner layer staggered microvias distance track / track 100 μm inner layer final ø 200 / 250 μm inner layer track width 100 μm pad ø 550 μm distance pad / track 100 μm inner layer 0.75 mm pitch distance pad / pad 100 μm inner layer inner layer layout (up to 35 μm Cu thickness) BGA 0.80 mm pitch BGA 0.75 mm pitch BGA 0.65 mm pitch 0.65 mm pitch solder mask clearance 35 µm Var. 1: Dogbone with throughhole vias Var. 2: Dogbone with microvias solder mask clearance 50 - 65 µm Var. 1 BGA solder pad Var. 3: Microvia in pad Var. 2 Var. 3 max. 400 µm - max. 500 µm Solder mask clearance 50 µm ≥ 50 µm 50 µm Via pad size BGA area 500 µm - - Microvia pad outer layers - 300 / 350 µm 300 / 350 µm Microvia pad inner layers - 300 / 350 µm 300 / 350 µm Track width / spacing outer layers ≥ 100 µm ≥ 100 µm ≥ 100 µm Track width / spacing inner layers ≥ 100 µm ≥ 100 µm ≥ 100 µm BGA 0.50 mm pitch solder pad ø 275 µm track width 100 / 125 µm BGA pad ø 350 µm m BGA pad ø 350 µm track width 90 / 100 µm solder mask clearance 50 µm 0.75 mm pitch QFP 0.40 mm pitch BGA 0.40 mm pitch solder mask web ≥ 70 µm solder mask clearance 35 µm solder mask clearance 62 / 50 µm solder pad ø 275 µm blue = outer layer green = solder mask red = layer 2 black = layer 3 violet = layer 4 track width 100 µm pad ø 300 µm Var.1: Via in pad BGA solder pad Solder mask clearance Microvia pad outer layers Microvia pad inner layers Var. 2: Dogbone solder pad microvia pad on layer 1 Var. 3: Via in pad 0.65 mm pitch Var. 1 Var. 2 Var. 3 300 - 330 µm 240 µm 275 µm 50 µm 40 µm 35 µm ≥ 300 µm 275 µm 275 µm 275 µm 275 µm 275 µm Track width / spacing outer layers ≥ 100 µm 80 / 90 µm 75 µm Track width / spacing inner layers 75 µm 75 µm 75 µm microvia pad ø 300 µm on layer 2 microvia pad ø 300 µm on layer 3 solder pad 200 µm microvia pad ø 300 µm on layer 4 0.40 mm pitch BGA pad ø 350 µm track width 90 / 100 µm solder mask clearance 50 µm www.we-online.com blue = outer layer green = solder mask red = layer 2 black = layer 3 violet = layer 4 Version 1.2 / September 2018