Via Covering
Covering the annular ring and vias with soldermask ink in order to prevent exposure to the elements and reduce accidental shorting or contact with the circuit.

PCB Via Covering
Vias Not Covered
It means that the vias are exposed and the surface finish is applied to via barrel. The solder paste might get into the vias and cause poor or non-existent solder joints.
Tenting vias
It means that the vias are simply covering by solder mask ink. No additional process steps is required during fabrication.
Covering the annular ring and vias with solder mask ink in order to prevent exposure to the elements and reduce accidental shorting or contact with the circuit. Plugged Vias with non conductive media (eg. Epoxy/resin, soldermask ink) The conductive vias in BGA requires plugged vias.
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