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S IERRA C IRCUITS, INC.

27 In Business

and Counting

Focused on

HDI Turnkey Assembly

PCBoards•Components•Assembly

www.protoexpress.com

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DearCustomers:The year 2013 marks our 27th anniversary in the PCB industry. Our success is due to our loyal

customers who continually rely on Sierra to exceed their expectations with design assistance, manufacture and assembly of PCBs that are critical to their product lines. Current trends toward smaller devices, tighter form factors and smaller geometries are pushing the design limits of conventional, single-lamination PCBs. Sierra Circuits pioneered HDI manufacturing technology to keep pace with the direction of these trends and now leads the industry in delivering high-quality

HDI PCBs.

WelcometotheworldofHDITechnology

OurMIssIOn:TobethemostvaluedpartnerforPCBdesignersinexecutingtheirHighDensityInterconnectPCBdesignrequirements.

Pre-Design: reducingDesignTime by providing manufacturing-ready HDI stackups.

Post-Design: DeliveringqualityHDIassembledboards with the quickest turntime in the industry.

Because we review hundreds of HDI designs every month, we see how PCB designers go through a difficult time with the HDI manufacturing process. Additionally, the PCB industry has not been helpful to the design community in regard to HDI design.

So, Sierra has decided to help!How? By creating tools to make your job easier. One example is our popular HDI Stackup

planning software, which asks only a few questions about your design, then recommends relevant starting stackups which are optimized for manufacturing, reliability and cost.

This software includes valuable design tools:

•HDIStackupPlannerconnectedwithourquotingengine•PCBMaterialSelector•InteractiveImpedanceCalculator

In the years to come, we will continually improve our services to you – consistent with our mission to be your most valued partner in your HDI technology roadmap. We have also expanded ourservicestoincludeMicroelectronics(sub2milfeatures)andrigid-lexPCBs,(speciicallyfortheMedicalDevice,MilitaryandAerospaceindustries).SierramaintainsprestigiousISO13485:2003,ISO9001:2008,Mil-P-55110,ITAR,ULandRoHscertiicationsforPCBFabricationand Assembly.

In this, our 27th anniversary year, Sierra is stronger than ever and looks forward to the next 27 years of serving your PCB and assembly needs.

Best Regards,

KenBahl CEO, Sierra Circuits, Inc. [email protected]

1108 West Evelyn Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94086


HistoryC O M P A N Y H I S T O R Y

Sierra Circuits was founded by Ken Bahl in 1986 with the vision of becoming the premier full service prototype PCB manufac-turerintheUnitedStates.

An unwavering commitment to service excellence over the last 27 years has enabled us to fulfill that vision. We know that service excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intentions, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution. With these thoughts we set out to create a growth organization and the result was Sierra Circuits, Inc.

A business idea is worthwhile only if it provides value for its customers. We believe that our success is tied simply to making our customers successful—whatever it takes.

Forexample,wecontinuouslyworkwith our best customers to identify future trends, then set out to build the capabilities to meet those needs. When our customers are ready for their next technological leap, so are we.

It is with this philosophy that we started a company which manufactured double-sided technology 27 years ago and today we are manufacturing complex HDIs, microHDIsandrigid-lexmicroboardsforcompanieslikeBoeing,SiemensMedical,and Apple.

Through the various economic cycles in the PCB industry our business has continu-ously grown and provided unparalleled qual-ity, technology and service for the customer by following three overall philosophies:

1.ContinuousInvestmentinEquipment,PeopleandProcesses

— In the last 10 years we invested over $40 million in new facilities and equipment— In the last 5 years we spent $5 million inR&D—WehavededicatedourteamtoLeanManagementtechniqueswhich are providing a foundation for

high-paced growth

2.FocusonFinancialstability— We have never had an unprofitable

year in our existence—Forthelast5yearswehada compounded 15% growth—Forthenext10yearsweare planning for compounded 25% growth

3.unwaveringCommitmenttoOurCustomers — Our on-time delivery for the last 5

years has been nearly 99%— Our quality performance is above 99%, internally and externally— We continuously introduced new technology and services. HDIs, microelectronics,rigid-lex,andR&D assemblies — We now offer free software services to

help our customers in the design stage

We fully intend to continue this effort to service you better in the coming decade.


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ServicesO U R S E R V I C E S

HDI

PCBoards•Components•Assembly

R&D Assembly Flex&rigidFlex

MetalCorePCBsMicroElectronics

Web PCBs Offshoreservices

High-reliabilityPCBs standard-CustomPCBs

Components•Boards•Assembly Medical•Military•Instrumentation

Military•HeavyEquipmentMedical•Military•Instrumentation

AllMarkets AllProducts&Markets

DownHole•HeavyCopper AllMarkets


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CapabilitiesC A P A B I L I T I E S

QuickTurnHDIP.C. Boards – Components –

Assembly

•TurnkeyPrototypeHDI Assembly in 5 days

•Stackingofilledviasto increase feature density

•Thinnermaterials,better electrical performance

•.4mmpitchBGA,.3mm pitchBGA,.25mmpitchBGA•Production:Linesandspaces of50micron(2mil)•Production:Viaandpadsizes of 4 mil via/8 mil pad

FastMicroelectronicsCommercial – Medical – Military

•Traceandspaceat50 microns and below

•Reductionofformfactor, increased functionality

•State-of-the-artequipment•LowCTEmetalcore,Copper Invar Copper

•FastR&DProjects–4weeks•R&DViainpad65microns or less

•Blindandburiedvias•Laserdrilling

FlexandrigidFlexMedical—Military—

Instrumentation

•Single,doublelayerlexwith fine lines

•QuickTurnFlex,Rigid-Flex•BlindandBuriedVias•Production:Linesandspaces of75micron(3mil),microvia and pad of 4 mil via/10 mil

pad

•R&D:Linesandspacesof50 microns and below

R&D Assembly•SameDayAssembly,1board OK

•Passivesdownto0201size•FinePitchCSP,BGA, microBGA•State-of-the-artJukimachines•RoHS•X-RayandAOIinspection•BGARepair

MetalCorePCBs•HighReliability,HeavyCopper•Military,Aerospace,Down- HoleMarkets•HeavyCopperEmbedded Traces

•AluminumCore•CopperInvarCopper(CIC)•Materials:FR4,Polyimide, Rogers,Thermagon

HighreliabilityBoards•BurninBoards•HeavyCopper•HighReliability•HeavyCopperEmbedded Traces

CustomPCBs•QuickTurnprototypeand medium production

•2to30layers•ControlledImpedance•RoHSCompliant•Rogers,Polyimide,Nelco, Taconic, Arlon

•Lineandspace:3miland above

•FilledVias,PlatedEdges

Web PCBs•Lowcost,self-service,quick turn, buy online

•Freeautomaticileveriication•1to5dayturntime,2to 12 layers

•ENIG,LeadFreeHASL, ImmersionSilver,ENEPIG•Optionsfordifferent thicknesses

OffshoreConnectionwithChina&Taiwan•1to40layercapability•Formalqualiication procedure for process and

products

•Formalscheduleforperiodic re-certification of processes

and products

•ISO9001:2000,QS9000/ TS16949:2002,UL,IPC

CertificationsC O M P A N Y C E R T I F I C A T I O N S

IsO13485:2003IsO9001:2008Mil-P-55110

ITAR UL

RoHSWoman-OwnedBusiness

MinorityBusinessCertiication


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CertificationsC O M P A N Y C E R T I F I C A T I O N S


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SoftwareS O F T W A R E S U P P O R T F O R P C B D E S I G N E R S

HDIstackupPlanner

HDI PCB designers can save time and re-spins, if they have an accurate and detailed HDI PCB stack-up at the beginning stages of their layout step. The stackups recommended by our HDI Stackup Planner not only have better yields, but increase the manufacturability and electri-cal performance for a given design. At Sierra Circuits, we build dozens of HDI designs a month and we have encoded the best practices for HDI manufacturing in our Stackup Planner. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions about your design, and you get precise options for cost-optimized, fully manufacturable stackup structures.

You can either run the Stackup Planner using information about your most complex device (typicallyaBGA)onyourdesign,oryoucansimplyspecifyyourPCBlayers.

EachStackupReportshowsdetailssuchasthelayersequence(PlanesorSignals),thethick- nesses of each layer, the copper weights, overall thickness, the blind/buried via structures, the pad sizes and trace geometries. You can save your preferred stackups, print them, or email them to your colleagues for discussion.

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SoftwareS O F T W A R E S U P P O R T F O R P C B D E S I G N E R S

PCBMaterialselector

ThePCBMaterialSelectorhelpsSystemEngineersandPCBLayoutDesignerssearchfor materialsthatittheirapplicationcriteria;Forexample,designerscansearchonIPCrevisions,Slashnumbers,Tg,Dk,Lead-freecompatibility,etc.

TheMaterialSelectorreportshowstherelevantmaterialsthatmatchyourcriteriaandalso allows you to compare them.

InteractiveImpedanceCalculator

MostHDIdesignshavecontrolledimpedanceconsiderations.Weprovideimpedancecalcu-latorsforallthedifferentscenarioslikeSingleEndedSolderMaskCoatedMicrostrip,CoupledStripline etc. Our interactive impedance calculator works on the Standard stackups we provide to help calculate trace geometries for your specific impedance requirements.

Ten10 REASONS FOR SELECT ING S I ERRA AS YOUR STRATEGIC PARTNER FOR PCBS

OurAttributes YourBeneit

1. Intense attention to detail, and a culture You can trust Sierra to exceed your PCB quality

of quality. 99.6%+ quality rating. expectations with every order.

2.Guaranteedon-timedelivery.99.6%+ Yourprojectswillnotbedelayedbecause

on-time delivery rating. of late shipments.

3. Abilitytomanufacture&assemblethe YoucanrelyonSierratokeeppacewith

full range of PCB technologies. your technology roadmap.

4. ISO9001,ISO13485andMilSpeccertiied. YoucanbeconidentthatSierra’sprocesses

ITAR,ULandRoHScompliant. meetthemoststringentindustrystandards.

5. FullsuiteofPCBproductsandservices.Design Youwillbeneitfromthesimplicityofour

assistance, manufacturing and assembly. complete turn-key solutions.

6. Submit files, receive quotes, and place orders You can select the level of service that matches

viaNo-Touch,Web,orCustomQuotemethods. your technology and pricing needs.

7. Account team assigned to every customer. Whether you are a large or small customer, an

expert account team will support you.

8. 500 Years of collective management Your projects are in the hands of industry experts.

experience in PCB manufacturing, including Our technical advice helps you achieve the

technical review of every PCB design. optimum design for manufacture.

9. Same ownership for 27 years. You can be confident that Sierra will remain a

reliable PCB partner as your business grows.

10.UnconditionalGuarantee. We are committed to your total satisfaction.

We will resolve all product concerns with

NoexcusesandNohassles.

Continuous Improvement Is In Our DNA


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FeedbackT E S T I M O N I A L S

Our customer feedback is a great testimonial to the outstanding service we provide.

DearsierraCircuits,“Sierra Proto Express offers reliable and qual-

ityFabsforourR&Dprojects;nottomentiontheir great online tools, which make ordering a pleasant process. The fab is the least of my wor-ries during prototyping because Sierra takes care of it all.”

— Electrical Engineer, Sunnyvale, CA

“…in the past with other vendors the issues would get bogged down in the emails. However with your live support all my apprehensions have been laid to rest. I would most certainly recommend your service to my friends, ex colleagues in the industry whenever I get a chance to do so.”

— Embedded Systems Engineer, Jackson, MS

“...yourwholeprocessisfantastic.Fromorderingtheboards,submittingtheGerberiles,tracking the progress of the order, shipping, delivery, packaging and all the way through to product quality, I must say you folks are first rate!”

— Vice President/COO, New Hartford, NY

“…you guys do great work. Excellent qual-ity, reasonable cost and always on-time delivery. Keep it up.”

— President, Aspen, CO

“…Outstanding! …I got a great quote from your website…I showed your boards to some PCB Designers and they were very impressed with the quality and the 3 day turn price.

So I rate Sierra as:Quality: A+Accuracy: A+Delivery: A+Cost: A+You will always have my business if you

maintain this level of service.”— Consultant, Milwaukee, WI

“We are very pleased with your manufacture and especially the assembly of our boards. They involved quite a bit of hand-holding on your part, which we really appreciate.”

— Design Engineer, Palo Alto, CA

“The prototypes were great. They are pro-duction quality product. Excellent work!”

— Director Engineering, Rohnert Park, CA

sierraCircuitsprovidesPCBsforproductsinallmarketverticals:

Your trustworthy partner for design assistance, manufacture & assembly of PCBs.

Medical Commercial MilitaryMedicationdeliverydevices Audioproducts AerospaceapplicationsHearingaiddevices Microwaveproducts SatellitecomponentsDefibrillation devices CO2detectors UnderseadevicesSurgicaldevices Computerperipherals UAVproductsMedicalimaging 3-Dcameras TargetingdevicesBiomedicalresearch Semiconductorindustry VehicleinstrumentsBloodtestingequipment Fingerprintscanners SonardevicesMedicaldiagnosticdevices Cellphoneindustry RoboticsystemsRadiationmonitors Solarpower TelemetrydevicesNeurologydevices Datastorage UnmannedsystemsPhysicaltherapydevices GPSequipment Visualdevices

1108WestEvelynAve.,sunnyvale,California94086Phone:800-763-7503•Fax:408-735-1408EmailforrFQ:[email protected]


© Copyright 2013 Sierra Circuits, Inc.

OUR COMMITMENT

Tomeetandexceedourcustomers’expectationsforQuality1,

Technology2,Delivery3andPrice4whileachievingthehighestlevelsofcustomerservice5andsatisfaction6.

Anyonecansay“Quality,”butweknowhowtobackitup.It’snotjust thatweareISO9001:2000certiied,Mil-Speccertiied,orNASAlight boardcertiied.EveryPCBwemakecomeswithanEvidenceofQuality reportshowingexactlywhatwemeanwhenwesay“Quality.”

Direct imaging, smart drilling and reverse pulse plating are a few reasons

our technology is both cutting-edge and cost effective for our customers.

We have a documented on-time delivery of 99%+.

Startingfrom$34fora2-layer‘NoTouch’boardonlineallthewaytoacustom priced special technology board, all our products are competitively priced.

Fromthemomentyoucallus,wewillassignyouanAccountRepresentative to ensure you always receive reliable service.

Your unquestionable satisfaction is our goal, backed by our guarantee.

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