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As a refresher, a via is a copper plated hole that is used to connect two or more layers within a PCB together. Via Fill is a special PCB
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manufacturing technique used to selectively and completely close via holes with epoxy. There are many instances in which a PCB
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designer might want to have a via filled. Some key benefits are:
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More reliable surface mounts
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Increased assembly yields
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Improved reliability by decreasing the probability of trapped air or liquids.

ViaInPad

Perhaps one of the greatest benefits of via fill is the option to implement Via InPad. This process is becoming more and more popular
and preferred as opposed to using the traditional "dog bone" method to transfer signal from the BGA, through the via, and on to inner
layers. In this process, also known as active pad, vias are filled, planarized, plated over with copper. While the ViaInPad process does
increase cost there can be significant benefits over conventional through hole technology.

Some key benefits are:

Tighter BGA pitches
Increased thermal dissipation
Reduced layer count or board size, which ultimately may reduce cost
Improved routing density (higher density per layer)
Strengthening Pad attachment
Gives high frequency designs the shortest possible route to bypass capacitors
Overcomes high speed design issues and constraints such as low inductance

Conductive vs. NonConductive Via Fill

NonConductive Via Fill, sometimes confused with Via Plug, still has copper plated vias to conduct power and heat. The via, however, is
filled with a special low shrinkage epoxy specially formulated for this application. Conductive via fill has silver of copper particles
distributed throughout the epoxy to provide extra thermal and electrical conductivity.

NonConductive fill has a thermal conductivity of 0.25 W/mK whereas Conductive pastes have a thermal conductivity anywhere from
3.515 W/mK. In contrast, electroplated copper has a thermal conductivity of more than 250W/mK.

So while Conductive via fill can offer needed conductivity in some applications more often than not it is possible to use nonconductive
paste and add additional vias. Often this results in superior thermal and electrical conductivity with minimal cost impact.

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