Patent ID: 9568288
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: F42B

Claim:
1. An exploding foil initiator system comprising: a substrate having a first side and a second side; an exploding foil initiator formed on the first side of the substrate, the exploding foil initiator comprising a first contact, a second contact and a channel that electrically connects the first contact and the second contact; a first via defining a first axis through the substrate, wherein the first via forms an intersection with the first contact and aligns with the first contact; a second via defining a second axis through the substrate, wherein the second via forms an intersection with the second contact and aligns with the second contact; a first surface-mount pad on the second side of the substrate that electrically connects to the first contact of the exploding foil initiator through the first via; and a second surface-mount pad on the second side of the substrate that electrically connects to the second contact of the exploding foil initiator through the second via.