Camtek Ltd. announced that its CEO, Roy Porat and CFO, Mira Rosenzweig will present at the Annual Rodman & Renshaw Global Investment Conference in New York.

In her new role at P. D. Circuits, Lingley will manage the staff of Customer Service Representatives to ensure that the department meets or exceeds the expectations and requirements of P. D. Circuits' customers.

Jay Trott of dBm Marketing has recently joined DYCONEX's sales force; the company is a corporate sponsor of the upcoming 2010 Medical Electronics Symposium at Arizona State University.

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. announced today that the company's CFO, Tom Liguori, will be presenting at the Kaufman Bros. 13th Annual Investor Conference.

Matrix is delighted to announce the appointment of Edson Bosetti as Business Manager for its New Drill Resharpening Center. Bosetti has more than 15 years of experience with PCB cutting tools.

Tim Estes received the award from Sandia for innovations beyond the Laboratories. He was Sandia's first ESTT entrepreneur. He left in 1994 to found Conductor Analysis Technologies Inc., a global provider of market critical data for printed circuit boards that is still prospering after 16 years.

PCB manufactuer V-PS is now looking for a new sales director, as Dick Prinse leaves the company effective September 1, 2010.

Roy Porat, who has been with Camtek since 2001 serving in various positions in the United States and Asia, and for the past two years as General Manager of the company, is to succeed Rafi Amit as CEO. Amit will become Active Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Ruaridh Nicolson has been appointed Sales and Marketing Manager at Teknek, the global leader in yield improvement technology.

Cookson Electronics is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David Crimp as Executive Vice President, Enthone Europe. This appointment extends Mr. Crimp's current role as Executive Vice President of Cookson Electronics' Alpha business in Europe.

Roy Porat, who has been with Camtek since 2001 serving in various positions in the United States and Asia, and for the past two years as General Manager of the company, is to succeed Rafi Amit as CEO. Amit will become Active Chairman of the Board of Directors.

At 45% of the world-wide market and 80% of the North American Market, Taiyo now sets its sights on the European Market. Dan Beaulieu sat down with John Fix, European Technical Sales Manager, to discuss the company's plans for increasing sales in Europe.

Happy Holden has been involved with PCBs, in one way or another, for over 40 years. He's had a wild ride--how many people do you know who turned down a chance to join Steve Wozniak in a startup in the early 1970s? Ray Rasmussen asked Holden to share some details of his life well-lived as a PCB technologist.

IPC announced the 2010 Best Industry Posters and the winners of the second annual IPC Academic Poster Competition at APEX. "Every year, the quality and relevance of the industry posters further enhances the opportunities to gain new information at IPC APEX Expo," said Greg Munie, Conference Director.

I-Connect007's team of editors, guest editors, videographers and video editors worked throughout the show to capture the keynotes, the industry's top technologists and business leaders, bringing our readers and viewers the world's most comprehensive event coverage and content.

Perhaps no other organization in our industry polarizes people like IPC. For some, the association can do no right; others behave more like Obama volunteers walking lock-step with the president no matter what public approval ratings and unemployment statistics say.

The European Institute of Printed Circuits (EIPC) will hold the "EIPC-EBFRIP Workshop," to discuss implications and threats of the RoHS recast for the PCB sector, January 21, 2010.

Denny Cantwell may well be one of the most prolific flex pioneers that you've never heard of. Known as "the father of rigid-flex," he has played a leading role in major PCB and flex innovations over the past 40 years.

Steam locomotives were replaced by diesels, vacuum tubes by transistors and incandescent lamps by HB-LEDs. Inefficient, high-labor cost, high-energy cost industries have always been candidates for replacement. Here's why.

Bob Neves interviews Ivy Wong, the new Chairman of HKPCA. She discusses the show's strong turnout, the global economy and the her expectations for a recovery in 2010.

With the marriage of I-Connect007 and SMT Magazine, the group of industry experts on hand to guide our readers through news, events, controversies, solutions and more--in every aspect of the electronics industry--has grown to an impressive list.

Paul Eisler developed the first PCB while living in a London boarding house, on the run from the Nazis, shortly before he was locked up as an illegal alien by the British. Eisler's life story is proof that you should never underestimate a determined engineer.

Happy Holden has been involved with PCBs, in one way or another, for over 40 years. He's had a wild ride--how many people do you know who turned down a chance to join Steve Wozniak in a startup in the early 1970s? Ray Rasmussen asked Holden to share some details of his life well-lived as a PCB technologist.

Perhaps no other organization in our industry polarizes people like IPC. For some, the association can do no right; others behave more like Obama volunteers walking lock-step with the president no matter what public approval ratings and unemployment statistics say.

Denny Cantwell may well be one of the most prolific flex pioneers that you've never heard of. Known as "the father of rigid-flex," he has played a leading role in major PCB and flex innovations over the past 40 years.

Steam locomotives were replaced by diesels, vacuum tubes by transistors and incandescent lamps by HB-LEDs. Inefficient, high-labor cost, high-energy cost industries have always been candidates for replacement. Here's why.

BBG has been making steady progress through the downturn and recently added long-time PCB pro, Greg Meindl, to manage sales in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Bob Neves interviews Ivy Wong, the new Chairman of HKPCA. She discusses the show's strong turnout, the global economy and the her expectations for a recovery in 2010.

"Good quality and high reliability are not an accident: They are there by design!" These were the opening words of Artetch Circuits' Martin Morrell as he introduced the SMART Group seminar on high-technology, high-reliability PCBs at the UK's NPL on November 17, 2009.

Technical Editor Pete Starkey offers inside details of Dr. Ram Charan's keynote speech at productronica 2009 in Munich, Germany. Dr. Charan's address focused on the causes of the world's economic crisis and how innovation will be the saving grace for the electronics industry.

Paul Eisler developed the first PCB while living in a London boarding house, on the run from the Nazis, shortly before he was locked up as an illegal alien by the British. Eisler's life story is proof that you should never underestimate a determined engineer.

Perhaps no other organization in our industry polarizes people like IPC. For some, the association can do no right; others behave more like Obama volunteers walking lock-step with the president no matter what public approval ratings and unemployment statistics say.

Steam locomotives were replaced by diesels, vacuum tubes by transistors and incandescent lamps by HB-LEDs. Inefficient, high-labor cost, high-energy cost industries have always been candidates for replacement. Here's why.

"Good quality and high reliability are not an accident: They are there by design!" These were the opening words of Artetch Circuits' Martin Morrell as he introduced the SMART Group seminar on high-technology, high-reliability PCBs at the UK's NPL on November 17, 2009.

Technical Editor Pete Starkey offers inside details of Dr. Ram Charan's keynote speech at productronica 2009 in Munich, Germany. Dr. Charan's address focused on the causes of the world's economic crisis and how innovation will be the saving grace for the electronics industry.

In his latest Back to Basics column, Dan Beaulieu sits down with The Printed Circuit Girl, Marissa Oskarsen, to discover her recipe for success. Simply put, Oskarsen said that after several years in the industry, she finally decided to "work smarter, not harder."

In his latest Back to Basics column, Dan Beaulieu speaks with Dr. Hayao "Naka" Nakahara, President of N.T. Information, Inc., an iconoclast of the PCB industry. Dr. Nakahara chronicles his entry into the electronics industry 45 years ago "by chance" and his rise through the ranks in the PCB world.

A lot has changed in a relatively short time since my first column, not least that the global industry has fallen off a cliff. No doubt the EIPC had this in mind when deciding on the theme for their summer conference: "Finding solutions for the troubled PCB industry--turning challenges into opportunities."

M.E. Baker hires a former MacDermid Equipment engineer for a key position.