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A new generation of high power picoseconds lasers allows high quality and high thruput production of vias and blind holes in PC-Boards. The hole shape can be improved by using a beam shaper DOE. Drilling rates of 3000 holes per second for thru holes and 12 000 holes per second on blind holes have been demonstrated.
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