3D PCB
3D PCB
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Is there a service that could make a Printed Circuit board in 3 dimensions? Testing a concept. Can get flexible PCB and put on a fiberglass structure, but would prefer the PCB itself shaped.
thx,
thx,
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RE: 3D PCB
RE: 3D PCB
Populating such a thing? Note that surface mount components (i.e. the majority of what is available in silicon these days) won't like being made to bend...
And if all of the above is useless to you, maybe next time you could provide just a _bit_ more information.
RE: 3D PCB
ISTR copper electroplated on injection molded polycarbonate or polysulfone.
At that time, all components were through-hole, so soldering had to be done by hand, or connections had to be mechanical.
ISTR that I found such a circuit in a cheap Polaroid camera, but I'm not really sure.
Folded flex circuits seem more common now, I'm guessing because soldering in the flat is easier, and the tooling to plate a circuit onto a 3D object is expensive, and flex circuit connectors are mature and reliable.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: 3D PCB