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Validation & fab

JLCPCB

Chinese PCB fab + assembly house. Cheap, fast, our default.

How it looks

Drawing: a process, not a thing on the board
Gerbers +drill filesBOM + CPLbare boardsmadeparts placedand solderedboxed andshippedone website, one order: boards made and parts soldered in the same factory
The JLCPCB route for a PCBA order. No logo or photo here: this is the flow, not the brand.

How it works

Gerbers +drill filesBOM + CPLbare boardsmadeparts placedand solderedboxed andshippedupload the fab filesand the assembly filestheir fab etches, drills and platestheir assembly line places parts stocked by LCSCa few days later: finished boards

Where it fits

Alternatives: PCBWay (similar, more options). Parts and codes come from LCSC. The whole order is a PCBA order, never bare boards for hand assembly.

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