A printed circuit board (PCB) is used in electronics to build electronic devices. It provides a place to mount components and electrical connections between them. PCBs are made of copper foil conducting layers typically coated with a green solder mask. They contain components, pads, traces, and top/bottom metal layers. PCBs must be mounted to a chassis or other PCB/socket and may attach to heat sinks. Their design involves generating films, shearing raw materials, drilling holes, applying copper, photosensitive materials, stripping, etching, solder mask, solder coat, and silkscreening.