Component placement and courtyard

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   Is the minimum component spacing relative to the outside of courtyard line or the center? Is it ok for the courtyard lines to overlap, if the center of the lines does not overlap?
For example, a CAPC1608X90N has a courtyard width of 1.48mm to the line centers. Is it ok to place the parts side by side at 1.5mm centers? With a courtyard line width of 0.05mm, the line edges overlap slightly.

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dwaltoneng Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Advanced User Joined: 02 Mar 2013 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 193	Post Options Post Reply Quote dwaltoneng Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Component placement and courtyard Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 3:13pm
	Is the minimum component spacing relative to the outside of courtyard line or the center? Is it ok for the courtyard lines to overlap, if the center of the lines does not overlap? For example, a CAPC1608X90N has a courtyard width of 1.48mm to the line centers. Is it ok to place the parts side by side at 1.5mm centers? With a courtyard line width of 0.05mm, the line edges overlap slightly.



Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5716	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 6:59pm
	It's the courtyard centerline (not the line edge). You can bump courtyard lines so they overlap on top each other. Just don't overlap past the centerline.