With 200,000 pacemakers implanted in the United States per year, the surgical process to correct heart abnormalities has become routine. When
preparing for the process, cardiologists choose from three different
incision types to determine the best implant method. Each type of
incision impacts patient comfort and the amount of risk involved with
the surgery.To get more news about
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The incision provides access to a vein and allocates space for the
pacemaker. A cardiologist embeds the pacemaker by enclosing the device
within a pocket formed from human tissue. A surgeon can choose to form a
pocket within the tissue layer just under the skin by using one or two
fingers to gently spread the fleshy tissues apart after an incision.
Another method involves placing a pacemaker below the pectoral muscle and
begins with a shallow incision in the major muscle. The technique
finishes with blunt dissection to create the pocket. In both cases,
wound closure and the healing process allow the tissue to encapsulate
the pacemaker.
The concept of embedding microcontrollers, MOSFETs, voltage regulators, integrated circuits and other active components
within the substrate of a PCB mirrors the process of implanting a
pacemaker within a human being. With integrated module board
technologies, an SMT component implants in a cavity on the surface of a
conventional rigid substrate.
Technological advancements have made cavity sizes more precise and allowed PCB designs to incorporate
different cavity shapes corresponding to component dimensions. Using
lasers to remove dielectric material offers positional accuracy and
precise cavity depths. Small, precise milling and routing tools also
provide the control needed to produce cavities that have a tight
tolerance for the component.
Mechanical, chemical, and electrical compatibility between the component, the substrate, and buildup
materials must exist for proper circuit operation. After aligning and
placing the component, your next steps involve filling the cavity with
molding polymers that include isotropic solder. The mix of polymers and
solder ensures compatibility. Laminating the core substrate with
resin-coated copper allows for microvia fabrication.
Embedded wafer-level packaging (EWLP), embedded chip buildup (ECBU), and
Chip-in-Polymer (CIP) processes completely embed the active component
within a multilayer PCB during manufacturing. Rather than drilling
cavities into the dielectric material, the second embedding technique
places thin wafer packages directly into the buildup dielectric layers.
The thin package die-bonds to the substrate followed by the PCB
manufacturer applies liquid epoxy or resin-coated film as a dielectric
to mold the component into the substrate. While EWLP requires fan-in and
begins at the wafer level, the ECBU method mounts active components
face down to a fully-cured polyamide film mounted to a frame for
dimensional stability and coated with polymeric adhesive. Then, the
manufacturer builds the interconnect structure.
The CIP method, on the other hand, places thin components directly on top of the core
substrate, bonds the chips with an adhesive, and embeds the devices into
the polymer buildup layers of the PCB. Laser drilling establishes the
vias to component contact pads and facilitates the mounting of passive
devices directly over the embedded active component.
