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Is there any reason why one sees so many black PCBs nowadays, instead of the 'normal' green? Is it simply fashion? Or is there a new cheaper / better black mate

Is there any reason why one sees so many black PCBs nowadays, instead of the 'normal' green? Is it simply fashion? Or is there a new cheaper / better black material being used? .. I definitely dont like the look of it.. Black chips on a black background.. makes the board harder to 'read' at a glance imo. Edit: Answered my own question.. https://www.quick-pcba.com/pcb-news/questions-about-black-pcb.html https://www.quick-pcba.com/pcb-news/questions-about-black-pc... It is simply fashion + this : Anti-plagiarism. Because the traces of black PCB are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. Also seems there are some disadvantages of not using green.

rablackburn 5y ago
Interesting, I was wondering why I was never really seeing green PCBs anymore except for “boring” pci cards like USB hubs, or wireless cards. Fashion makes sense. Kind of makes me nostalgic and want to build a high-end PC with only “retro” green PCB components
- userbinator 5y ago
  I believe the black PCB trend started with Apple. It won't slow down anyone seriously trying to copy your product, since they'll just depopulate the board and use "bed of nails" or "fly wire" scanning technology to recover the netlist automatically. It does frustrate repair attempts, however. High-end server-oriented stuff still tends to be "boring" green.