52 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2018
All About Flex: FAQs on UL Listings
for Flexible Circuits E
The requirement for flexible circuitry recog-
nition is driven by the end-product specifica-
tion as flexible circuits themselves are not sold
directly to the consumer. The applicable UL
spec for flexible circuits is UL796.
EPTE Newsletter: Taiwan Snapshot—Things
are Good! E
Taiwan continues to exceed expectations as the
manufacturing hub for consumer electronics.
Trends for the global electronics market can be
forecasted by analyzing shipments of printed
circuits from Taiwanese manufacturers.
Advanced Circuits Upgrades Free
PCB Design Software E
Advanced Circuits has released version 4.0
of PCB Artist. The free design software offers
many features and functionality found in paid
PCB design packages without the price tag.
It's Only Common Sense:
Who is the Customer? E
If you buy into the golden rule, "Do unto oth-
ers as you would have them do unto you,"
then just about everyone you deal with is your
customer, which means that you should treat
them as such. Let's look at our business and
talk about who our customer really is.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO:
Candor Industries' History and
Advanced Circuit Constructions E
Founder and president Yogen Patel shares Can-
dor Industries' history and describes some of
the non-standard approaches to PCB produc-
tion the company uses to make advanced cir-
cuit constructions.
All About Flex: Avoiding Trace Fracturing
in a Flexible Circuit E
Flexible circuits are used in applications
requiring millions of flex cycles. But this does
not suggest they never experience failures
due to flex life. In fact, occurrences of perfor-
mance issues as the result of fractured traces
have
been experienced in a variety of applica-
tions.
IPC Volunteers Honored for their
Contributions at IPC APEX EXPO 2018 E
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
Industries—presented Committee Leadership,
Distinguished Committee Service and Special
Recognition Awards at IPC APEX EXPO 2018 at
the San Diego Convention Center. The awards
were presented to individuals who made sig-
nificant contributions to IPC and the industry
by lending their time and expertise through
IPC committee service.
SCL PCB Solutions Group to Centralize
PCB Manufacturing E
SCL PCB Solutions Group announced that it
will centralize the United Kingdom PCB manu-
facturing facilities, namely Spirit Circuits and
Lyncolec.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO:
Prototron Moves Offshore E
Prototron's Dave Ryder and Russ Adams dis-
cuss the company's recent decision to begin
manufacturing high-volume jobs overseas.
They also discuss some of the partner shops'
capabilities, including flex and rigid-flex,
which are driven by customer demand.
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