PCB Prototyping System Goes "Green"

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Feb. 19, 2009

The ProtoLaser S laser system from LPKF Laser and Electronics AG can fabricate complete layouts on printed circuit boards (PCBs) without need of chemicals. The laser system, which is ideal for producing analog, digital, and RF/microwave circuits on FR4, FR3, ceramic, teflon (PTFE), polyimide, and polyester substrate materials and laminates. It works with standard layout files and can create a complex digital circuit measuring 229 x 305 mm in less than 20 minutes at the touch of a button. According to the firm's Sales Director, Britta Schulz, "Prototypes can be made quickly, and small batches can be produced on demand."

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.