CircuiTree articles from February 2002

CircuiTree archives from February 2002

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2002... U.S. Fabricators Must Be Vigilant to Avoid Commodity Products I am responding to the letter "Don't Whine: We Are Responsible for the Effects of Globalization," [CircuiTree, January 2002]. The writer states the PCB industry produces a...

Talking shop. (The Way we see it).(Brief Article)(Column)
February 1, 2002... Every now and then I catch up with my good friend, Joe Reader, and we talk shop. We've developed a ritual where we sit down at our favorite bar, order a couple of draft beers and proceed to solve all the industry's problems. "Hey Mr. Smart...

Precision electrical testing of vias points to reliability concerns: Assembly simulation and thermal-cycling results showing large increases in via resistance indicate long-term reliability issues. Improperly formed vias show high infant mortality rate.
February 1, 2002... Introduction During the process of drilling and plating vias, there are a number of inherent difficulties that can lead to improperly formed via holes. The problem becomes more evident as aspect ratio increases. The via path is...

People.(includes related article on Merix Corp.)
February 1, 2002... The Christopher Group Santa Ana, CA--The Christopher Group appointed Martin Gershenson to the position of technical sales representative, West Coast. Martin's responsibilities will include sales and technical support on bare board and PCB...

Comdex products reveal future growth markets. (Fein-Lines).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Last month, I covered the Comdex show. As there was so much to say, we decided to split the story into two columns to be published over two issues. This is the second part of my coverage. Last month, I stated that security, networking and...

Circuit-Wise emerges from bankruptcy. (Fein-Lines).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... North Haven, CT--In an open letter to customers and colleagues, Stephen Mettler, vice president of Circuit-Wise Inc., announced that the company reached an agreement with its creditors' committee, allowing the PCB fabricator to emerge from...

Alternatives to oxide multilayer bonders: Alternatives to oxide bonders dominate Asia, while North America and Europe have not yet completely converted.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... To create a bonding interface between copper and prepreg, most approaches rely on creating a larger contact area between these two dissimilar materials, as well as chemically changing the copper surface for stronger polar bond interaction with...

Supplying' service. (Kay Rations).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... arrived back in New York from the last TMRC meeting in Orlando with a terrible head cold and sore throat. By Monday morning, it had gotten to the point where I needed to see a doctor. I called my internist and, without rehashing the details, I...

Insulectro moves into new Londonderry facility. (Suppliers).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Lake Forest, CA--Insulectro has taken occupancy of its new state-of-the-art manufacturing and distribution center in Londonderry, N.H. The new manufacturing center, comprising 48,000 sf of manufacturing, warehousing and office space, is located...

Camtek stock now traded in Tel Aviv. (Suppliers).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Migdal Haemek, Israel-Camtek's planned dual listing of its shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) took effect on December 2, 2001. This listing is in addition to the one on the Nasdaq. "We're excited to be joining the growing number of...

Air Products and Chemicals, Parelec team up. (Suppliers).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Allentown, PA--Air Products and Chemicals Inc. and Parelec Inc. have teamed up to develop and market advanced materials for electronic circuit metalization. Air Products has taken a significant equity stake in Parelec, giving Air Products a...

LPKF sells second microline laser in North America. (Suppliers).(LPKF Laser & Electronics AG )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Wilsonville, OR--LPKF Laser & Electronics AG announced the sale of another MicroLineLaser, priced at approximately $1 million. This laser direct patterning (LDP) system was sold to a U.S. manufacturer of medical sensors, and will be delivered...

Dalux named exclusive distributors for polypros systems, mivatec. (Suppliers).(Dalux Equipment America Ltd. and Dalux Equipment Far East Ltd. contracts)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tempe, AZ--Dalux Equipment America, Ltd. was named the exclusive distributor for Polypros Inc. in the European Economic Community, while Dalux Equipment Far East, Ltd. was named the exclusive distributor for Polypros, Inc. in China, Taiwan,...

ECI Technology expands headquarters. (Suppliers).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... East Rutherford, NJ--ECI Technology completed construction on its expanded worldwide headquarters. Because of a rapid increase in demand for ECI's Chemical Monitoring Systems for use in Copper Electrodeposition process, its facilities in East...

Coherent consolidates worldwide MarCom activities. (Suppliers).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Coherent announced it combined all MarCom and corporate communications' activity into one globally unified structure. The result is the formation of a Global Marketing Communication Team, made up of resources within Coherent's corporate...

Burkle appoints EIS Circuit Supply as North American rep. (Suppliers).(Burkle North America Inc)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Garden Grove, CA--Mike van Loo, Vice President of Burkle North America Inc., and Jim Hegeduis, Director of Sales & Operations of EIS-Circuit Supply announced that Burkle and EIS-Circuit Supply have agreed that EIS will represent Burkle...

GIL technologies opens Asian sales office in China. (Suppliers).
February 1, 2002... Shenzhen, China--GIL Technologies Inc. announced the opening of a sales office in the industrial trade center of Shenzhen, China. The new office, announced during the 2001 SIPC Show in Shenzhen, will be a technical and sales resource to users...

Lavenir appoints scanfors as scandinavian distributor. (Suppliers).(Lavenir Technology's computer software products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Pleasant Hill, CA--Lavenir Technology made Scanfors (Denmark) solely responsible for the distribution of all Lavenir software products in Scandinavia. Lavenir has a range of software available to PCB manufacturers, from Gerber viewing packages...

Shipley establishes new technical center. (Suppliers).(Shipley Europe)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Coventry, UK--Shipley opened a new [pounds sterling]1M Technical Centre (Coventry, UK), providing advanced research facilities for Shipley's PWB and EIF businesses in Europe. Existing R&D laboratories have been refurbished and expanded to...

Anvik establishes research and technical solutions division. (Suppliers).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Hawthorne, NY--Anvik Corp. established its Research and Technical Solutions (RTS) Division, which offers quick-turn solutions to microelectronic process technologies, optical and electronic materials, and optomechanical systems and components....

Gebr. Schmid report successful productronica results. (Suppliers).
February 1, 2002... Munich, Germany--Despite recession, terrorist attacks and negative forecasts, the Productronica 2001 Show was far more successful than Gebr. Schmid (Freudenstadt) had expected. During the show, Schmid's participation as an associate of the ACR...

Photonic packaging: Exciting opportunities in different times. (Suppliers).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Surrey, UK--According to a recent study by BPA Consulting Ltd., transmission speeds in optical networks have been increasing rapidly since the 1980s, with OC-3 rates of 155Mb/s becoming quickly replaced by OC-12 (622Mb/s), OC-48 (2.5Gb/s) and...

Fine lines in high yield (Part LXXVII): Resist stripping--desperate measures of last resort for tough situations. (Tech Talk).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... As lines and spaces become finer on pattern plated outerlayers, removing the resist from narrow, high-aspect ratio channels between plated lines is becoming increasingly difficult, and is often the limiting factor in plating fine lines....

Everything you ever wanted to know about laminates for frequency dependent applications... but were afraid to ask part 2.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... A discussion of some actual RF applications, the material choices available, and why a designer might select on material over another. This is the second in a two-part look at how microwave and RF signals interact with the materials and...

Cirtech buys ACS technologies' trucure IR curing system. (Fabrication).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Orange, CA--Cirtech purchased ACS Technologies' TruCure JR curing system. The printed circuit maker selected the TruCure IR curing system, model TC243, because it provides faster cycle time and improved product quality. "The time savings in the...

Elreha purchases printed circuits of America. (Fabrication).(Elreha Printed Circuits)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Clearwater, FL--Elreha Printed Circuits purchased the facility and equipment of former PCB manufacturer Printed Circuits of America. The facility will be operated as a division of Elreha Printed Circuits, and will be renamed Elreha/PCA. Former...

DDi to sponsor university PCB R and D projects. (Fabrication).(DDI Corp. funds printed circuit board design center)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Anaheim, CA--DDi Corp. will participate in a collaborative sponsorship of a PCB technology project benefiting the electronics engineering academia of two Virginia universities. DDi will oversee the operations of the Center for Advanced Printed...

Former viasystems south shields plant saved; renamed circatex. (Fabrication).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... South Shields, UK--Viasystems' former PCB facility in South Tyneside avoided closure thanks to a management buy-out. Previously, the facility went into receivership after the European PCB Group laid off over 300 of the plant's 1,100 workers....

Aspocomp still in the red. (Fabrication).(financial results in fourth quarter of 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Helsinki, Finland--Aspocomp announced it could record a loss in the fourth quarter due to weak market conditions. Aspocomp reported a January-September pre-tax loss of 14 million euros ($12.49 million), a far cry from the booming profits of...

CMK, suzhou matsushita build third PCB plant in China. (Fabrication).(printed circuit board)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Wuxi, China-In collaboration with Suzhou Matsushita Electronic Works Co. Ltd., CMK Corp. announced it is building a third PCB plant in Wuxi, China. The $50 million facility will be called CMK Electronics (Wuxi) Co. Ltd., producing multilayer...

Ibiden, AT&S top prismark study. (Fabrication).(rating of printed circuit board manufacturers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Leoben, Austria-According to a recent study done by Prismark, AT&S ranks as the second largest PCB manufacturer in the world, in terms of the sophisticated boards it produces. In a ranking of the ten largest and most technologically advanced...

PPE germany on the auction block. (Fabrication).(Photo Print Electronic)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Berlin, Germany--Swiss measuring equipment producer Endress & Hauser announced it will sell its German PCB facility Photo Print Electronic (PPE due to the deteriorating situation in the global telecommunications market. A German agency is...

Compeq predicts upturn in telecom orders. (Fabrication).(Compeq Manufacturing Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Taipei, Taiwan--Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd. predicts its revenue will rise by 20% this year to approximately NT $20 billion ($588 million), thanks largely to an upturn in mobile phone production. Boards for mobile phones an other...

Taiwan's butterfly electronics, Jiun Puu exit industry. (Fabrication).(Butterfly Electronics Company Ltd., Jiun Puu Technology Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Taipei, Taiwan--In a sign that global economic conditions are still taking their toll on Taiwan's PGB industry, Butterfly Electronics Co., Ltd. and Jiun Puu Technology Co., Ltd. announced both organizations will exit the PCB market due to weak...

Compeq, unitech reveal halogen-free substrate at TPCA. (Fabrication).(Compeq Manufacturing Company Ltd., Unitech Printed Circuit Boards)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tapei, Taiwan--Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Boards revealed a halogen-free substrate at the TPCA Show 2001. Compeq's halogen-free substrate is meant for laptop and mobile phone PCBs, while Unitech is shipping its substrate...

Honeywell recognized by IPC. (Fabrication).(Institute of Printed Circuits' technical paper award)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Orlando, FL--IPC recognized Honeywell as the recipient for this year's IPC Annual Meeting Best Technical Paper award. The paper, "A Review of Filling High Density High Aspect Ratio Vias in a High Volume Printed Circuit Board Industry," will...

Coretec reports third quarter results. (Fabrication).(2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Toronto, Canada--Coretec reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2001. Sales in the 2001 third quarter were $16.3 million, a 25% decrease from sales of $21.6 million in the third quarter of 2000. This sales...

Southern Circuits buys Knopp Electronic Services. (Fabrication).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Hampshire, UK--Southern Circuits acquired Knopp Electronic Services (Braintree, Essex). Knopp Electronic Services was due to be closed last December if no suitable buyer could be found. Southern Circuits stepped in at the last minute, saving 14...

Elec & Eltek receives more funding. (Fabrication).(Elec and Eltek (Guangzhou) Electronic Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Hong Kong--Elec & Eltek (Guangzhou) Electronic Co. Ltd. announced it received an additional $55 million in funding from its parent company, totalling $118.1 million. The registered capital of the printed circuit fabricator was also increased to...

When is the right time to buy a laser tool? (Seeing the Light).(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Everybody has heard that the market is down, and a booming recovery is not near. Furthermore, volume production is moving to Asia. So, what is left for the shops in North America? The industry "experts" seem to be in agreement that North...

IPC's new chairman takes charge. (IPC Technical Review).(Institute of Printed Circuits' Stan Plzak)
February 1, 2002... Commander, officer, leader, manager, director, president and CEO. Stan Plzak, SMTC Manufacturing Corp.'s executive vice president has donned numerous hats throughout his life. Recently, he made room on his hat rack for one more: IPC...

Dalux launches mivatec's new photoplotter. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Tempe, AZ--As Mivatec's exclusive distributor, Dalux introduced the Model MIVA A0, adding to the full range line a unit capable of plotting 36 x 48 inch artworks, film or glass, at up to 32,000 dpi with accuracy of 9[micro]m, and repeatability...

Dosco introduces new warping-reduction machine. (Products).(Piergiacomi AFM30)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Nashua, NH--Dosco Products Company introduced the new Piergiacomi AFM30 machine for PCB warping reduction. This machine's purpose is to bring back the PCB's planarity within limits. The machine obtains this result by putting the finished bare...

Rogers introduces Zyvex liquid crystalline polymer materials. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Rogers, CT--Rogers Corp. introduced the first of its new Zyvex[TM] liquid crystalline polymer circuit materials for high performance electronics where high-frequency, chemical resistance, and fine line HDI requirements are critical. Rogers...

Teknek unveils surface mount clean machine. (Products).(SMCM2)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Scotland, UK--The new Teknek SMCM2 (Surface Mount Clean Machine) allows assemblers to increase first time yields, improve product reliability, and experience cost savings through the elimination of board level contamination. Contamination as...

Zuken develops new tool. (Products).(CadStar Radial Design)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Westford, MA--Zuken introduced CadStar Radial Design, a single-environment solution for the design of radial PCBs, able to cut board design time by two-thirds. The tool is based on Zuken's CadStar suite of PCB design tools and integrated with...

Christopher Group offers family of assembly inspection solutions. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Santa Ana, CA--The Christopher Group announced that with its new family of solutions, based on the Nspect AOI system, it now has a comprehensive solution for AOI in the industry. The NLine automatic in-line optical inspection system offers the...

Honeywell launches hole fill process. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Minneapolis, MN--The Advanced Circuits business of Honeywell (HAC) introduced the FulFill[TM] Hole Fill Process used to fill high aspect vias. The demand for higher performance and increasing interconnect density caused Honeywell to develop a...

3M LCP innovation expands flex circuit capabilities. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Austin, TX--3M introduced flexible circuits based on liquid crystal polymer (LCP) dielectric film that provides several enhanced properties required for demanding flex circuit applications. 3M[TM] LCP Flex Circuits offer dimensional stability,...

Multiline introduces automatic alignment system. (Products).(Multiline Technology Inc.'s Multiframe)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Farmingdale, NY--Multiline Technology's automatic alignment Multiframe is a retrofitable system for auto-aligning outer-layers in manual exposure machines. The exposure frame has a built-in CCD vision system that aligns the drilled innerlayers,...

ACS technologies expands ir curing systems line. (Products).(TT242 Tack Curing system for solder masking)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Farmington, AR--ACS Technologies Corp. announced a new entry in its line of IR Curing systems. The TruTack TT242 Tack Curing system is designed to meet the latest requirements for tack drying liquid photoimageable soldermask. The TruTack TT242...

Lead-Free reference book now available. (Products).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Port Erin, UK--A new lead-free reference book is now available to PCB fabricators. In Environment-friendly Electronics: Lead-free Technology, author Jennie S. Hwang provides complete coverage on all relevant technologies and techniques related...

Japanese suppliers develop new glass fiber material. (Products).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Tokyo, Japan--Nitto Boseki and Nitto Glass Fiber Manufacturing announced they have developed a glass fiber material with a low dielectric constant and tangent, suitable for use in stabilizing and reinforcing high-density PWBs. The companies...

Fox technologies shows MCA 101 at productronica. (Products).(automated multilayer build-up system for PCB fabricators)
February 1, 2002... Munich, Germany--During Productronica 2001, Italian PCB Equipment supplier Fox Technologies revealed its MCA 101 automated multilayer build-up system for PCB fabricators. According to Fox, the MCA 101 is the world's first truly automated...

LPKF releases circuitCAM 4.0. (Products).(LPKF Laser and Electronics AG)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Wilsonville, OR--LPKF Laser & Electronics introduced CircuitCAM 4.0. This software features new applications, and is available as a full-featured standalone CAM software package. CircuitCAM reads a broad range of artwork formats including...

Seica announces model S24 BBT. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Torino, Italy--Seica announced plans to reveal its new S24 bareboard test system, with optional automatic loader/unloader. Among other characteristics, the system includes a 24" x 24' test area, high speed testing, non-planarity automatic...

Bend testing methods for flexible circuits. (Flexible Thinking).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... It is clear that flexible circuits are designed for bending, folding and shaping. This gives rise to the question "How can I be sure I did not overdo it in my design?" One solution I discussed in the past was the use of finite element modeling,...

German fabricators maintain steady ascent: the first of our two-part look at the German industry features three prominent German PCB fabricators--Schweizer Electronic, Ruwel and KSG. Will they prove that slow and steady still wins the race?(Ruwel Group)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Most manufacturers are surfers. They try to catch a wave as it gains momentum and ride it out before it breaks. As soon as it subsides, they look for the next big one. Still, there are those who avoid the waves. These companies are more like...

Impact of copper thickness on quality: (Part 2). (Between the Conductors).
February 1, 2002... Discussions in the last column illustrated the effect that copper thickness can have on conductor width and controlled impedance. When etching different copper weights under identical processing conditions, thin copper will usually produce...

A 'wait & see' recovery. (Market Outlook).(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Although the worst appears behind us, our "recovery" is moving very slowly. Most of the world is in a recession (Chart 1). The U.S. is in the middle of the pack, with China leading and Japan trailing world growth. After a strong jump in...

Predicting the future: An economic forecast for 2002; While the latest information suggests printed circuit makers will enjoy a modest recovery in 2002, there will also be challenges ahead.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Data on industry and investment cycles point to an economic recovery in 2002. The recovery may be modest, however, because of lagging global business and profit weakness. Be on the lookout for turbulence in currencies, and a deluge of cheap...

3M. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #2030 The Scotchgard Phototool Protection System gives phototools an ultra-thin (3.0 microns), optically clear, uniform shield against abrasion, liquids and static charge while maintaining resolution and preserving dimensional...

ACS Technologies. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #2034 ACS Technologies Inc. eliminates curing bottlenecks with revolutionary, patent-pending IR Technology. ACS's TruCure system yields final LPI cure times of four minutes. The Legend system yields 30-99 second cure times. The...

Advanced West/Fabtech. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #231 Fabtech is a leading supplier of wet process equipment that specializes in ultra-thin core and ultra-fine line production. Fabtech features high impingement sprays, finely controlled oscillation, glass lids, double door...

Associated Rack Corp. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #402 In our repertoire of rack designs, we have increased our capabilities to provide our customers with the flexibility of adjustable baskets, We have utilized all sizes and shapes of materials to manufacture generic and custom...

Baker Technology. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #451 WST, Baker Technology's unique "mixed-frequency" pulse plating system, provides superior results with value-added, advanced technology (thick, high aspect ratio, multi-featured) boards. WST's ability to plate uniformity on...

Camtek Ltd. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Booth #1460 Camtek Ltd. will introduce a new series of Data Direct Imaging System by PENTAX: DI-2050, a fully automated cost-effective system, employing the cutting edge solid-state UV laser technology, which supports the mask-less...

Cemco-FSL. (What's New in 2002?).
February 1, 2002... Booth #637 The Cemco-FSL Hole Blaster is an essential addition to any circuit board fabrication shop. The system reduces panel defects caused by ineffective cleaning after drilling. It is the first system of its kind to adopt advanced air...

Cimnet systems. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #1109 Engenix[TM], the next generation engineering software solution, provides a comprehensive set of tools for the engineering department, Engenix performs three tasks to enhance the engineering function: 1) automation--translates...

Dosco products. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #439 Dosco Products will exhibit new back-up and entry material, as well as copper clad laminates. Also on display, new Piergiacomi equipment, AMM2O innerlayers registration machine, DAL10 for perfect sequence of layers at lay-up...

DuPont electronic technologies. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... vBooth #2050 DuPont Electronic Technologies invites you to "Picture the Future" at IPC Expo. When we mix a palette of innovative new products including printed, flexible and ceramic circuit materials, with a knack for integration and close...

Eidschun engineering. (What's New in 2002?).
February 1, 2002... Booth #1734 The "Metalizer" is an advancement in electroless copper deposition for blind via, small hole and high aspect ratio product. The Metalizer's unique design produces up to 60 pph from its 12 x 8 ft. production platform. The...

Electrochemicals. (What's New in 2002?).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Booth #717 Electrochemicals Inc. will introduce CO-BRA Bond[TM] HL, a high loading, low copper removal process for multi-layer bonding, and an expanded line of photoimageable solder masks, hole plugging pastes and inks from Lackwerke...

Frontline PCB solutions. (What's New in 2002).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Booth #2024 Frontline PCB Solutions is presenting the e-quote, a cost-based quotation package for PCB manufacturers. e-quote provides quotations for instant transmission to customers through the Internet, based on rules-driven accurate...

Hendor-PE Inc. (What's New in 2002).
February 1, 2002... Booth #203 Plating Electronic will be displaying their new generation of Reverse Pulse Rectifiers at the IPC show. These units have both the square wave and complex wave form capability. The size of these water-cooled units has been...

Industrial Dynamics. (What's New in 2002).(multi-head LP Series drillers)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Booth #1901 Industrial Dynamics introduces multi-head LP Series drillers utilizing 250K RPM Zindles [TM] and revolutionary Asynchronous Drilling Technology (ADT). ADT provides unprecedented flexibility, drilling six 18" x 24" panels or...

Isola laminate systems. (What's New in 2002).
February 1, 2002... Booth #647 Isola Laminate Systems brings several material innovations to the market this year: IS410, a thermally stable, CAF resistant FR-4 for broadband and networking applications; IS620, a low-loss dielectric for high speed digital...

Lavenir. (What's New in 2002).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #537 Come join Lavenir for a demonstration of the jetmask "Direct Legend Printer," the first fully integrated solution to produce legend direct from data. Trained staff will also be on hand to present the latest versions of our CAM...

MicroCraft. (What's New in 2002).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #315 Microcraft will be exhibiting "The Spyder Series" Moving Probe Testers with performance speeds of up to 3,000 HPM. System versatility includes buried-resistors, HiPot, cavity and automated verification. Automated TDR, testers...

Multiline Technology. (What's New in 2002).
February 1, 2002... Booth #735 Multiline Technology will be showing new X-Ray tooling and inspection systems with layer analysis. Layer misregistration can be minimized by using X-ray to locate internal copper images and drill new tooling holes for pinning on...

New system srl. (What's New in 2002).(Ink-Jet Soldermask Printer)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Booth #1864 New System's Ink-Jet Soldermask Printer is the first single-step direct soldermask printer on the market which is the cost-effective alternative to the conventional soldermask application process. Features include instant...

Park/Nelco. (What's New in 2002).(N4000-7 FR-4 substrate system)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... Booth #1950 Park/Nelco is launching the N4000-7 FR-4 substrate system in North America with manufacturing in California and New York. The N4000-7 series of laminate and prepreg provides PCB manufacturers with a CAF-resistant,...

Schmid Systems Inc. (What's New in 2002).(Conveyor Lifting System)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Booth #1722 Conveyor Lifting System I: For printed circuit boards with a thickness from 50[micro]M to 15 mm (2 mil to 600 mil). PCBs with a thickness from 50[micro]m to 15mm can be processed in the same line without any time-consuming...

Sentrex. (What's New in 2002).
February 1, 2002... Booth #1749 Cooper-Gard [TM] Protected Copper Foil from Sentrex is a revolutionary new patent-pending product designed to protect and guard copper foil from the reject-causing agents that cost you time and money. By completely...