In a message dated 8/11/99 9:15:27 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > It's been awhile since I last dealt with a shop that could fab PCBs > around 9"x36". Who's available today to fab such PCBs? Please provide > me a company and contact. > > Thanks, > > John Gulley Hi John! Well, one company I know of that does LARGE PCB's is Sanmina...they started out doing backplane boards which as we all know can be HUGE! Here's a paste from their web page: •50+ layer count - up to 0.450" thickness •fine lines and spaces - U.L. listed to .002"/.002" •fine pitch surface mount (SMT) to 0.8mm •18:1 high aspect ratio drilling and plating •carbide drilling down to .008" tool diameter •high-density ball-grid-array (BGA) •in-house UV:YAG laser for microvias •press fit compliant and pin-through-hole (PTH) •15+ distinctive PWB base materials •multiple surface metal finishes and development •substrate boards for chip packaging •buried and blind vias - sequential and controlled depth •panel sizes up to 27.5" x 48" •impedance control - differential and single-ended •mixed material stack-up competency - U.L. listed •buried resistive material-Ohmegaply(r) •buried capacitance - BC2000 licensed •ISO-9002 certified and BellCore TR-NWT-000078 compliant •only PWB fabrication facility worldwide that is BellCore certified Their site is at: http://www.sanmina.com -Steve Gregory- ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################