Open AccessA low-cost printed circuit board design technique and processes using ferric chloride solution
Author(s) -
C.T. Obe,
Stephen Ejiofor Oti,
Candidus U. Eya,
D.B.N. Nnadi,
O.E. Nnadi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nigerian journal of technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2467-8821
pISSN - 0331-8443
DOI - 10.4314/njt.v39i4.31
Subject(s) - printed circuit board , ferric , chloride , debugging , etching (microfabrication) , materials science , circuit design , software , optoelectronics , topology (electrical circuits) , computer science , engineering , electrical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , layer (electronics) , programming language
This paper presents a low-cost printed circuit board (PCB) design technique and processes using ferric chloride () solution on a metal plate for a design topology. The PCB design makes a laboratory prototype easier by reducing the work piece size, eliminating the ambiguous connecting wires and breadboards circuit errors. This is done by manual etching of the designed metal plate via immersion in ferric chloride solutions for a given time interval 0-15mins. With easy steps, it is described on how to make a conventional single-sided printed circuit board with low-cost, time savings and reduced energy from debugging. The simulation and results of the printed circuit is designed and verified in the Multisim software version 14.0 and LeCroy WJ35Aoscilloscope respectively.
Keywords: Etching, Ferric Chloride, Insertion, Multisim, Metal Plate, Printed Circuit Board