SmartPlate software takes the guesswork out of PCB plating

PCB front-end engineering specialists Ucamco have teamed up with electroplating simulation & optimisation experts Elsyca to develop the CAM-independent SmartPlate program which predicts plating layer thicknesses across a PCB and in the plated drill holes to an accuracy better than 85%.  Better controlled plating improves the electronic performance and long-term reliability of the PCB, as well as cutting production and environmental costs.