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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!

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!

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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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
>
> 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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