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  • PCB – Printed circuit board. This is the bare board itself without any electronic components.
  • PCA – Printed circuit assembly. This is the board populated with all electronics components.  
  • PCBA – Printed circuit board assembly. This is the completed board with all components. 

Printed Circuit Boards or PCBs as the abbreviation is known in the industry is a board that is used to place a chip or electronic components. PCBs can be rigid or flexible and can have electronic components on one side or both depending on the design of the board.

With the goal being to integrate your electronic components onto your designed printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB works as the hub of your electronic design, insulating the electronic components connected to the PCB allowing for electrical current to safely pass through your PCB.

Like determining the cost of a custom PCB, determining what is including in the cost of your order is best worked out with a member of the U Choice team to make sure nothing is missed in your printed circuit board (PCB) design, along with what any cost savings that could achieved with a volume production instead of an individual board.

The most common causes of failures in PCB assembly can usually be narrowed down to the following:

  • Design Flaw (most commonly)
  • Power failure on board
  • Overheating due to component crowding
  • Weak soldering points

At U Choice we offer a wide range of PCBs including QFP, QFN, BGA, assemblies.

At U Choice we offer the following services:

  • Prototyping & Rapid Turnaround
  • All sizes of production runs
  • Kitted and Full Turnkey (PCB & Parts)
  • Through-hole & SMT assembly
  • Part of Part (POP) capable
  • Accurate processing down to 01005
  • Complex double-sided assembly
  • Lead-free (RoHS)
  • Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI)
  • 100% Visual Inspection
  • PCB Functional testing

Should the service you are looking for not be listed, please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will see if there is anything we can do to help, that’s what we are here for.

Of course, we can help and are happy to assist in helping you source and obtain the parts and electronic components needed to build your printed circuit board (PCB).

Recently, U Choice has installed and is now operating two complete surface-mount lines with the most sophisticated pick-and-place machines to handled even the tiniest (01005) of components.

With quality our number one objective, U Choice always strives for continued excellence as holds the following certifications:

  • ISO 9001:2015
  • RoHS complaint

U Choice strives to provide our customers a quotation for services with 24 hours for PCB assembly. To provide our customers with a quote we request the following information:

  • Bill of Material (BOM).
  • PCB data in Gerber file format.
  • Delivery schedule.
  • Other related information if applicable and you think we should know it (e.g., sample PCB, test requirements).

U Choice operates out of a 7,500 sq ft facility dedicating just under 7,000 sq ft of the facility to manufacturing space.

Printed Circuit Boards or PCBS or commonly found in:

  • LED’s
  • Industrial Equipment
  • Consumer electronics (e.g., computers)
  • Medical Devices
  • Aerospace components
  • Aviation components
  • Automotive components
  • Pretty much everything electronic

Yes, precious metals such as gold, silver, copper, and platinum are common in PCB assembly and can be recycled and become something new.

Yes, U Choice offers a vigorous inspection and testing after every printed circuit board comes off the production line.