The PCB design is generated using Cadsoft Eagle ... The optical pickup’s laser removes the photoresist film from the non-trace areas of the board. The exposed copper is then etched away ...

like many of the other PCB printers we’ve seen. Instead of printing out the board artwork to a transparency or mask, [Tixiv] used a 1 Watt 445nm blue laser with a hexagonal mirror to directly ...

Additionally, CMS has secured an order for its PCB Laser Marking Workstation from an electronics manufacturer. The workstation, which is equipped with an air-cooled CO2 laser, is used for marking ...

In February 2017, I wrote a column titled “ An Afternoon with Naka ” in which Hayao Nakahara (or Naka to his friends) – a true PCB veteran embarking on his 60 th year in the industry – described the ...

This process became more challenging as AMD switched from manufacturing ceramic chips to a PCB material. The laser cut pits into the PCB that required more than just a pencil to fill in ...