{"id":15579,"date":"2017-05-17T15:13:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T07:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=15579"},"modified":"2019-06-17T17:38:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T09:38:49","slug":"hole-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/hole-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Hole Design &#8211; PCB DFM Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>5.1 Vias<\/h2>\n<h3>5.1.1 Hole Spacing<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15580\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hole-Spacing.jpg\" alt=\"Hole Spacing\" width=\"599\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hole-Spacing.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hole-Spacing-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure 31: Spacing requirements for holes and vias<\/p>\n<p>[44] The spacing between holes must satisfy B 5mil.<\/p>\n<p>[45] The spacing between holes and any copper trace\/pour must satisfy: B1 &amp; B2 5mil.<\/p>\n<p>[46] The spacing between plated through holes (PTH) to the board edge: B3 20mil.<\/p>\n<p>[47] The recommended minimum distance from non-plated through holes (NPTH) wall to the board edge is D<\/p>\n<p>40mil.<\/p>\n<h3>5.1.2 Via hole banned layout area<\/h3>\n<p>[48] Via holes must not overlap solder pads.<\/p>\n<p>[49] Via holes must not be in a region that extends 1.5mm from the metal shell of any components.<\/p>\n<h2>5.2 Mechanical Hole Design<\/h2>\n<h3>5.2.1 Hole Types<\/h3>\n<p>Table 5: Recommended hole designs according to function<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15581\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hole-Types.jpg\" alt=\"Hole Types\" width=\"632\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hole-Types.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hole-Types-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Figure 32: Structure of mechanical holes.<\/p>\n<h3>5.2.2 Spacing Requirements<\/h3>\n<p>Table 6: Spacing requirements for mechanical holes according to type.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15584\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Spacing-requirements-for-mechanical-holes.jpg\" alt=\"Spacing requirements for mechanical holes\" width=\"563\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Spacing-requirements-for-mechanical-holes.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Spacing-requirements-for-mechanical-holes-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Chapaters:<\/strong><br \/>\n1.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/03\/pcb-dfm\/\">Brief Introduction<\/a><br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/08\/pcb-dfm-seeed-fusion-pcb-specification\/\">Seeed Fusion PCB Specification<\/a><br \/>\n3.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/10\/panelization-and-bridge-design\/\">Panelization and Bridge Design<\/a><br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/15\/component-layout-considerations\/\">Component Layout Considerations<\/a><br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/23\/solder-mask-design\/\">Solder Mask Design<\/a><br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/06\/copper-trace-design\/\">Copper Trace Design<\/a><br \/>\n8.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/20\/silkscreen-design\/\">Silkscreen Design<\/a><br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/03\/pcb-lamination-structure\/\">PCB Lamination Structure<\/a><br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/14\/pcb-dimensions\/\">PCB Dimensions Specification<\/a><br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/28\/fiducial-mark-structure\/\">Fiducial Mark Design<\/a><br \/>\n12.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/03\/surface-treatment\/\">Surface Treatment<\/a><br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/08\/files-for-manufacture-requirements\">Files for Manufacture Requirements<\/a><br \/>\n14.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/12\/appendix-pcb\/\">Appendix\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Extend Reading:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/pcb-via\/\">PCB Via \u2013 Plating Through Hole, Blind Via Hole And Buried Via Hole<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5.1 Vias 5.1.1 Hole Spacing Figure 31: Spacing requirements for holes and vias [44] 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