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Part 2: The Printed Electronics
Roundtable E
We recently held a roundtable with a team of
printed electronic circuit experts from compa-
nies that run the gamut: John Lee and Kevin
Miller of Insulectro, Mike Wagner of Butler
Technologies, Tom Bianchi of Eastprint, and
John Voultos of Sheldahl Flexible Technolo-
gies. In this second part of the roundtable, the
participants discuss what designers and fabri-
cators need to know to jump into printed elec-
tronics, and some of the drivers behind this
growing technology.
Compeq August Revenue Up 24% YoY E
Compeq Manufacturing Co. Ltd, a Taiwan-
based manufacturer of HDI, rigid-flex PCBs,
and flex PCBs, has posted unaudited net
sales of NT$7.19 billion ($232.6 million at
$1:NT$30.90) for August 2022, up by 23.68%
year-on-year and by 4.35% month-on-month.
Nan Ya PCB August Revenue Up 22% E
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corp. (Nan Ya
PCB) has posted unaudited sales of NT$5.76
billion ($183.4 million at $1=NT$31.39) in
August 2022, up by 4% from the previous
month and by 21.8% year-on-year.
Fralock Earns IPC-1791 Qualified
Manufacturers Listing (QML) as
Trusted Electronics Designer E
I P C 's Va l i da t i o n S e r v i c e s p r o g r a m h a s
awarded an IPC-1791, Trusted Electronics
Designer Requirements Qualified Manufac-
turer Listing (QML) to Fralock, located in
Valencia, California.
Print, Recycle, Repeat: Scientists
Demonstrate a Biodegradable
Printed Circuit E
According to the United Nations, less than a
quarter of all U.S. electronic waste gets recy-
cled. In 2021 alone, global e-waste surged at
57.4 million tons, and only 17.4% of that was
recycled.
Flexible Thinking: The Rapidly Expanding
Realm of Stretchable Circuits E
Flexible circuit technology has been rising
ever higher on the radar of those charged with
designing next generation electronic products
for ever y imaginable application, from the
mundane to the highly exotic. e technol-
ogy is being embraced by a growing fanbase as
they become increasingly aware of flex circuit
technology's numerous benefits.
FCT: Powerful Growth in the
Flex Segment E
Aer the initial impact of the global pandemic
led to a somewhat flat 2020, Carey Burkett, vice
president of Flexible Circuit Technologies,
explains how the company's growth took off
in 2021, positioning it well for industry trends
that continue to show great promise in medi-
cal, automotive, consumer, and more.
Printed Circuits and All Flex Join Forces
as 'All Flex Solutions' E
We are pleased to announce the merger of Printed
Circuits and All Flex to become one company,
named All Flex Solutions, Inc. e merger closed
on Aug. 31, 2022, following two years of thought-
ful collaboration and integration.
