Manufacturing - Minimum Solder Mask Sliver
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Rule category: Manufacturing
Rule classification: Binary
Summary Copy Link Copied
This rule helps identify narrow sections of solder mask that may cause manufacturing problems at a later stage. Ensuring that there is a minimum width of solder mask across the board, this rule checks that the distance between any two solder mask openings is equal to, or greater than, a user-specified minimum value. This includes the pads, vias, and any primitives that reside on solder mask layers. It also checks Top and Bottom sides independently.
Constraints Copy Link Copied
Default constraint for the Minimum Solder Mask Sliver rule.
- Minimum Solder Mask Sliver - specifies the minimum allowed width of solder mask.
How Duplicate Rule Contentions are Resolved Copy Link Copied
All rules are resolved by the priority setting. The system goes through the rules from highest to lowest priority and picks the first one whose scope expressions match the object(s) being checked.
Rule Application Copy Link Copied
Online DRC and Batch DRC.