26 The PCB Magazine • August 2017
Isola Group Names Industry Veteran
Michael White as Chief Revenue Officer
Isola Group has named industry veteran Michael
White to the newly created position of chief reve-
nue officer. White has over 30 years of global high-
tech industry experience. Prior to joining Isola, he
was SVP of Sales and Marketing at Transphorm,
a
leader in the high-power, high-efficiency semicon-
ductor market.
Mentor Introduces Unique Valor NPI
Automated Technology
Solution to
Ease PCB DFM
Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced
the unique Valor NPI [New Product Introduction]
design-for-manufacturing (DFM) technology that
automates printed
circuit board (PCB) design
reviews based on the PCB technology and manu-
facturing processes employed.
Sunstone Upgrades Capabilities
by Adding New Orbotech LDI
Sunstone Cir
cuits has just announced the addition
of the Paragon-9800, the latest in laser direct im
-
aging equipment from Orbotech, to its Oregon
manufacturing facility.
Park Electrochemical Introduces
M-Ply,
the Newest Member of
the Meteorwave Family
Park Electrochemical Corp. announced the intro-
duction of M-Ply, a prepreg designed specifically
for radio frequency (RF)/digital hybrid bonding.
M-ply is the newest member of the Meteorwave
family
of
materials, as well as the newest addition
to Park's line of very low-loss and ultra-low-loss
electronic materials.
Zuken Improves Team Communication
and High-Speed Design Support with
CADSTAR 18
The latest version of its CADSTAR desktop PCB de-
sign software also supports industry requirements
for high-speed design, and includes across-the-
board performance
enhancements and ease-of-use
features. One highlight is developments in the in
-
dustry-leading
Activ-45 router—making the rout-
ing experience even more intuitive and powerful,
and giving users more control over their designs.
Ventec International Materials Certified
to Latest IPC-4101 Revision E
Further to the latest release of the IPC-4101 revision
E, Ventec International Group announces that as of
1st July 2017, all related products are certified and
released to the IPC-4101E standard.
Camtek to Sell PCB Business for $35 Million
Camtek Ltd has signed a definitive agreement with
an affiliate of Principle Capital, a Shanghai-based
private-equity fund, to sell its PCB business for $35
million, of which $32 million will be paid in cash
upon closing and an additional amount of up to
$3 million conditioned upon the PCB business'
financial performance in 2018.
IEC Announces New Sales Director,
ITEQ Laminate Products for North America
International Electronic Components Inc. is pleased
to announce that Mike Muck has joined IEC as the
Sales Director,
ITEQ laminate products for North
America.
ITEQ Launches IT-988G
ITEQ Corp. has launched its next generation halo
-
gen-free low-loss product for ultrahigh-speed signal
transmission.
Lenthor Engineering Invests in Hakuto's
Mach630NP Next-Gen Dry Film Laminator
Lenthor Engineering, a California-based design-
er, manufacturer, and assembler of flex and rig-
id-flex printed circuit boards, has invested in
Hakuto's Mach630NP next-gen dry film laminator
from Matrix USA.
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