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up on it! We know you all enjoyed reading
these questions and answers, so we've com-
piled all of them into one article for easy refer-
ence. And if you'd like to hear more from Tara,
be sure to view her Flex007 column series
"Flex Talk."
New Orbotech Flex PCB Manufacturing
Solutions Enable Future Generations of
Advanced Electronics E
Orbotech, a KLA company, announced two
new roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing solutions
for flexible printed circuit (FPCs), enabling
the design and mass production of new gen-
erations of electronic devices, including 5G
smartphones, advanced automotive and medi-
cal devices.
Consider This: Buried Capacitance
Power Planes E
Why do we need capacitance between the
power and ground planes? When you think
of voltage, remind yourself it must be a loop.
What you send out to power the chip you have
to get back to ground to complete the path.
Basic electrical law states that every power or
signal line needs a ground or return. John Tal-
bot explores this and more.
Stretchable Micro-Supercapacitors
to Self-Power Wearable Devices E
A stretchable system that can harvest
energy from human breathing and motion
for use in wearable health-monitoring
devices may be possible, according to an
international team of researchers, led by
Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle
Career Development Professor in Penn
State's Department of Engineering Science
and Mechanics.
Flex Talk: Communicating Outside the
Box Is Key to Flex DFM E
What do you do when you are designing a flex-
ible circuit and need to go "way outside the
box" to get the desired end-result? Tara Dunn
looks at a few success stories, including gold
conductors and complex rigid-flex, and empha-
sizes the power of communication.
Lenthor Engineering Adds 3 MicroCraft
EMMA Flying Probe Testers E
Lenthor Engineering, Inc., a California based
designer, manufacturer and assembler of Flex
and Rigid-Flex printed circuit boards, has
announced the installation of three new EMMA
E4M6151 Flying Probe test units from Microcraft.
Pacothane on the Future of
Laminate Technologies E
Nolan Johnson recently spoke with the Paco-
thane Technologies team about the current
drivers of circuit board technology and how
that has influenced and increased their prod-
uct development of lamination and lamination
assist products.
MKS Sees Strong Sales for its Latest
Flexible PCB Laser Processing Solution E
MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of
technologies that enable advanced processes
and improve productivity, announced that a
leading PCB manufacturing customer in the
Greater China region has purchased 80 units of
the company's ESI CapStone system for near-
term delivery.
Just Ask Tara Dunn:
The Exclusive Compilation E
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