92 PCB007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2018
Trouble in Your Tank: Understanding Resist
Lock-in and Extraneous Copper
E
It happens when you least expect it. You
think you have all the process controls in place
to prevent issues after etching, but either cop-
per remains where there should be none or
photoresist remains on the copper.
ESI's CapStone FPCB System Delivers
Highest Via Drilling Throughput
in Industry
E
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. announced
the availability of its new CapStone flexi-
ble printed circuit board laser processing sys-
tem, which offers 2X throughput improvement
over its predecessor for processing blind and
through hole vias, the highest in the industry.
RF/Microwave eBook: Beneficial Tool
for Engineers
E
Released earlier this year, hundreds of engi-
neers and other readers interested in PCB de-
sign have downloaded The Printed Circuit De-
signer's Guide to… Fundamentals of RF/Micro-
wave PCBs micro eBook.
ITEQ Launches New FR-4 Products for
Antenna, LNB Applications
E
ITEQ Corporation introduces its new IT-
8338A and IT-8350A products for use in anten-
na and LNB applications.
Smartphone Substrate-Like PCBs Will
Revolutionize the IC Substrate and
PCB Markets
E
The smartphone is one of the high value-
add products that carries a very high demand
for miniaturization. Customers expect larg-
er screens, cameras with high resolution, and
various other functions, in lighter and thinner
phones.
Institute of Circuit Technology Hayling
Island Seminar
E
After an extreme summer heat wave had left
trees dehydrated, the leaves were brown and brit-
tle as the great and good of the UK printed circuit
board industry crossed the bridge from the main-
land of the south coast of England to Hayling Is-
land for the autumn seminar of the Institute of
Circuit Technology on September 20, 2018.
Nano Dimension Partners with
Productivity Inc.; Expands Reseller
Network
E
Nano Dimension announced a new reseller
agreement with Productivity Inc., significant-
ly expanding the company's North American
channel partner ecosystem.
MacDermid Enthone to Exhibit and
Present at TPCA Show 2018
E
MacDermid Enthone Electronics Solutions, a
global electronics chemicals process supplier,
will exhibit at the TPCA tradeshow and pres-
ent a technical paper at the IMPACT 2018 Con-
ference, co-located with TPCA in Taipei, Octo-
ber 24–26, 2018.
Atotech to Exhibit and Present at TPCA
and IMPACT Conference E
Atotech announced its participation at this
year's TPCA Show and IMPACT Conference
2018 from October 24 to 26. The company's
booth will be prominently located at the TPCA
Show floor (booth number K818) and will high-
light latest solutions for (a)mSAP, mobile and
5G PCB manufacturing, among several others.
