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PhiChem Appoints Gene Weiner
Chairman of Advisory Board
PhiChem Corporation, parent company of
PhiChem America, Inc., announced the appoint-
ment of Gene Weiner, President of Weiner Inter-
national Associates as Chairman of its Advisory
Board, effective immediately. PhiChem Corpora-
tion is one of the world's leading suppliers of UV
curable optical fiber coating materials.
Cadence Posts Q2 Revenue Jump,
Launches Stock Repurchase Program
Cadence reported second quarter 2015 revenue of
$416 million, compared to revenue of $379 mil-
lion reported for the same period in 2014. On
a GAAP basis, Cadence recognized net income of
$58 million, or $0.19 per share on a diluted basis,
in the second quarter of 2015, compared to net
income of $23 million, or $0.08 per share on a
diluted basis, for the same period in 2014.
Taiyo Announces New Director & COO
at Taiyo America, Inc. Facility in Nevada
Taiyo America, Inc. announced that the compa-
ny has promoted Tadahiko Hanada to Director &
COO, effective July 1, 2015. Mr. Hanada earned
a B.S. degree in physics from Kyoto University in
Japan and started his career as a researcher of fiber
optic devices at NEC Corporation in 1991.
U.S. Circuit Installs Second Maskless
Direct Digital Imaging Machine
U.S. Circuit, a printed circuit board manufacturer
based in Escondido, California, has installed a sec-
ond Maskless direct digital imaging machine. The
MLI-5800 is the newest and most advanced digital
direct imaging machine from Maskless Technol-
ogy and utilized their UV LED light source.
IEC Enters Sales and Service
Partnership with Tritek
IEC is pleased to announce the addition of Tritek
Circuit Products (Tritek) as Sales Agents to IEC's
North American customers. Tritek will provide
sales and service to customers in the Southern Cal-
ifornia and Texas markets. Tritek Circuit Products
is a full service distributor to the PCB fabrication
industry and provides a full complement of prod-
ucts and services.
Plasma Etch, Inc. Releases New Technical
Details About the World's First Plasma
Etching System Requiring Mo CF4 Gas
Plasma Etch Inc, a leader in plasma innovation,
has released new details about the workings of the
Magna plasma etching system. The Magna series
utilizes the newest technologies available, elimi-
nating the need for CF4 gas, a harmful contribu-
tor to ozone layer depletion. CF4 gas is presently
used by PCB manufacturers using plasma etching
systems across the globe.
Fast Interconnect Introduces Test
Engineering Services
Full turn-key provider Fast Interconnect recently
announced the expansion of its services to include
test engineering services. Increased test coverage
and reduced test times are the key qualification
tools for enabling the best production yield.
Polar Instruments: Si and Speedstack
Projects Now Shipping
Polar Instruments is delighted to announce that
Projects option is now available in Speedstack
PCB, Speedstack Si, Si8000m and Si9000e layer
stackup, impedance & insertion loss design tools.
Projects allows groups of structures to be saved
and recalled in Si8000m and Si9000e and entire
stackups of structures to be pasted from Speed-
stack into Si8000m and Si9000e with just a few
clicks of the mouse.
Liam lynch appointed as Sales &
Customer Service Manager for Ventec UK
Ventec Europe is pleased to announce the
appointment of Liam Lynch as Sales & Customer
Service Manager for Ventec UK. Well-known and
highly respected in the UK printed circuit com-
munity, Liam brings with him a wealth of industry
experience.
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