PCB Design Rules

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<!DOCTYPE designrules SYSTEM "eagle.dtd">
<eagle version="9.7.0">
<designrules name="jlcpcb-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="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.3mm" check_polywidth="no" name="Trace size for Power"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Copper Width" builtin_ruleid="14" enabled="yes" priority="1" value="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" check_polywidth="no" name="minimum-copper-width-1"/>
 <rule type="Minimum Drill Size" enabled="yes" priority="0" onescope="is_via" value="0.15mm" preferredvalue="0.3mm" 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="0.15mm" preferredvalue="0.3mm" 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="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" 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="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" 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="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" 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="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-5"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="5" enabled="yes" priority="6" onescope="is_via" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" samesignal="no" name="copper-clearance-6"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="6" enabled="yes" priority="7" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_pad" value="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-7"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="7" enabled="yes" priority="8" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_via" value="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-8"/>
 <rule type="Copper Clearance" builtin_ruleid="8" enabled="yes" priority="9" onescope="is_smd" otherscope="is_smd" value="0.1mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" samesignal="yes" name="copper-clearance-9"/>
 <rule type="Dimension Clearance" builtin_ruleid="9" enabled="yes" priority="0" value="0.2mm" 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="0.2mm" preferredvalue="0.2mm" 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="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdWirePad" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdWireVia" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdPadPad" value="0.15mm"/>
<param name="mdPadVia" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdViaVia" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdPad" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdVia" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdSmdSmd" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="mdCopperDimension" value="0.2mm"/>
<param name="mdDrill" value="0.2mm"/>
<param name="msWidth" value="0.1mm"/>
<param name="msDrill" value="0.15mm"/>
<param name="dpMaxLengthDifference" value="10mm"/>
<param name="dpGapFactor" value="2.5"/>
<description language="en">JLCPCB 2-layer design rules (standard process)

Min trace width: 0.1 mm (4.0 mil) - 1 oz copper outer layer
Min spacing: 0.1 mm (4.0 mil) - 1 oz copper, different nets
Min drill: 0.15 mm (5.91 mil)
Min via: 0.15 mm hole / 0.25 mm pad
Annular ring: via 0.18 mm
Copper to board edge: 0.2 mm
Hole to hole: 0.2 mm
Board thickness options: 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.6 mm, 2.0 mm
Copper weight options: 1 oz, 2 oz, 2.5 oz, 3.5 oz, 4.5 oz
Surface finishes: HASL leaded, HASL lead-free, ENIG
Max board size: 670 x 600 mm

2 oz: min trace/spacing 0.16/0.16 mm (6.5/6.5 mil). 2.5 oz: 0.2/0.2 mm (8/8 mil). 3.5 oz: 0.25/0.25 mm (10/10 mil). 4.5 oz: 0.3/0.3 mm (12/12 mil). Min drill 0.15 mm costs more. Via diameter should be 0.1 mm (0.15 mm preferred) larger than via hole, preferred min via hole 0.2 mm. PTH annular ring 2 oz: 0.254 mm or above. NPTH pad annular ring 0.45 mm recommended. Min NPTH 0.5 mm. Min plated slot width 0.5 mm. Pad to track clearance 0.1 mm. SMD pad to pad clearance different nets 0.15 mm. Via hole to track 0.2 mm, PTH to track 0.28 mm (0.35 recommended), NPTH to track 0.2 mm. Same-net track spacing 0.25 mm. Min silk text height 1.0 mm (40 mil). Soldermask opening to neighboring trace clearance 0.09 mm. Trace width tolerance plus/minus 20 percent.

Sources:
- https://jlcpcb.com/capabilities/pcb-capabilities (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="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinViaInner" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxViaInner" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaOuter" value="0.18mm"/>
<param name="rlMaxMicroViaOuter" value="20mil"/>
<param name="rlMinMicroViaInner" value="0.18mm"/>
<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>