Dave,

Excuse me, but isn't this exactly what you asked for? A tented via
board? I'd guess if I looked at the gerbers for the soldermask layers it
shows NO openings for soldermask clearance around the vias. Right?
There is no electrical integrity issues, either way. But there might be
reliability concerns in some people eyes. (Depends on the intent of the
end-product).

I'd say your boards are fine.

M. Morey
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>>> Dave Hulbert <[log in to unmask]> 08/18/98 08:22am >>>
(snip)
 I was planning on tenting vias but did not specifically specify that on fab
drawing. What we got back is basically a board where all the vias are
SMOBC. Does anyone have an opinion on the board we recieved. Is
tenting of vias really required?
Has the electrical integrity been compromised?
(snip)

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