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PCB & PCBA for AI & HPC

PCB and PCBA for computing and accelerator hardware that needs high-layer, low-loss boards.

High-speed / high-layerHigh-Speed / High-Layer
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What AI & HPC projects need

AI and HPC hardware often combines low-loss materials, controlled impedance, high layer counts and back drilling. Stack-ups are reviewed per design. This describes typical requirements and is not a customer reference.

  • Low-loss materials
  • Controlled impedance
  • High layer count stack-ups
  • Back drilling

Typical applications and certificates

PositioningHigh-Speed / High-Layer
Typical applicationsAI Servers, GPU Accelerator Cards, HPC

Related certificates

  • ISO 9001:2015133628
  • UL 796E466435
  • IECQ QC 080000IECQ-H NQAGB 25.0038
Certificate details

Source: ShinePCB capability workbook, navigation overview. Values are confirmed against your files and the assigned facility during engineering review; certificates are available on request.

Typical computing modules

Typical requirements from the ShinePCB application capability sheet. Each project is reviewed against its own drawing and specification.

End product / typical modulesApplicable PCB typesKey processesMaterial directionEngineering focus
AI servers / GPU accelerator cards / HPC — main board, switch board, high-speed interconnect, powerHigh-layer-count, backplane, HDI, high-speed, heavy copperHigh layer count; back drilling; impedance; sequential lamination; POFV; heavy copperMEGTRON 6/7/8, Tachyon 100G, TU-933112G/224G insertion loss; registration; warpage; power delivery

Application descriptions show typical board requirements. They are not customer references, and end-product standards remain the responsibility of the product owner. Signal-integrity and IPC class requirements follow the customer specification.

Low-loss laminates

MaterialSeriesTgDkDfTypical use
Panasonic MEGTRON 6High-speed digital185 °C3.34 @ 13 GHz0.0037High-speed multilayer
Panasonic MEGTRON 7 R-5785(N)High-speed digital200 °C3.31 @ 14 GHz0.0023High-speed multilayer; backplane
Panasonic MEGTRON 8 R-5795(N)Ultra-high-speed digital220 °C3.13 @ 14 GHz0.0016High-speed multilayer; backplane
Panasonic MEGTRON 8 R-5795(U)Ultra-high-speed digital220 °C3.08 @ 14 GHz0.0012High-speed multilayer; backplane
Panasonic XPEDION 1 R-5515XLow-loss epoxy170 °C3.06 @ 14 GHz0.0021High-speed multilayer
TUC TU-872SLK / TU-933High-speed low-lossHigh-speed multilayer; backplane
Ventec VT-770 / VT-770LKHigh-speed digital3.18–3.41 @ 10 GHz0.0039–0.0045High-speed digital (varies with construction)
Shengyi Synamic 6 / 6N / 6GXHigh-speed digital3.35–3.730.0021–0.005High-speed digital
Nelco N4000-13 seriesHigh-speed low-lossHigh-speed backplane and multilayer

Source: ShinePCB capability workbook, material sheet. Dk, Df and Tg are typical supplier datasheet values (test frequency shown where the source lists it). They describe the laminate, not the finished board. Grades are available on request and confirmed with availability during engineering review. "—" means no value is listed in the source.

Selected builds

Board constructions from the ShinePCB company presentation — not customer references.

18-layer hybrid stack-up of a 77 GHz radar board

77 GHz radar high-frequency board

Layers
18
Materials
TSM-DS3 + FR28 prepreg + S1000-2M, hybrid lamination
Finish
Immersion gold (ENIG)
Special process
Pure PTFE blind/buried-via impedance board, 5 back-drill groups
Panels of black high-speed server boards

AI server high-speed board

Layers
18
Material
Panasonic MEGTRON 8
Thickness / min hole
3.1 mm / 0.15 mm
Finish
Full-board electrolytic hard gold
Challenge
High layer count, blind vias, thick gold over the full board
Rigid-flex boards with flexible interconnect

12-layer rigid-flex board

Structure
12 layers, 4R + 4F + 4R
Materials
ITEQ IT-180 + DuPont AP9141R
Thickness / min hole
1.6 mm / 0.2 mm
Finish
Immersion gold (ENIG)
Application
High-end industrial connector
Round gold-finished millimeter-wave antenna board

Millimeter-wave antenna board

Layers
8
Material
Rogers RT5880
Finish
Soft gold plating, 3 µm gold
Special process
Laser profiling
Stack of gold-finished RF power amplifier boards

5G base-station power amplifier board

Layers
4
Materials
Rogers RO4350B + FR-4
Finish
Immersion gold (ENIG)
Special process
Blind vias, step cavity, partially embedded copper block

Builds from the ShinePCB company presentation. They illustrate process scope and are not customer references.

Typical products

Accelerator and GPU boards

Server motherboards

High-speed interconnect cards

AI & HPC FAQs

Can you build high-layer server boards?

Layer count and construction are confirmed in engineering review.

Which materials are suitable?

Low-loss options are reviewed against your signal requirements.

Send your board specification for engineering review

  • Engineering review before quotation and production release
  • Prototype and mass-production requirements reviewed separately
  • Each order matched to a qualified facility in the ShinePCB manufacturing network