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tial collisions. Specialized RF technology high
frequency PCBs are in high demand.
New DuPont Production Line in Circleville
Slated for Completion in 2H 2021 E
DuPont Interconnect Solutions, a unit
of DuPont Electronics & Industr ial, has
announced its $220 million expansion proj-
ect at the Circleville site is expected to be
completed in the second half of 2021.
IPC APEX EXPO 2021 Offers More
than 100 Future-focused Educational
Opportunities E
Changing technologies, advanced materials and
new processes that are driving the electronics
manufacturing industry will take center stage
throughout the IPC APEX EXPO 2021 technical
conference and professional development ses-
sions, which will take place virtually March 8-12.
Flexible Thinking: IC Package
Footprints—Why So Many and
How Many Is Enough? E
Joe Fjelstad takes a historical look at the forma-
tion of integrated circuits and what that means
for today's PCB designs.
Insulectro to Distribute Indubond
Lamination Presses from Chemplate
Materials SL E
Insulectro, the largest distributor of materials
for use in manufacture of printed circuit board
and printed electronics, has announced it will
distribute InduBond® lamination presses and
supplies manufactured by Chemplate Materi-
als SL of Barcelona, Spain.
Orbotech Flex Equipment Introduction E
Barry Matties speaks with Meny Gantz about the
challenges for flex manufacturing, what's driving
the complexity around it, and how Orbotech's
new products will help their customers produce
flex in much more effective way.
EPTE Newsletter: Taiwan Releases 2020
PCB Production Numbers E
The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association
(TPCA) released December's shipment data.
Full year data is also posted for 2020, so it's
time to review the industry's performance.
Lenthor Engineering Receives ISO
9001:2015 Certification Renewal E
Lenthor Engineering, Inc., a California-based
designer, manufacturer and assembler of flex and
rigid-flex printed circuit boards, has successfully
completed a full surveillance re-certification to
ISO 9001:2015. e certification period runs
through February 20, 2024. Copies of Lenthor's
certification can be made available upon request.
Flex Talk: Demystify Flexible Stack-ups E
e sheer number of flexible laminate materi-
als and constructions can be a bit daunting for
those new to flex and rigid flex design. Tara
Dunn sits down with Jeff Martin from Omni
PCB to hear his insight into flexible laminates
and his advice when working on a flex stack up.
Consider This: PCB Technologies
We Need Now and Later E
RF high frequency circuits are in almost
every vehicle being produced today, with
side, front, and rear radar to warn of poten-
