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World's First Ultra-Thin Multilayer Circuit Board

Posted by Hemos on from the first-to-the-post dept.

neutron_p writes "Seiko Epson has developed the world's first 20-layer circuit board. Multilayer circuit boards are normally produced by using a photolithography. However, the industry has struggled to produce thin, lightweight, high-density multilayer circuit boards. Seiko Epson uses an inkjet-based manufacturing process, which has many advantages over a traditional photolithography process."

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  1. Not again by captnitro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seiko Epson uses an inkjet-based manufacturing process, which has many advantages over a traditional photolithography process

    Great. Now I'm going to have to run out in the middle of the night to buy overpriced Epson inkjet refills in two aisles.

    And the paperjams on a PCB? Insane.

    1. Re:Not again by DrEldarion · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm not sure about you, but I wouldn't trust second-rate refill kits when printing circuits.

  2. Inkjets and Epson by Gopal.V · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seems to be a good match :)

    Inkjets + Epson == PCB printers

    It would be amazing to be able to print out PCBs rather than sending your diagrams to a shop. Even if this doesn't work for a production system, it would be great for hobbyists to create throwaway prototypes of circuits before sending those designs in.

    Also this brings a new way of "compiling" your circuit boards .. I wonder if raw postscript could be used to run these printers ?.

    Finally, those kids in college can really see their circuits in action rather than as blinking circles in some circuit simulator !. It's a real good feeling .... of EUPHORIA . I still remember my first bistable vibrator done on a breadboard , and seeing those leds go blink ... blink .. blink ...

    <old_voice>
    "Those days we didn't have zeros and ones either - all we had was Vcc , ground and everything in between... and we liked it" :)
    </old_voice>

    --
    Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur
  3. Re:This won't replace conventional PCBs by corngrower · · Score: 2, Funny
    Most of the money today is made with consumer electronics...

    And here I thought that most of the money was made on large, government operated printing presses. I guess those counterfieters are busier than ever with their little ink jet machines and laser printers.