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by alnwlsn 108 days ago
I don't think it's smaller, but you can also drop the USB connector and just order the right thickness of PCB:

https://github.com/AnasMalas/pcb-edge-usb-c

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True, but in this case you'd need to make the PCB larger as you can't put any components on the part the USB plug will attach to (unlike the case with USB-A, where the contacts are only on one side. Nevertheless, this is worth considering if your goal is cost reduction rather than size reduction.