Re: [SI-LIST] : different 4-layer board Stack up (S-P-G-S) ?

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From: David Instone ([email protected])
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 01:55:56 PST


[email protected] wrote:
.....snip....
> By the way, can someone enlighten me on how 0.062" came to be the standard
> board thickness.

Maybe because it's 1/16 inch? also pretty close to 16swg (not awg) and,
odd coincidence, 1.6mm.
I can remember pcbs with valve ( thermionic FETs?) sockets mounted on
them, you needed the rigidity then.

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