ROHS Compliant Printed Circuit Board

A Rohs compliant pcb is one that does not use any lead in the manufacturing process or soldering. Rohs is a regulation for the use of lead in various products, and has slowly become a standard in printed circuit board manufacturing.

IPC

IPC is a standards association, whose purpose is to set the rules for the interoperability of printed circuit designs and manufacturing processes.

Gerber PCB Format

The Gerber file format is the standard for PCB design and manufacture, it describes how the tracks are to be laid and any printing or etching additional to the conductor tracks, such as component identification or other notices.