100 PCB007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2020
Lightning Speed Laminates:
Why High-Frequency Materials Have
Different Dk Values E
When an engineer researches high-frequen-
cy circuit materials, they will notice there are
many offerings of what appears to be the same
material type but with different Dk values. John
Coonrod gives a quick overview of the need for
these materials with different Dk values, as re-
lated to different high-frequency applications.
Eltos Invests in Orbotech Diamond 10
Direct Image System for Solder Mask E
Italian PCB manufacturer Eltos S.p.A. (celebrat-
ing 40 years of activity) invested in new equip-
ment for PCB direct image printing for solder
mask.
ICAPE Group Partners With Ucamco E
ICAPE Group has begun a collaboration with
UCAMCO through the use of the INTEGR8TOR
software to improve the quality and speed of
our PCB quotes.
Shengyi Technology Releases Ultra-Low
Loss PCB Substrate E
Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd. developed a PTFE-
based ultra-low insertion loss controlled dielec-
tric PCB laminate called mmWave77, launched
October 16, 2020.
Automated Chemical Solutions
Announces Acquisition of Assets
by the Redfern Companies E
Phoenix, Arizona-based Automated Chemical
Solutions announced it would be acquired by
The Redfern Companies. ACS is a leader in spe-
cialty chemical and process control manufac-
turing for the PCB and general metal finishing
industries.
Josh Krick Joins IEC as Technical
Service Engineer E
IEC is pleased to announce that Josh Krick will
join the company as a technical service engi-
neer based in Virginia. He will be work with
IEC's Central, Midwestern, and Eastern region
sales and service teams to support this grow-
ing territory.
Go Big: Limata's X3000 Accurately
Images Ultra-Large, Flexible, and
Endless PCB Panels E
Limata, a provider of laser direct imaging sys-
tems for PCB manufacturing and adjacent
markets, launched the latest generation of its
X3000 LDI system.
MacDermid Alpha Releases MacuSpec
VF-TH 300 V-Pitting Resistant Pattern
Plating Metallization E
MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, a
global leader in specialty materials for electron-
ics, announced the release of MacuSpec VF-TH
300, a new addition to the award-winning VF-
TH series electroplating processes widely uti-
lized in mSAP HDI manufacturing.
Ventec International Group Celebrates
10
th
Anniversary of German Subsidiary E
Ventec International Group is pleased to cele-
brate the 10th anniversary of its wholly owned
subsidiary Ventec Europe GmbH in Kirchheim-
bolanden, Germany.
APCT Selects Bürkle Lamination System E
Kurt Palmer, president and CEO of Burkle
North America, announced that APCT Santa
Clara selected a Bürkle WorkCell lamination
system to enhance their PCB lamination capa-
bility.
