http://www.pcb007.com/ PCB fabricator news from around the world: PCB007 - Environmental Low recycling rates for used TVs, PCs, and other electronics result in the loss of valuable resources, and electronic waste exports risk harming human health and the environment in countries that lack safe recycling and disposal capacity. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70556 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:55:00 GMT This paper examines the thermal properties of various halogen-free laminates used in handheld electronic products and correlates these properties with manufacturing requirements. Thermal properties investigated include z-axis CTE, time to delamination at 260°C and 288°C and temperature to decomposition. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70439 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:06:00 GMT Chinese government policies intended to promote the adoption of green technologies are having the desired effect, with the country enjoying a boom in wind power capacity and PV installations that is fueling the establishment of a new generation of global green energy suppliers. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70349 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:27:00 GMT To help executives understand new industry paradigms and manage change, industry leaders and experts will come together at the Electronics Industry Executive Summit: Ideas for a Bright Future in the New Electronics Industry, October 13-14, 2010, http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70278 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:56:00 GMT Driven by strong IC market expansion and growth in emerging markets, SEMICON Taiwan 2010 returns to the Taipei World Trade Center September 8-10, 2010 with eight technology theme pavilions focusing on LEDs, MEMS, 3-D ICs and Advanced Packaging/Testing, Green Management, Compound Semiconductors, CMP, AOI and the Secondary Market for capital equipment. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70243 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:32:00 GMT Solder-free and 3-D assembly will help bridge the performance and density gaps needed to extend Moore's Law, as lithography on silicon runs out of steam. It will offer America the chance to restore her electronic manufacturing mojo and provide for her security. Please, America, don't miss this chance to leap-frog the rest of the world! http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69967 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:46:00 GMT iNEMI releases brief updates on its key environmental projects: Studies on Halogenated Flame Retardant Alternatives, Eco-Impact Evaluator Project, PVC Alternatives for Desktop Power Cords, 2011 ECE Roadmap and iNEMI's Future Environmental Priorities. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69945 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:32:00 GMT Rockwell Collins, as member of a consortium of industry partners led by the Swedish Air Navigation Service Provider "Luftfartsverket" (LFV), has been awarded an active role in the AIRE "Green Connections" project. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69907 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:58:00 GMT Working together to address the latest round of proposed substance restrictions, IPC and the IPCA have submitted comments in response to the Indian Government's Ministry of Environment and Forests draft notification of E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69608 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:30:00 GMT The IPC's Electronics Industry Executive Summit will cover the latest trends in markets, technologies and management issues that will help executives change with the industry. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69586 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:09:00 GMT In this paper, the authors report results from a study on incorporating pre-formed toughening materials into high-crosslink density phenolic cured resin formulations and the effect of the toughener on thermomechanical properties, toughness and drillability of the electrical laminates. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69496 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:35:00 GMT