PCB Design Rules

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<!DOCTYPE designrules SYSTEM "eagle.dtd">
<eagle version="9.7.0">
<designrules name="advanced-circuits-4pcb-advanced-standard-2L.edru">
<classes>
<class number="0" name="default">
</class>
<class number="1" name="pwr">
</class>
</classes>
<rules>
<rulecategory type="Copper Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Keepout Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Solder-Mask Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Dimension Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Drill Distance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Restrict Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Minimum Drill Size" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Minimum Copper Width" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Acute Angle" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Air-Wire" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Small Gap" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Wire Stub" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="no"/>
 <rulecategory type="Matched Lengths" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rulecategory type="Via Restrict Clearance" manualdrc="yes" livedrc="yes"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Copper Width" enabled="yes" priority="0" onescope="classes=1" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.4191mm" check_polywidth="no" name="Trace size for Power"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Copper Width" builtin_ruleid="14" enabled="yes" priority="1" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" check_polywidth="no" name="minimum-copper-width-1"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Drill Size" enabled="yes" priority="0" onescope="is_via" value="0.1499mm" preferredvalue="0.2998mm" name="Min Via hole size on 2-layer"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Drill Size" enabled="no" priority="1" onescope="all" value="0.5mm" preferredvalue="0.5mm" name="Min Non-plated holes"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Drill Size" builtin_ruleid="15" enabled="yes" priority="2" value="0.1499mm" preferredvalue="0.2998mm" name="minimum-drill-size-1"/>
 <rule type="Acute Angle" builtin_ruleid="16" enabled="no" priority="0" name="acute-angle-1"/>
 <rule type="Wire Stub" builtin_ruleid="17" enabled="yes" priority="0" name="wire-stub-1"/>
 <rule type="Air-Wire" builtin_ruleid="19" enabled="yes" priority="0" name="air-wire-1"/>
 <rule type="Matched Lengths" builtin_ruleid="20" enabled="yes" priority="0" tolerance="10mm" gapfactor="2.5" name="matched-lengths-1"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" enabled="no" priority="0" onescope="all" otherscope="all" value="0.25mm" preferredvalue="0.25mm" samesignal="yes" bothscope="all" name="Same-net track spacing"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="0" enabled="yes" priority="1" onescope="is_wire_polygon" otherscope="is_wire_polygon" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="1" enabled="yes" priority="2" onescope="is_wire_polygon" otherscope="is_pad_smd" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-2"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="2" enabled="yes" priority="3" onescope="is_wire_polygon" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-3"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="3" enabled="yes" priority="4" onescope="is_pad_smd" otherscope="is_pad_smd" value="0.15mm" preferredvalue="0.15mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-4"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="4" enabled="yes" priority="5" onescope="is_pad_smd" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-5"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="5" enabled="yes" priority="6" onescope="is_via" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-6"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="6" enabled="yes" priority="7" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_pad" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-7"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="7" enabled="yes" priority="8" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-8"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="8" enabled="yes" priority="9" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_smd" value="0.1397mm" preferredvalue="0.2794mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-9"/>
 <rule type="Dimension Clearance" builtin_ruleid="9" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0.254mm" preferredvalue="0.4mm" name="dimension-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Via Restrict Clearance" builtin_ruleid="21" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" name="via-restrict-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Restrict Clearance" builtin_ruleid="10" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" name="restrict-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Small Gap" builtin_ruleid="18" enabled="yes" priority="0" name="small-gap-1"/>
 <rule type="Solder-Mask Clearance" builtin_ruleid="11" enabled="no" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" check_name="yes" check_value="no" name="solder-mask-clearance-1"/>
 <rule type="Drill Distance" builtin_ruleid="12" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0.3048mm" preferredvalue="0.3048mm" name="drill-distance-1"/>
 <rule type="Keepout Clearance" builtin_ruleid="13" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0mil" preferredvalue="0mil" name="keepout-clearance-1"/>
 </rules>
<param name="mdWireWire" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdWirePad" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdWireVia" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdPadPad" value="0.15mm"/>
<param name="mdPadVia" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdViaVia" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdPad" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdVia" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdSmd" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="mdCopperDimension" value="0.254mm"/>
<param name="mdDrill" value="0.3048mm"/>
<param name="msWidth" value="0.1397mm"/>
<param name="msDrill" value="0.1499mm"/>
<param name="dpMaxLengthDifference" value="10mm"/>
<param name="dpGapFactor" value="2.5"/>
<description language="en">Advanced Circuits (4PCB) 2-layer design rules (advanced-standard process)

Min trace width: 0.1397 mm (5.5 mil) - outer layer, 1 oz Cu base; other weights: 0.0762 mm (3 mil) at 1/4 and 3/8 oz base, 0.1143 mm (4.5 mil) at 1/2 oz base, 0.1778 mm (7 mil) at 2 oz, 0.2286 mm (9 mil) at 3 oz; inner layer 1 oz: 0.1143 mm (4.5 mil)
Min spacing: 0.1397 mm (5.5 mil) - outer layer trace to trace, 1 oz Cu base; 0.0762 mm (3 mil) at 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 oz base, 0.1778 mm (7 mil) at 2 oz, 0.2286 mm (9 mil) at 3 oz; inner layer 1 oz: 0.1143 mm (4.5 mil)
Min drill: 0.1499 mm (5.9 mil)
Min via: 0.1499 mm hole / 0.5309 mm pad
Annular ring: via 0.1905 mm
Copper to board edge: 0.254 mm
Hole to hole: 0.3048 mm
Copper weight options: 0.25 oz, 0.375 oz, 0.5 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 3 oz, 4 oz
Max board size: 406.4 x 558.8 mm

Capabilities table is per facility and per tier; this object is Santa Clara, CA, Standard column. Min board thickness 0.01 in (0.254 mm), max board thickness 0.25 in (6.35 mm). PTH tolerance plus or minus 0.003 in (0.0762 mm). Drill to copper for PTH 0.01 in (0.254 mm). Minimum pad 0.015 in (0.381 mm), minimum isolated pad 0.01 in (0.254 mm). Min copper sliver between antipads 0.005 in (0.127 mm). Aspect ratio plated through holes 10:1 for drilled greater than 0.020 in, 10:1 for 0.010 to 0.019 in. Other facilities differ, e.g. Maple Grove MN standard outer 1 oz trace width is 0.1016 mm (4 mil), smallest mech via 0.0043 in (0.1092 mm).

Sources:
- https://www.4pcb.com/pcb-capabilities.html (read 2026-09-03)
</description>
<param name="layerSetup" value="(1*16)"/>
<param name="mtCopper" value="0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm 0.035mm"/>
<param name="mtIsolate" value="1.6mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm 0.15mm 0.2mm"/>
<param name="mdViaViaSameLayer" value="6mil"/>
<param name="mnLayersViaInSmd" value="2"/>
<param name="mdSmdStop" value="0mil"/>
<param name="msMicroVia" value="0.3mm"/>
<param name="msBlindViaRatio" value="0.5"/>
<param name="rvPadTop" value="0"/>
<param name="rvPadInner" value="0"/>
<param name="rvPadBottom" value="0"/>
<param name="rvViaOuter" value="0"/>
<param name="rvViaInner" value="0"/>
<param name="rvMicroViaOuter" value="0"/>
<param name="rvMicroViaInner" value="0"/>
<param name="rlMinPadTop" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxPadTop" value="80mil"/>
<param name="rlMinPadInner" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxPadInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinPadBottom" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxPadBottom" value="80mil"/>
<param name="rlMinViaOuter" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinViaInner" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaOuter" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxMicroViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaInner" value="0.1905mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxMicroViaInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="psTop" value="-1"/>
<param name="psBottom" value="-1"/>
<param name="psFirst" value="-1"/>
<param name="psElongationLong" value="100"/>
<param name="psElongationOffset" value="100"/>
<param name="mvStopFrame" value="0"/>
<param name="mvCreamFrame" value="0"/>
<param name="mlMinStopFrame" value="0.038mm"/>
<param name="mlMaxStopFrame" value="4mil"/>
<param name="mlMinCreamFrame" value="0mil"/>
<param name="mlMaxCreamFrame" value="0mil"/>
<param name="mlViaStopLimit" value="0.5mm"/>
<param name="srRoundness" value="0"/>
<param name="srMinRoundness" value="0mil"/>
<param name="srMaxRoundness" value="0mil"/>
<param name="slThermalIsolate" value="10mil"/>
<param name="slThermalsForVias" value="0"/>
<param name="checkAngle" value="0"/>
<param name="checkRestrict" value="1"/>
<param name="checkStop" value="0"/>
<param name="checkValues" value="0"/>
<param name="checkNames" value="1"/>
<param name="checkWireStubs" value="1"/>
<param name="checkPolygonWidth" value="0"/>
<param name="useDiameter" value="13"/>
<param name="removeAnnularRing" value="0"/>
<param name="maxErrors" value="50"/>
 </designrules>
</eagle>