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Sierra Circuits is Your PCB Fab and Assembly One-Stop Shop

By The Sierra Circuits Team

March 28, 2018 | 0 Comments

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Sierra Circuits is more than just a leading PCB manufacturer. We are a one-stop shop for all your PCB assembly needs. We provide in-house fabrication, assembly and turnkey services within five days or less.

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Shipping boards between vendors can lead to delays, miscommunications and other logistical headaches making it difficult to stick to your timeline, manage cost and hit your quality. At Sierra Circuits, we are your quickturn one-stop source for all of your PCB manufacturing needs. From fabrication to assembly, Sierra Circuits will create, source components and populate your boards on site at our Silicon Valley production facilities.

No more miscommunication between multiple vendors, no more delays, Sierra Circuits is exactly what you have been looking for!

INSTANT TURNKEY

Receive fabrication and assembly prices within minutes. Upload your fabrication and assembly files as one order.

We handle it all, including ordering and receiving components. Sierra checks multiple sources for components, so you don’t have to. We work with several distributors, including Digi-key and Mouser.

Prevent delays: find out the pricing and availability of components within minutes. Go through our seven-point checklist before ordering.

QUOTE NOW

Quote online and receive your quote instantly. Sierra Circuits is proud to be a select group of PCB companies to offer this tool. Complete your assembly quote online in minutes.

Our online quoting allows you to order assembly in five days or less. We provide competitive prices and fast delivery times.

No Charge For Stencils
No Charge For Tooling
No Charge For Pinwork & AOI

CERTIFICATIONS

ISO 9001:2008 certified
ISO:13485:2003 certified
RoHS
MIL-PRF-55110
ITAR

SERVICES

Through-Hole Assembly — Components are mounted by inserting leads into holes which are then covered by solder.
SMT Assembly — Components are mounted by placing them directly onto the PCB’s surface.
Mixed Technology Assembly — Both Through-Hole and SMT components are housed on the PCB.

Also read: Juki Pick-and-Place Assembly Machine in Action

ASSEMBLY ADVANTAGES

Single or double-sided mixed technology or SMT (Surface Mount) for PCB assembly.
BGA, micro-BGA, QFN, CSP and any leadless devices assembly with 100% x-ray inspection.
PCB board components, including all types of BGAs, QFNs, CSPs, 0201, 01005, POP, and Pressfit components in small quantities.
DFA process identifies almost all manufacturing issues before actual assembly saving production holdups.

NO NRE

Traditional PCB Assembly tooling fees cover a broad range of services. A majority of them fall under NRE charges, or non-recurring engineering charges. Sierra Circuits waives the tooling fees on all orders. The chart below describes what the tooling costs covers. Check out the differences between traditional tooling procedures and the more modern procedures Sierra provides.

Sierra Circuits’ Methods	Traditional Methods
Printing using LDI (Laser Direct Imaging) Using LDI offers better layer-to-layer registration.	Traditional Printing Artwork programs include plot files for individual film generation (NRE) and individual negatives (tooling).
Automated Testing Flying probe benefits include “soft touch” gold pins leave little to no markings on your pads for better assembly quality.	Traditional Testing Test fixture drill programs (NRE). Test fixture programs (NRE). Test fixture plates (Tooling), which can be dedicated or temporary.
Assembly — NRE Fees Waived Pick and Place programs (NRE). Stencils, typically stainless steel (tooling). Dedicated fixturing for reflow (tooling).	Assembly Pick and Place programs (NRE). Stencils, typically stainless steel (tooling). Dedicated fixturing for reflow (tooling).

Sierra Circuits’ Methods

Traditional Methods

Printing using LDI (Laser Direct Imaging)