74 PCB007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2019
Nano Dimension Details New
DragonFly LDM E
Dan Feinberg talks with Nano Dimension CEO
Amit Dror about the new DragonFly LDM 3D
printer technology announced by the Israeli
company on July 24, 2019, aimed at increasing
machine uptime and moving forward from pro-
totyping to higher production volumes.
Eternal Technologies Names IEC as
Exclusive North American Distributor E
Eternal Technology Corp. has named Interna-
tional Electronic Components (IEC) as exclusive
distributor for its dry film photoresist products.
Atotech Acquires J-KEM International E
Atotech has acquired J-KEM International, a
global supplier of high-quality chemical prod-
ucts and processes for the PCB and general
metal finishing industries.
Canadian Circuits Acquires Orbotech
LDI System E
Canadian Circuits has acquired a new state-
of-the-art Orbotech Paragon 9800 LDI system,
which provides powerful performance for im-
aging of HDI, rigid, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs.
High-end CCL Demand from Huawei
Ramping Up E
High-end copper clad laminate (CCL) demand
from Huawei has been rising due to a major
redesign of its 5G base station infrastructure,
prompting Taiwan CCL makers to upgrade their
CCL specs to meet the demand.
SAP Utilizing Very Uniform
Ultrathin Copper E
As demand for miniaturization and higher den-
sity electronic products continues, the semicon-
ductor miniaturization is bringing significant
economic and technical benefits, and the semi-
conductor scale factor is becoming the master
for the associated package and PCB design.
MKS Instruments Inks Multiple-system
Order for Flex Laser Via Drilling Solution E
MKS Instruments Inc. has announced a multi-
system order from one of China's leading flex
PCB manufacturers for the recently released
ESI CapStone laser drilling solution for flexible
printed circuits (FPC).
CCL Makers Poised to Gain From AMD
PCIe 4.0 Server CPU Launch E
As AMD has newly launched second-genera-
tion EPYC processors, dubbed Rome 7002 se-
ries, as the world's first 7 nm x 86 server CPUs
that support PCIe 4.0, Taiwan-based CCL mak-
ers ITEQ and Elite Material (EMC) are poised
to embrace new business opportunities arising
from the new server transmission architecture
of PCIe Gen 4.
Drill Bit Maker Topoint Optimistic
About 3Q 2019 E
PCB drill bit maker Topoint Technology has seen
orders for 5G base station equipment start gen-
erating revenues and expressed optimism about
its performance in the third quarter of 2019.
Innovative Electroplating Processes
for IC Substrates E
The decreasing chip scales and smaller line/
spacing distances have created unique chal-
lenges for both the PCB industry and the semi-
conductor industry. This paper discusses in-
novative additive packages for direct-current
copper electroplating specifically for IC sub-
strates, which offer better trace profile and de-
liver via fill and through-hole plating.
