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Did you see the epson press release? Inkjet PCB!

Did you see the epson press release? Inkjet PCB!

2004-11-02 by thespeakerguy

http://www.epson.co.jp/e/newsroom/news_2004_11_01.htm

This prints conductors and insulating layers in subsequent passes.

Time will tell if this is viable and also can trickle down into a 
hobbyists's realm. The specs are neat.

50 micron line width, 110 micron line pitch, at 25.4 microns per 
mil, that is 2 mil width on 4.4 mil pitch. Do that with your Staples 
paper!

Re: Did you see the epson press release? Inkjet PCB!

2004-11-02 by Phil

That is very interesting although it looks like a technology 
announcement with no product mentioned.  I suspect that it will be a 
while before this becomes commercially viable (at fairly high cost)
and longer yet to get reasonable cost for the little guys.

It would also be cool to see at least resistors become printable and 
then caps.  I suspect semiconductors are a ways off...


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "thespeakerguy" 
<thespeakerguy@y...> wrote:
> 
> http://www.epson.co.jp/e/newsroom/news_2004_11_01.htm
> 
> This prints conductors and insulating layers in subsequent passes.
> 
> Time will tell if this is viable and also can trickle down into a 
> hobbyists's realm. The specs are neat.
> 
> 50 micron line width, 110 micron line pitch, at 25.4 microns per 
> mil, that is 2 mil width on 4.4 mil pitch. Do that with your 
Staples 
> paper!

Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Did you see the epson press release? Inkjet PCB!

2004-11-02 by Earl T. Hackett, Jr.

Somebody finally did it.  It sure took long enough.  I suggested this approach over 15 years ago when I was in the duPont electronics department.  Of course I couldn't get mamagement to look beyond their current product line.  I'd like to think that our ink jet guys make the inks, but probably not.
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  Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Did you see the epson press release? Inkjet PCB!



  http://www.epson.co.jp/e/newsroom/news_2004_11_01.htm

  This prints conductors and insulating layers in subsequent passes.

  Time will tell if this is viable and also can trickle down into a 
  hobbyists's realm. The specs are neat.

  50 micron line width, 110 micron line pitch, at 25.4 microns per 
  mil, that is 2 mil width on 4.4 mil pitch. Do that with your Staples 
  paper!





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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Did you see the epson press release? Inkjet PCB!

2004-11-02 by Ted Huntington

Epson leads the way in inkjet printers.  I think they are the best and 
most dependible I have ever used (although I have only used a few).  
They are also the first to make a low cost DVD/CD printing printer, the 
R200 ($99). 

This will be awesome for not having to use etchant, not having to send 
out PCBs, ... all around very good.

Ted


On 11/2/2004 12:47 PM, Earl T. Hackett, Jr. wrote:

>Somebody finally did it.  It sure took long enough.  I suggested this approach over 15 years ago when I was in the duPont electronics department.  Of course I couldn't get mamagement to look beyond their current product line.  I'd like to think that our ink jet guys make the inks, but probably not.
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>  http://www.epson.co.jp/e/newsroom/news_2004_11_01.htm
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>  This prints conductors and insulating layers in subsequent passes.
>
>  Time will tell if this is viable and also can trickle down into a 
>  hobbyists's realm. The specs are neat.
>
>  50 micron line width, 110 micron line pitch, at 25.4 microns per 
>  mil, that is 2 mil width on 4.4 mil pitch. Do that with your Staples 
>  paper!
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