Illustrative range of rigid, metal-backed, flexible and RF circuit boards with a populated SMT assembly

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BARE BOARDS. POPULATED ASSEMBLIES. ONE PARTNER.

The Right Board.
For What’s Next.

From material and structure to a finished assembly.
Find your starting point. Build on it with ApolloPCB.

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PRODUCT DIRECTIONS

Five Product Families.
Find Your Starting Point.

Choose a direction around your material, thermal needs, space, signals or assembly. Explore the family, then review the details.

Rigid FR-4 circuit board structure illustration
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Reliable Interconnection

FR-4 PCBs

Start with a rigid board, a clear layer stack-up and the requirements of your electronic design.

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Metal-backed circuit board structure illustration
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Thermal Management

Metal Core PCBs

Bring heat flow, insulation and mounting into the conversation around a metal-backed board.

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Flexible circuit structure illustration
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Space & Movement

Flexible PCBs

Explore circuits that fit around compact spaces, bend zones and shaped connections.

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RF circuit board structure illustration
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Signal-focused Design

High Frequency PCBs

Connect signal requirements with material selection, impedance targets and critical routing.

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Populated circuit board assembly structure illustration
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Board to Assembly

SMT Assembly

Bring your board, BOM, placement data and inspection needs into one manufacturing brief.

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Find Your Product.
Define Your Build.

Browse product types within each family. These examples help frame your project; materials, specifications and manufacturing scope are confirmed through review.

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FR-4 PCBs

Rigid board examples, from one routing face to a proposed multilayer stack-up.

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Multilayer FR-4 PCBPRODUCT TYPEILLUSTRATION

LAYERED INTERCONNECTION

Multilayer FR-4 PCB

A multilayer board example for a design with several routing layers. Start the discussion with a proposed stack-up.

Layer stack-upMultilayer structure
Review Points
  • Proposed layer arrangement
  • Power, ground and signal layers
  • Drill data and critical requirements

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Metal Core PCBs

Planned product types organized around substrate and thermal structure.

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Aluminum PCBPRODUCT TYPEILLUSTRATION

METAL-BACKED STRUCTURE

Aluminum PCB

An aluminum-backed board type from the product plan. Review the thermal path, insulation and mounting arrangement.

Aluminum substrateThermal path
Review Points
  • Substrate and insulation requirements
  • Mounting and board geometry
  • Copper, finish and thermal brief
SinkPad / DTP PCBPRODUCT TYPEILLUSTRATION

THERMAL PAD DIRECTION

SinkPad / DTP PCB

A thermal-pad board type from the product plan. Bring the component footprint and heat-transfer requirements to review.

Thermal pad layoutComponent footprint
Review Points
  • Component thermal-pad drawing
  • Thermal path and substrate choice
  • Electrical isolation and mounting

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Flexible PCBs

Circuit examples organized around routing faces, bend areas and connection support.

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High Frequency PCBs

Board examples for discussing RF routing, materials and signal requirements.

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RF Circuit BoardPRODUCT TYPEILLUSTRATION

RF ROUTING EXAMPLE

RF Circuit Board

An RF circuit board example. Use the signal requirements and critical routing to guide the material discussion.

RF circuitryMaterial review
Review Points
  • Signal and operating requirements
  • Proposed material and stack-up
  • Critical routing and connector layout
Mixed-material RF PCBPRODUCT TYPEILLUSTRATION

COMBINED MATERIAL EXAMPLE

Mixed-material RF PCB

A mixed-material board example for an RF design. Review the proposed layer arrangement and material combination together.

Mixed materialsProposed stack-up
Review Points
  • Material references for each layer
  • Stack-up and interconnection plan
  • Critical signal paths and test needs

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SMT Assembly

Populated board examples organized by lighting, control and power applications.

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LED Board AssemblyPRODUCT TYPEILLUSTRATION

LIGHTING ASSEMBLY EXAMPLE

LED Board Assembly

A populated lighting-board example. Connect the board design with the LED BOM, placement data and inspection brief.

LED componentsPlacement data
Review Points
  • LED BOM and sourcing scope
  • Placement, polarity and assembly data
  • Thermal and inspection requirements

These are product directions, not fixed specifications. Materials, dimensions, stack-up, process and testing are confirmed for each project.

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Illustrative SMT placement machine assembling green circuit boards on a controlled production conveyor

THE PRODUCT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Start with the Board.
Think Through the Build.

A useful manufacturing conversation connects your design to its materials, assembly conditions and inspection requirements.

How We Work

Your Files Define
the Next Step.

No exact match? Start with the current design. Share the requirements that matter, so the product direction can be reviewed in context.

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Define the Direction

Choose a board family or describe the function, environment and assembly constraints.

MATERIAL · STRUCTURE · APPLICATION
02

Bring the Current Revision

Prepare circuit files, drawings and requirements. Include the BOM and placement data for assembly.

GERBER · DRAWINGS · BOM
03

Review the Build

Discuss materials, process, inspection, quantity and timing before defining the manufacturing plan.

REQUIREMENTS · QUALITY · TIMING

LET’S GET THE DETAILS RIGHT.

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Prepare a brief, or talk through your engineering question.

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