Very Small Board

© Astron

ASTRON has excellent facilities in its laboratories, which play an essential role in the development of astronomical instruments, both for radio and optical/IR. Since some of these facilities are quite unique, they are gratefully used by our research partners, and also for commercial purposes.

The instruments that are built come in all sizes. But while it is easy enough to be impressed with something the size of a steam locomotive, it takes a more discerning mind to appreciate a very small one. Those familiar with the Research and Development department will immediately recognize the hand of Albert van Duin, holding a very small board (2 mm x 2 mm) which he manufactured for our national Space Research organization (SRON) on a dedicated substrate.

Boards of such a small size can hardly be obtained from industry partners.