Dear Technos,

I need to cut some narrow strips out of 0.005" thick microstrip alumina substrates. The diamond tips we have do an acceptable job on the substrate, but tend to lift the corners of the 50 ohms trace.

Is there any special tool for this kind of surgery?

Thanks,

Ioan Tempea, P. Eng.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Satellite Systems

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