JUNE 2020 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 101
Book Excerpt: Thermal Management With
Insulated Metal Substrates, Part 2 E
The following is an excerpt from the second half
of Chapter 1 of The Printed Circuit Designer's
Guide to... Thermal Management With Insulat-
ed Metal Substrates written by Ventec Interna-
tional Group's Didier Mauve and Ian Mayoh.
In this free eBook, the authors provide PCB de-
signers with the essential information required
to understand the thermal, electrical, and me-
chanical characteristics of insulated metal sub-
strate laminates.
Isola Opens Expanded R&D and
Analytical Laboratory in Arizona E
Isola, designer and developer of copper-clad
laminates and fabrication materials for multi-
layer PCBs, officially opened an expansive R&D
and analytical services laboratory at the com-
pany's new global headquarters in Chandler,
Arizona.
Matrix Electronics Expands Flexible
Circuit Materials Manufacturing E
Matrix Electronics is pleased to announce the
completion of a new larger flexible circuit ma-
terials conversion center at its Santa Ana, Cali-
fornia, location. This new, larger facility will
accommodate our growth and improve produc-
tivity with state-of-the-art automated process-
ing equipment.
Elsyca Offers Free Webinars on Simulation
Tools for PCB Copper Balancing E
Elsyca recently developed a new technology for
PCB CAM engineers and designers to validate
their panel layout against plating targets and
automatically add copper balancing. This re-
sults in panels with a more uniform layer thick-
ness distribution and fewer plating-related pro-
duction problems.
Advanced Copper Foil Inc. Granted
Trademark Registration for EUROPADS E
Matrix USA Inc. is pleased to announce the of-
ficial Trademark registration for their Lamina-
tion Assist products—EUROPADS®. Designed
as PCB lamination press pads, they are manu-
factured to offer both heat-lagging insulating
characteristics as well as pressure equalization
benefits. EUROPADS proprietary elements of
design is a consistent performing option for
PCB lamination optimization.
Insulectro to Distribute Brushes From
Industrial Brush Corporation E
Insulectro, the largest distributor of materials
for use in the PCB and printed electronics in-
dustries, announced it would distribute IBC
PCB pumice and deburr scrubber brushes ef-
fective immediately.
PV Nano Cell Launches New
General-Purpose Gold Ink for
Digital Conductive Printing E
PV Nano Cell Ltd., an innovative provider of
inkjet-based conductive digital printing solu-
tions and producer of conductive digital inks,
announced that it launched a new, general-
purpose conductive gold ink to be used with
inkjet and aerosol printing.
Rogers Corporation's Advanced
Connectivity Solutions Business Adds
North America Distribution Channel E
Rogers Corporation's Advanced Connectivity
Solutions (ACS) business announced the intro-
duction of a new distribution channel in North
America with the addition of Bonding Source,
a Krayden Company, to their sales and service
team effective July 6, 2020. ACS provides glob-
al customers with market-leading high perfor-
mance and high-reliability RF material solutions.
