No specs, Bill, but some experience that may help.
"Non-functional pads", as you probably know tend to be generated as an
inherent feature of routing packages - you specify through-holes and
associated pads for the outer layer of a PCB, and that information gets
copied throughout the layer stack to save the router having to re-specify
them for every layer that needs connection to the barrel.
Thus there are plenty of internal pads that have no traces attached to them
on certain layers, and these are the 'non-functional' ones. Some fab houses
like to remove these pads, especially in fine line boards, to reduce any
risk of short circuits occurring between them and neighbouring traces or
other electrically powered features. I wonder how good the etching
processes are whenever I get a removal request from a fab house. There are
usually options in Gerber readers used by fab houses to remove these pads
at the press of a button, but the customer should be given the option of
retaining or removing the pads if there is not other instruction one way or
the other. I specify not to remove N-F pads on my PCB drawings.
Keeping or removing N-F pads is subjective. Me, I prefer to keep them, as I
believe that they help to support the barrel plating against resin
recession and hole pull-away effects, should there be any, but others I
respect are quite happy to get rid of them. I disagree with them naturally,
but it makes for healthy debate.
Peter
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Subject: [TN] non functional pad removal
Hello fellow TechNet Guru
Does anyone have or know off any specifications that talk about removal of
non functional pads and what effects it has on a finished circuit boards if
any
Highest Regards,
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