76 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2020
EPTE Newsletter: Taiwan's Circuit Board
Industry—Red or Black for 2019? E
The circuit board industry in Taiwan released
its shipping data for November. The revenue
declined by 5.61% compared with the previ-
ous month and declined by 0.29% for the same
month last year. Year-to-date revenue increased
by 0.29% comparing year over year. Dominique
Numakura unpacks the details of Taiwan's PCB
industry for 2019.
Ventec Invests in Key Equipment to
Support Expansion of PTFE Laminates
Manufacturing E
Ventec International Group Co. Ltd. has signif-
icantly increased its PTFE laminate manufac-
turing capabilities following a strategic invest-
ment in a new state-of-the-art high-temperature
press and lay-up/break-down line at its Suzhou
(China) manufacturing plant.
Toray Creates Revolutionary PPS Film for
5G Circuit Boards E
Toray Industries Inc. announced that it has cre-
ated a polyphenylene sulfide film that maintains
the outstanding dielectric characteristics—or
low dielectric losses of electrical energy—flame
retardancy, and chemical robustness of that
polymer while remaining thermally resistant at
40°C higher than conventional counterparts.
Ledia 6 Direct Imaging System Offers
Enhanced Speed and Precision E
Technical Editor Pete Starkey recently met with
Ucamco's Michel Van den heuvel, imaging
product group director, to discuss the benefits
of the Ledia 6 direct imaging system, which
was introduced last summer and features scan-
alignment and improvements in registration
and positioning accuracy.
Nano Dimension Appoints a
New Chairman E
Seasoned executive Ofir Baharav will replace
Avi Reichental as Nano Dimension's chairman.
Rogers to Highlight High-speed Laminates
at DesignCon E
Rogers Corporation will exhibit at DesignCon
in Santa Clara, California, highlighting some
of its high-performance circuit materials used
in multilayer structures, which include a fam-
ily of thin laminates, bonding materials, and
sheeted copper foil options.
Technica USA to Distribute Meyer Burger's
Inkjet Soldermask Technology in
North America E
Technica USA has announced that they had
reached a Master Distribution Agreement with
Meyer Burger to promote and support Meyer
Burger's inkjet solder mask technology based
on PiXDRO JETx systems.
Ventec Builds Global Inventory of
High-speed, Low-loss, High-frequency
Materials E
In response to high demand and laminate ma-
terial supply issues affecting some producers
of low-transmission loss and high-frequency
laminates and prepregs, Ventec International
Group Co. Ltd. (6672 TT) has implemented
material inventory and supply chain measures
with favorable order requirements.
Uyemura Appoints Technology
Director E
Uyemura Vice President and CTO Don Gudec-
zauskas announced the appointment of Patrick
Valentine as director of technology.
