Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a command to embed, in supplementary data, information regarding one or more trace elements for one or more locations in a layer for a printed circuit board (PCB), and generating output data for facilitating fabrication and post-processing of the PCB, wherein the output data includes the supplementary data, and wherein the supplementary data enables the one or more trace elements to be formed in the layer during the fabrication of the PCB and leveraged during the post-processing of the PCB. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB), includes a first plurality of layers, each having a plurality of signal traces disposed thereon, a second plurality of layers, each having a voltage plane disposed thereon, and a plurality of plated-through-hole vias disposed between a first surface of the multi-layer PCB and a second surface of the multi-layer PCB, wherein each plated-through-hole via includes a conductive barrel, wherein a first layer of the first plurality of layers includes a backdrill clearance region around a first plated-through-hole via in which no signal traces are disposed, and a first voltage plane on a first layer of the second plurality of layers is in contact with the conductive barrel of the first plated-through-hole via. In various embodiments, portions of the barrel of a plated-through-hole via are removed by, for example, backdrilling. Various embodiments advantageously provide improvements to signal-to-reference overlap, and to power plane current-carrying capacity.

Back drilling vias of a PCB, including: identifying a particular diameter of a particular via of multiple vias of the PCB; back drilling of the particular via with a first drill bit having a first diameter, the first diameter a first percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via; determining whether the first diameter of the first drill bit is a threshold percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via; determining that the first diameter of the first drill bit is less than the threshold percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via, and in response: back drilling of the particular via with a second drill bit having a second diameter, the second diameter a second percentage greater than the particular diameter of the particular via, the second diameter greater than the first diameter.

One aspect provides a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB can include a plurality of layers and a plurality of plated through-hole (PTH) vias extending through the plurality of layers. The plurality of layers can include at least a top layer for mounting components, a second surface layer, and a first power layer positioned between the top layer and the second surface layer. The plurality of PTH vias can include at least one power via coupled to the first power layer to provide power to components mounted on the top layer. A stub length of the power via can be less than a distance between the power layer and the second surface layer.

A circuit board structure is provided. The circuit board structure includes a via hole, a conductive layer, and an alternate stacking of a plurality of circuit layers and a plurality of insulating layers. The via hole penetrates through the plurality of circuit layers and the plurality of insulating layers. The lateral ends of the plurality of insulating layers form the sidewall of the via hole. The conductive layer is conformally disposed within the via hole. The conductive layer exposes the first region of the sidewall and covers the second region of the sidewall. The sidewall extends in the longitudinal direction of the via hole and has no misalignments in the radial direction.

A component carrier including i) a stack having at least one electrically insulating layer structure and at least one electrically conductive layer structure; and ii) a via embedded in the stack, wherein the via has iia) a lower metal-filled part, and iib) an upper metal-filled part, wherein the upper metal-filled part is formed directly on the lower metal-filled part with an interface region in between, and wherein the interface region is substantially free of metal oxides, in particular copper oxides. Further, there is described a manufacture method and a manufacture apparatus with an electron attachment process.

A printed circuit board, comprising a via configured to provide electrical connectivity between layers of the printed circuit board and having at least a portion of the via backdrilled resulting in a backdrill hole. The printed circuit boar also includes a test coupon configured to determine whether the backdrill hole is according to a specification.

An information handling system stores data associated with one or more drills bits for a backdrill operation of a printed circuit board. The system determines an XY axis tolerance for a via of the printed circuit board. Based on the XY axis tolerance and the signal speed, the system determines an effective Z axis tolerance for the backdrill operation. Based on the determined effective Z axis tolerance, the system determines a tip angle. The system provides the tip angle on a display device.

A multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB), includes a first plurality of layers, each having a plurality of signal traces disposed thereon, a second plurality of layers, each having a voltage plane disposed thereon, and a plurality of plated-through-hole vias disposed between a first surface of the multi-layer PCB and a second surface of the multi-layer PCB, wherein each plated-through-hole via includes a conductive barrel, wherein a first layer of the first plurality of layers includes a backdrill clearance region around a first plated-through-hole via in which no signal traces are disposed, and a first voltage plane on a first layer of the second plurality of layers is in contact with the conductive barrel of the first plated-through-hole via. In various embodiments, portions of the barrel of a plated-through-hole via are removed by, for example, backdrilling. Various embodiments advantageously provide improvements to signal-to-reference overlap, and to power plane current-carrying capacity.

The present invention relates to printed circuit boards (PCBs), and more particularly, to methods of forming high aspect ratio through holes and high precision stub removal in a printed circuit board (PCB). The high precision stub removal processes may be utilized in removing long stubs and short stubs. In the methods, multiple holes of varying diameter and depth are drilled from an upper and/or lower surface of the printed circuit board utilizing drills of different diameters.