Dedication to our customers
We have taken great strides to provide excellent customer service along with a simplified online ordering process. Our customers know that their calls and e-mails are responded to within minutes because our customer's time is important to us.

Our commitment to making sure our customer's boards are functional and built right the first time. With new customers, we go the extra mile to make sure they understand our file requirements and learn to avoid potential design errors for flawless circuit boards. If our customers learn to build better boards then it is a win-win situation for everyone.

Simplified online pricing and ordering
On this web site you can conveniently and safely order in minutes. Prices are in US dollars, and imperial measurements are used. The PCBexpress service is for plot and go orders, and the boards can be routed to any shape, with no tooling charges. The ease of ordering quality PCBs online with a 1-3 day turn around, and our excellent customer support, are what make PCBexpress stand out from the rest!

Quality PCB prototypes, 2-6 layers in 1-4 days
PCBexpress provides quality PCB prototypes at low cost, with quick turnarounds starting at 24 hours! Our capabilities include double-sided, multi-layer boards that are priced for small quantities 2 to 100 pieces.

All boards are built by us (Made in the USA)
Unlike many of our circuit board competitors that fab pcb work out to other pcb manufacturing shops or even overseas, we manufacture all boards in house. We are located just outside of Portland, Oregon and we stand behind our work and quality. With other shops, you take a risk that your board is being out-sourced and thus the potential loss of quality for our competitors to offer cheaper pricing. We take pride in our work and stand behind every single board we manufacture.

PCBexpress® of Sunstone Circuits Statement Regarding Lead-Free Alternatives
Sunstone Circuits is committed to supporting our customers in complying with Europe’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), which will go into effect on July 1, 2006. We are also interested in supporting customers who are voluntarily eliminating lead from their processes. We recognize that a successful lead-free initiative requires the complete cooperation of the PC fab, assembly, and components manufacturers, along with the raw material suppliers to each. With the understanding there are a variety of processes that could replace those using lead, we have partnered with both an assembly house and an OEM to select the best solution.

Lead-Free Material
We have decided to use NANYA NPG laminate which complies with all RoHS requirements and is Halogen free. This material has a low CTE and high Td and can withstand several heat cycles. This material is NANYA's “green board” and their recommendation for RoHS compliance. 

More information about this material can be found at: http://www.npc.com.tw/Emd-e/fr-div1.htm
(click on “High Performance Materials”)

Advisement to Customers
For immersion processes such as silver (our process), electroless Ni/immersion Au, tin and osp, it is recommended by the manufactures of those products that via holes be cleared of soldermask to assure proper plating and good rinsing. Not everyone adheres to this process, but we strongly recommend it.

Here’s how it works: Unless specifically asked by a customer NOT to modify the soldermask via clearances, we will add or adjust the via clearances so they are slightly larger then the drilled hole. This will leave the hole open and the edges of the pad covered. For the customer, this simply means that you do nothing, we will take care of it.

Customers will often already have a soldermask clearance over the whole pad, in this case we will not make any changes.

Sunstone Circuits reserves the right to add a date code and/or a "RoHS Compliant" marking to the board.

Questions?
If you have any questions regarding this information or anything about our lead-free process, please contact our Lead-Free Specialist, Tom Hall. Tom can be contacted at 503-829-9108 or e-mailed to thall@sunstonecircuits.com

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