94 PCB007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2018
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All About Flex: FAQs on UL Listings
for Flexible Circuits E
The requirement for flexible
circuitry recognition is driv-
en by the end-product spec-
ification as flexible circuits
themselves are not sold di-
rectly to the consumer. The
applicable UL spec for flex-
ible circuits is UL796.
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EPTE Newsletter: Taiwan
Snapshot—Things are Good! E
Taiwan continues to
exceed expectations
as the manufacturing
hub for consumer elec-
tronics. Trends for the
global electronics mar-
ket can be forecast-
ed by analyzing ship-
ments of printed cir-
cuits from Taiwanese manufacturers.
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Advanced Circuits Upgrades Free
PCB Design Software E
Advanced Circuits has re-
leased version 4.0 of PCB Art-
ist. The free design software
offer
s many features
and
functionality found in paid
PCB design packages without
the price tag.
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It's Only Common Sense:
Who is the Customer? E
If you buy into the
golden rule, "Do unto
others as you would
have them do unto
you," then just about
everyone you deal
with is your custom-
er, which means that
you should treat them
as such. Let's look at
our business and talk about who our custom-
er really is.
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