I have been under the impression that a PWB, printed wiring board, is defined as
just using copper traces as wiring form point A to point Z through many other 
points or directly and PCB, printed circuit board, is defined as a board that 
holds a function within it self, such as a board that has buried resistors or 
capacitors therefore making it a true printed circuit board. Someone can correct
me if I am wrong.

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Subject: Re: PWB and PCB???
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Date:    10/21/96 1:25 PM


At the IPC, we try to use PWB and PCB exactly as you have assumed.  But, 
judging from the phone calls I get, the industry has not "standardized" 
on these terms.
     
Kim Sterling
Director, Market Research
IPC
Phone 847/509-9700 ext 305
FAX 847/509-9798
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On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Doug McKean wrote:
     
> Is there a difference between a 
> PWB - Printed Wiring board and 
> PCB - Printed Circuit Board 
> in the industry? 
> 
> Is it safe to assume (uh-oh) the PWB is the bare board and 
> the PCB is the PCB w/components, i.e. a PCB assembly? 
> 
> Does anyone out there make a strict division between the two this way? 
> 
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