Printed Circuit Board. A rigid or flexible substrate made of insulating material, typically FR4 fiberglass, laminated with copper sheets. The copper is etched away to leave conductive pathways, pads, and vias that electrically connect surface-mounted or through-hole components soldered to the board.
Heard on the job
We need to spin a new PCB revision because the footprint for the voltage regulator is backwards.
Also heard as
- printed circuit board
- PC board
- board