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About this paper
Zeyu Yan, Anup Sathya, Sahra Yusuf, Jyh-Ming Lien, Huaishu Peng
Fibercuit enables rapid, in-house fabrication of high-resolution flexible and 3D kirigami circuits by repurposing a commodity fiber laser engraver, achieving 8 mil trace width and 4 mil clearance and reducing prototyping time to minutes. The system integrates laser-based trace creation, component soldering, and material forming to produce functional electronic devices with complex geometries.
Key insights
- Commodity fiber laser engravers can be repurposed for high-resolution flexible and 3D circuit prototyping, offering an accessible alternative to expensive industrial equipment.
- The use of a roll-formed copper-Kapton composite allows for stable and precise laser processing, enabling both high-resolution traces and inherent material flexibility.
- The fiber laser's ability to precisely generate heat can be utilized for direct component soldering and controlled mechanical forming of the substrate into complex 3D (kirigami) geometries.
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