102 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2021
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ECWC15 Virtual Conference Keynote:
5G PCB Technology and Material
Challenges E
The second day of the Electronic Circuits World
Convention began with a keynote from Dr. Shi-
uh-Kao Chiang, managing partner of Prismark,
describing the PCB technology and material
challenges presented by the introduction of the
fifth-generation cellular wireless communica-
tion network—the roll-out of which was con-
tinuing in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.
Technical Editor Pete Starkey has more.
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Just Ask Tara Dunn:
The Exclusive Compilation E
We asked for you to send in
your questions for Averatek's
Tara Dunn, and you took us up
on it! We know you all enjoyed
reading these questions and
answers, so we've compiled all
of them into one article for easy reference. And
if you'd like to hear more from Tara, be sure
to view her Flex007 column series "Flex Talk."
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Batteries and Data Centers E
Mike Mosman recently sold his
engineering company CCG Fa-
cilities Integration; he is now
the vice president of electri-
cal engineering in mission-crit-
ical facilities for Morrison Her-
shfield. In this discussion, Mike explains how
evolving battery technology and a strong de-
mand are playing a key role in this area and
others.
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Prices of Copper-Clad Laminates
Continue to Rise E
Recently, two major explosions at epoxy resin
plants in China had a great impact on domes-
tic resin suppliers. Prices have risen steadily
in 2020, with leading CCL manufacturers an-
nouncing price increases of 20-30% recently.
As the cost of raw materials such as electron-
ic copper foil, resin and glass fiber have risen,
the cost for manufacturing CCL has taken off
as well.
Editor Picks from PCB007
Tara Dunn
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