Rogers TC350 Double Sided High Frequency PCB Built On 10mil Core With Immersion Gold for Microwave Combiners
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Rogers TC350 Overview
Rogers' TC350 is a composite material made from woven fiberglass reinforced, ceramic-filled, and PTFE-based components, specifically designed for printed circuit board (PCB) applications. It offers exceptional thermal conductivity, reducing both dielectric and insertion losses, which enhances amplifier and antenna performance.
Features and Benefits
Enhanced Thermal Conductivity:TC350's increased thermal conductivity allows for better power handling, mitigates hot spots, and improves the reliability of devices. This leads to lower junction temperatures and extends the lifespan of active components, crucial for improving power amplifier reliability, increasing mean time between failures (MTBF), and cutting warranty costs.
strong>Dielectric Constant Stability: TC350 maintains excellent dielectric constant stability over a wide temperature range. This characteristic helps power amplifier and antenna designers optimize gain and minimize bandwidth loss that can occur due to dielectric constant fluctuations with temperature changes.
Strong Copper Bonding: The material forms a robust bond with copper, utilizing microwave-grade, low-profile copper. This bond minimizes insertion loss caused by skin effect losses that are more pronounced at higher RF and microwave frequencies.
Typical Applications:
TC350 is well-suited for a variety of PCB applications, including:
Microwave combiners and power dividers
Power amplifiers, filters, and couplers
Tower-mounted amplifiers (TMA) and tower-mounted boosters (TMB)
Thermally cycled antennas sensitive to dielectric drift
PCB Capabilities
Our PCB Capability (TC350) |
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PCB Material: |
Woven Fiberglass Reinforced, Ceramic Filled, PTFE based Composite |
Designation: |
TC350 |
Dielectric constant: |
3.5±0.05 |
Thermal Conductivity |
0.72 W/m-K |
Dissipation Factor |
Df .002@10 GHz |
Layer count: |
Single Layer, Double Layer, Multi-layer, Hybrid PCB |
Copper weight: |
1oz (35µm), 2oz (70µm) |
PCB thickness: |
10mil (0.254mm), 20mil(0.508mm), 30mil (0.762mm), 60mil(1.524mm) |
PCB size: |
≤400mm X 500mm |
Solder mask: |
Green, Black, Blue, Yellow, Red etc. |
Surface finish: |
Bare copper, HASL, ENIG, OSP, Immersion silver, Immersion tin, ENEPIG, Pure gold etc.. |
Typical Properties of TC350
TC350's properties make it an ideal choice for high-performance RF and microwave applications, ensuring reliable operation and efficiency in various electronic devices.
Typical Properties:TC350 |
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Property |
Units |
Value |
Test Merthod |
1. Electrical Properties |
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Dielectric Constant (may vary by thickness) |
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@1 MHz |
－ |
3.50 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.5.3 |
@1.8 GHz |
－ |
3.50 |
RESONANT CAVITY |
@10 GHz |
－ |
3.50 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.5.5 |
Dissipation Factor |
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@1 MHz |
－ |
0.0015 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.5.3 |
@1.8 GHz |
－ |
0.0018 |
RESONANT CAVITY |
@10 GHz |
－ |
0.0020 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.5.5 |
Temperature Coefficient of Dielectric |
－ |
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TC r @ 10 GHz (-40-150°C) |
ppm/ºC |
-9 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.5.5 |
Volume Resistivity |
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C96/35/90 |
MΩ-cm |
7.4x106 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.17.1 |
E24/125 |
MΩ-cm |
1.4x108 |
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Surface Resistivity |
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C96/35/90 |
MΩ |
3.2x107 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.17.1 |
E24/125 |
MΩ |
4.3x108 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.17.1 |
Electrical Strength |
Volts/mil (kV/mm) |
780 (31) |
IPC TM-650 2.5.6.2 |
Dielectric Breakdown |
kV |
40 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.6 |
Arc Resistance |
sec |
>240 |
IPC TM-650 2.5.1 |
2.Thermal Properties |
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Decomposition Temperature (Td) |
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Initial |
°C |
520 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.24.6 |
5% |
°C |
567 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.24.6 |
T260 |
min |
>60 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.24.1 |
T288 |
min |
>60 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.24.1 |
T300 |
min |
>60 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.24.1 |
Thermal Expansion, CTE (x,y) 50-150ºC |
ppm/ºC |
7, 7 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.41 |
Thermal Expansion, CTE (z) 50-150ºC |
ppm/ºC |
23 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.24 |
% z-axis Expansion (50-260ºC) |
% |
1.2 |
IPC TM-650 2.4.24 |
3. Mechanical Properties |
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Peel Strength to Copper (1 oz/35 micron) |
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After Thermal Stress |
lb/in (N/mm) |
7 (1.2) |
IPC TM-650 2.4.8 |
At Elevated Temperatures (150ºC) |
lb/in (N/mm) |
9 (1.6) |
IPC TM-650 2.4.8.2 |
After Process Solutions |
lb/in (N/mm) |
7 (1.2) |
IPC TM-650 2.4.8 |
Young’s Modulus |
kpsi (MPa) |
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IPC TM-650 2.4.18.3 |
Flexural Strength (Machine/Cross) |
kpsi (MPa) |
14/10 (97/69) |
IPC TM-650 2.4.4 |
Tensile Strength (Machine/Cross) |
kpsi (MPa) |
11/8 (76/55) |
IPC TM-650 2.4.18.3 |
Compressive Modulus |
kpsi (MPa) |
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ASTM D-3410 |
Poisson’s Ratio |
－ |
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ASTM D-3039 |
4. Physical Properties |
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Water Absorption |
% |
0.05 |
IPC TM-650 2.6.2.1 |
Density, ambient 23ºC |
g/cm3 |
2.30 |
ASTM D792 Method A |
Thermal Conductivity |
W/mK |
0.72 |
ASTM D5470 |
Specific Heat |
J/gK |
0.90 |
ASTM D5470 |
Flammability |
class |
V-0 |
UL-94 |
NASA Outgassing, 125ºC, ≤10- 6 torr |
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Total Mass Loss |
% |
0.02 |
NASA SP-R-0022A |
Collected Volatiles |
% |
0.01 |
NASA SP-R-0022A |
Water Vapor Recovered |
% |
0.01 |
NASA SP-R-0022A |