The use of computer aided design techniques in printed circuit layouts
β Scribed by C.B. Besant; A. Hamlyn; P.M. McLintock
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1973
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0010-4485
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β¦ Synopsis
Modern printed circuits are manufactured using a mask. This mask can be prepared by directin~ a light beam around a photographic plate to describe the required circuit. An etching process is then used to transfer the circuit from the photographic plate (the mask) to the circuit board.
A description is given of the techniques used to transfer a circuit design into a form suitable for input to a computer and thence into a data tape for use in controlling a high accuracy plotter, where the actual mask can be created using a light head. The work was performed using the CADMAC computer aided design system to formulate the data tape. This tape was subsequently used with a high accuracy Kingmatic plotter.
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