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Panasonic Debuts Multilayer
Circuit Board Material
Panasonic corporation has developed Megtron
7, a multilayer circuit board material with the in-
dustry's lowest transmission loss, which meets the
requirements for high-capacity and high-speed
transmission of high-end servers, routers, etc.,
thereby contributing to the improvement of their
signal processing performance.
Isola Hosts Rep. Mulvaney at
South Carolina Facility
congressman Mick Mulvaney (r-Sc-5) visited the
company's manufacturing facility in ridgeway, to
learn firsthand about policy and regulatory issues
affecting the electronics manufacturing industry.
he visited with isola President Mike gastonguay
and discussed a variety of issues, including export
controls, r&d tax credits, and intellectual prop-
erty protection.
Rogers Expands in Arizona to Meet
RO3000 Demand
rogers corporation's advanced circuit Materials
division has received board approval to install a
ro3000 dielectric production line to increase ca-
pacity in chandler, arizona. dielectric is a specialty
polymeric substrate that is laminated at high tem-
perature between two sheets of copper foil to cre-
ate PcB material.
Ohmega Forms Process Support Group
ohmega technologies, inc. is pleased to announce
the creation of an ohmegaPly Process Support
group. the group's charter is to lend technical
and logistical support for PcB shops interested in
processing ohmegaPly embedded resistive tech-
nology.
Park Electrochemical Sees Drop
in Q4 Results
Park electrochemical corporation reported net
sales of $38,151,000 for the fourth quarter
ended March 2, 2014 compared to net sales of
$42,675,000 for the fourth quarter ended March
3, 2013.
Gardien Services USA Debuts
A8/G60 Test Combo
gardien Services uSa is happy to announce the
addition of its new acceler8/g60 Flying Probe
combination to its ever expanding Quality assur-
ance offerings available in Plymouth Minnesota.
SOMACIS Launches Zeta Cap Material
Zeta cap is a copper-clad, high t
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glass-free lami-
nate, produced by integral technology and de-
signed to eliminate pad cratering, a serious and
evolving challenge for the PcB industry.
Uyemura to Provide Solutions to
eSurface Licensees
eSurface technologies, the developer of the
eSurface manufacturing process for PcBs, has
confirmed that uyemura, uSa, has become an
eSurface certified Supplier, effective immediately.
uyemura will support the eSurface licensee's needs
for products in the facilitation of the eSurface
process.
ETI visits Asian Market; Expands
Customer Base
equipment technologies inc. (eti) continues to ex-
pand its customer base with more site visits in the
asian market. eric Winkler, international VP of Mar-
keting and Sales for eti, was given onsite access
for inspection of multiple shops current processes
to suggest various upgrades to increase efficiency.
LPKF's LDS Powder Paint for
Metal Substrates
Since the lPKF ldS Powdercoating was first an-
nounced in fall 2013, developers have expressed
interest in using it in a multitude of applications.
new product layout possibilities are opened up
for producers of led lights with the ldS powder
coating, which enables any spatial arrangement of
leds and offers good thermal properties.
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