German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies AG announced that it’s producing a printed circuit board (PCB) that dissolves in water.

  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    That sounds like a terrible idea unless you like planned obsolescence. I imagine those boards will have a very short lifespan.

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      1 year ago

      They’re still encased in polymer. “Soluboard printed circuit boards need to be immersed in 90°C water (close to boiling point) for 30 minutes for the product to delaminate”, according to the CEO. I don’t imagine it will just melt/degrade slowly in a very short time span simply because of environmental heat and humidity.