What is Hardware Surface Finish? Any surface can look (and even feel) perfectly smooth. However, look closely enough with high magnification and all surfaces will have a degree of fluctuation and a ...

Surface roughness is referred to as a series of microscopic geometric features of tiny valleys and peaks of different spacings and heights that are typically arranged in a non-deterministic way on a ...

Some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) may not be familiar with printed circuit board (PCB) surface finish. However, most veteran PCB designers, fabricators, and assembly engineers are well ...

Surface roughness influences many mechanical properties, including friction and adhesion, surface reactivity, semiconductor substrate quality, and surface interaction with electromagnetic waves, ...

Printed-circuit boards (PCBs) are an integral part of most electronic devices today, and as PCBs become smaller, electronics engineers must remain aware of the tiny defects that can affect how these ...