The purpose of this checklist is to make certain that you have all the required information prior to starting your quote. Horizon Printed Circuits has streamlined the quoting process down to only eight fields so there isn’t a lot of information required for the quote.

• Determine the number of printed circuit boards that you want assembled. It is most important to know the minimum number because our automatic quote will give pricing with applicable price breaks for the number you enter and several larger quantities.
• Count the number of lines on the Bill of Material (BOM). This number will be required to tell us how many different manufacturers parts are in your project.
• Determine if your PCB has surface mount components on both sides
• Decide if you will require Lead-Free processing
• Count the number of SMT components. These parts have packages like 0402, 0603, 0805, 1206 ect... There are many types of components that fit into this category so if you’re wondering which category a part fits in, chances are it is here.
• Count the Fine Pitch components. These are leaded components that have a pitch (distance from the center of one lead to the center of the next lead) of less then 20 mil.
• Count the number of Thru-Hole components. These parts fit through holes in the circuit board and get soldered from the side opposite the component. Old style resistors and capacitors are examples of Thru-Hole components.
• Count Leadless/BGA/QFN components. The count of these components will be lumped together into one category. These components have no leads or leads that are totally beneath the component.

With this information you will be able to get a quote on www.horizonpcb.com