May 2017 • The PCB Magazine 109
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PCB Technology Requirements
for Millimeter-Wave
Interconnect and Antenna
The work done by
Optiprint AG in sup-
port of MiWaveS
substantiates that
PCB technology can
satisfy the engineer-
ing requirements for
mmW circuitry pro-
viding the manufacturing capabilities can match
the positional accuracy, feature tolerance and sur-
face finish requirements.
6
Elmatica's New Technology
Results in an Increase for Flex
and Rigid-Flex Printed Circuits
Elmatica has reported an increase in the demand
for flex and rigid-flex boards in the Nordics. New
advanced technology requires flexible circuits to
fulfill challenging form-factor requirements, elimi-
nate connectors and improve performance.
7
MACFEST: Benchmarking a
New Solderable PCB Finish
New, innovative man-
ufacturing procedures
have been developed by
the recently completed
project, Manufacturing
Advanced Coating for
Future Electronics Sys-
Tems (MACFEST), which
has been funded by sev-
eral partners and the
government's Innovate UK.
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Printed Circuits LLC Pursues
Further Capacity and Technology
Upgrades to Start 2017
Rigid-flex circuit board
manufacturer, Print-
ed Circuits has start-
ed 2017 with a few en-
hancements to their
equipment line up, de-
signed to increase ca-
pacity, improve technical capability and reduce
process time for their customers.
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Weiner's World—
March 2017
The CPCA show held at the China International
PCB And Assembly Show was moderately busy
even though the new venue was not quite ready
(no escalators, the "water closets" not fully fin-
ished, the heat was only on for a few hours one
day). It showcased products for PCB Manufactur-
ing, Electronic Assembly Materials and Manufac-
turing Services.
J
EIPC Workshop on
PCB BioMEMS
The Premier Inn
conference centre
at Heathrow Air-
port was the ven-
ue for the EIPC
workshop on PCB
BioMEMS. What,
I hear you ask, is
a PCB BioMEMS? This is an abbreviation for bio-
medical (or biological) microelectromechanical
systems, otherwise known as lab-on-chip.
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