MARCH 2020 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 105
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Elmatica CEO Approved Member of
the Swedish Cyber Defense and
Export Control Groups E
Elmatica announced that
CEO Didrik Bech is an ap-
proved member of the
Swedish Cyber Defense and
Export Control Groups.
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IPC Government Relations: Focus on
Supply Chain Resiliency E
During IPC APEX EXPO, No-
lan Johnson sat down with
Chris Mitchell, VP of global
government affairs, to discuss
IPC's latest initiative with in-
dustry intelligence programs.
As Chris explains, some of these efforts are fo-
cused on improving the DoD's supply chain.
This includes moving the DoD from leaded to
lead-free components to help avoid millions of
dollars in rework. He also discusses the team's
drive to unite with partners around the world
and create a truly global organization.
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Flex Talk: Additive PCB Technology
for Next-generation Electronics E
Semi-additive PCB processes help to enable
very fine features, with trace and space down
to 25 microns and below, significantly reduc-
ing space and weight for next-generation elec-
tronics. Tara Dunn speaks with Todd Brassard
and Meredith LaBeau from Calumet Electron-
ics about how the company is the first domes-
tic PCB manufacturer to license Averatek's A-
SAP™ process.
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Advances in Substrates for
Thermal Management E
Pete Starkey and Eduardo
Benmayor, general manager
for Aismalibar, discuss ways
in which insulated metal
substrates have been modi-
fied to relieve stresses on
the solder joints of high-end
LED assemblies during thermal cycling. Eduar-
do also describes a range of thermally conduc-
tive FR-4 laminates that can be processed like
standard FR-4 for applications where thermal
dissipation can be maximized without chang-
ing the design.
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Three Long-time IPC Volunteers
Receive Dieter Bergman IPC
Fellowship Award E
Three IPC volunteers who have fostered a col-
laborative spirit, made significant contribu-
tions to standards development, and consis-
tently demonstrated a commitment to global
standardization efforts were presented with Di-
eter Bergman Fellowship awards at IPC APEX
EXPO 2020.
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American Standard Announces
License Agreement With Averatek E
Mr. Anaya Vardya, president
and CEO of American Stan-
dard Circuits, recently an-
nounced that his company
signed a licensing agreement
with Averatek for their pat-
ented A-SAP™ manufacturing
process.
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Aduardo Benmayor
Anaya Vardya
Chris Mitchell
Didrik Bech
