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Title: | Conductive lithographic films |
Authors: | Ramsey, BJ Evans, PSA Harrison, DJ |
Keywords: | Circuit boards;Film circuits;Conductive inks;Lithography;Microwave striplines |
Issue Date: | 1997 |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Citation: | IEEE Intl. Symposium on electronics and the environment, 5th - 7th May 1997, San Francisco, California, USA. |
Abstract: | This paper reports progress in the development of a novel fabrication technique for printing circuit board designs directly onto suitable substrates. Circuit tracks can be formed on organic or synthetic substrates by depositing films of a metal-loaded ink via a standard lithographic printing process. The application of this work is in substitutes for conventional (copper-clad resin/laminate) circuit boards where, for low complexity circuits, directly printed substrates offer cost advantages and environmental benefits. The paper is a resume of work and results, including; ink formulation, environmental test, circuit modelling and life cycle analysis. Conductive lithographic films have now been successfully demonstrated in a telephone handset developed in conjunction with Nortel, microprocessor and microwave stripline applications. Whilst developed primarily as a low cost, low environmental impact alternative to subtractive PCB manufacture, other potential advantages such as flexibility and environmental robustness are apparent. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1763 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISEE.1997.605330 |
ISBN: | 0-7803-3808-1 |
Appears in Collections: | Design Brunel Design School Research Papers |
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