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circuits, rigid-flex, and rigid PCBs, as well as
RF/microwave technology, microelectronics,
and additive processes. Tara is the co-founder
of Geek-a-Palooza and a show manager for the
SMTA Additive Electronics TechXchange event.
She has over 20 years of experience in the PCB
industry. We hope you enjoy "Just Ask Tara."
New DuPont Kapton Polyimide Film
Addresses Impact of Faster Voltage
Rise on Motor Insulation E
DuPont Interconnect Solutions, a unit of
DuPont Electronics & Imaging, announced the
results of a recent research study that show
Kapton® ECRC polyimide film provides an
eight-fold improvement over standard poly-
imide films for insulating the conductors found
in high-performance traction motors designed
for the e-mobility market.
Notion Systems, PV Nano Cell Partner
in Digital Printed Electronics E
Notion Systems GmbH, a manufacturer of
industrial inkjet systems for functional mate-
rials, and PV Nano Cell Ltd., a provider of
inkjet-based conductive digital printing solu-
tions and producer of conductive digital inks,
announced that a non-exclusive agreement
was signed between the companies.
SolarWindow Generates Electricity
on Flexible Plastics, Glass E
SolarWindow Technologies Inc. announced
that for the first time ever, the company suc-
cessfully produced its electricity-generating
flexible glass using roll-to-roll processing,
a high-speed method typical to commercial
manufacturing of tinted window films, digital
displays, printed electronics, and semicon-
ductors.
Flex on the Brain: The Future of
Neural Interfaces E
The SMTA Additive Electronics TechXchange
took place virtually on October 14, with pre-
sentations from a wide variety of technologists
involved in additive processes. Andy Shaugh-
nessy describes how one of the highlights was
a presentation titled "Flexible Electronics for
Neural Interfaces" by Dr. Jonathan Viventi,
assistant professor of biomedical engineering
at Duke University.
New DownStream Software Supports
Flex, Rigid-Flex, and Embedded
Component Designs E
Downstream Technologies released new ver-
sions of their industry-leading PCB post-pro-
cessing solutions CAM350/DFMStream V 14.5
and BluePrint-PCB V6. With these releases,
both products will now support the importa-
tion and visualization of CAD designs contain-
ing flex, rigid-flex, and embedded component
data in both 2D and 3D views.
Nano Dimension Prices $50 Million
Registered Direct Offering E
Nano Dimension Ltd., an additively manufac-
tured electronics provider, announced it entered
into definitive agreements with investors for the
sale of 16,722,000 of the Company's American
Depositary Shares at a price of $3.00 per ADS
pursuant to a registered direct offering.
Just Ask Tara Dunn: DFM for Flex
and Rigid-Flex E
First, we asked you to send in your questions
for Happy Holden, Joe Fjelstad, John Mitchell,
and others in our "Just Ask" series. Now, it's
Omni PCB President Tara Dunn's turn! A regu-
lar Flex007 columnist, Tara discusses flexible
