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<p>Created Page + Added Basic Categories + Info</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=Basics=<br /> <br /> - Part of the [[Open Source Electronics Construction Set]]<br /> <br /> - A device that uses a chemical resistant dark paint and a laser to create the traces in the maskant. This is then etched using a chemical etchant<br /> <br /> - Can allow for easier production of large volumes of PCB&#039;s quickly when compared to the [[D3D CNC Circuit Mill]]<br /> <br /> - This may be less complex when compared to the [[Open Source PCB Photoengraving System]] as this method only requires dark paint and a modified laser cutter to produce the traces<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Used For=<br /> <br /> - PCB Production<br /> <br /> - IC Production<br /> <br /> - Possibly<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Industry Standards=<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Existing Open Source Devices=<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Minimum Viable Product=<br /> <br /> - Fast<br /> <br /> - Easy to Use (upload file and press print)<br /> <br /> - Recycles its own / can use recycled chemicals<br /> <br /> - Cheap to run<br /> <br /> - Scalable (both in physical size ,and precision/ability (ie pcb engraving at the low end and cpu manufacture at the high end)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Basic Design=<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Feedstock Module==<br /> <br /> - 1 or more of these<br /> <br /> - Holds PCB&#039;s, Silicon wafers etc<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Conveyor Belt Module==<br /> <br /> - Carryies feedstock from the feedstock module to the next module<br /> <br /> - should be relitively unreactive (ie Plastic or ceramic)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Prewash Module==<br /> <br /> - Washes and dries the feedstock to prevent contamination errors in the next modules<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Dark Paint Application Module==<br /> <br /> - Applies the dark paint ( it is dark so it absorbs more laser energy )<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Exposure Module==<br /> <br /> - Burns off the paint with the laser leaving behind exposed traces<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Post Exposure Cleaning Module==<br /> <br /> - Cleans off the resedue from the burned paint <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Etching Module==<br /> <br /> - Is a bath of chemical etchant that the conveyor belt dips into<br /> <br /> - Dissolves the areas not protected by undeveloped photoresist<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Post Etching Cleaning Module==<br /> <br /> - Removes the Etchant<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Post Processing Module==<br /> <br /> - Removes any remaining photoresist + delivers the finished product to the end of the conveyor belt<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =BOM=<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Usefull Links=<br /> <br /> - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printed_circuit_board#PCB Wikipedia Page on Printed Circuit Boards]</div>

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