A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR LIGHTING DEVICES

A method of manufacturing support elements for lighting devices includes: - providing an elongated, electrically non-conductive substrate (10) with opposed surfaces, with an electrically-conductive layer (14) extending along one of said opposed surfaces, - etching said electrically-conductive layer (14) to provide a set of electrically-conductive tracks (141, 142) extending along the non-conductive substrate (10) with at least one portion (e.g. the opposed surface) of the non-conductive substrate (10) left free by the set of electrically-conductive tracks (141, 142), - forming a network of electrically-conductive lines (121, 122) coupleable with at least one light radiation source, e.g. a LED source (L), at said portion of said non-conductive substrate (10) left free by the electrically-conductive tracks (141, 142). Said forming operation includes selectively removing e.g. via laser etching a further electrically-conductive layer (121, 122) provided on said non-conductive substrate (10), or printing electrically-conductive material onto the non-conductive substrate (10) . The electrically-conductive tracks (141, 142) and the network of electrically-conductive lines (121, 122) may be coupled with each other e.g. by means of electrically-conductive vias (16) extending through the non-conductive substrate (10).