http://www.pcb007.com/ PCB fabricator news from around the world: PCB007 - Suppliers Kyocera Tycom Corporation, formerly one-third owner, is pleased to announce that Tycom Canada, Ltd. is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Tycom Corporation. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71022 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:03:00 GMT "By leveraging our years of experience in the printed circuit board label market, we are able to use our coated polyimide film that has established success in the surface mount and reflow process" notes Tom Rogers, Marketing Director at Polyonics. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71018 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:00 GMT Atotech will present "Potential Low-Cost Palladium-Alternatives for Activating Electroless Copper Deposition" during this year's show. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=71013 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:00 GMT The free evaluation version of CADSTAR 12.1 with all the latest functionality, is now available to download from Zuken.com. The Express version allows designers to see for themselves how easy it is to use CADSTAR and experience its powerful technology enabling capabilities. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70999 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:09:00 GMT Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics, has introduced ENTEK® OM. The patented, Organic Metal® process delivers a visible, highly conductive PWB final finish that offers both ease of inspection and in-circuit testing (ICT). http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70996 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:52:00 GMT 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. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70982 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:47:00 GMT DuPont offers a broad and growing portfolio of innovative materials technologies for both semiconductor packaging and circuit applications. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70949 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:08:00 GMT Second-quarter sales climbed 39% from a year earlier to NT $55.5 billion, slower than the 69% increase in the previous three months, according to monthly exchange filings. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70936 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Taiwan Union Technology expects its shipments of halogen-free copper-clad laminates to account for 30 to 35% of its total CCL shipments by year-end, up from 24% at the end of July 2010 and 7% last year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70897 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:27:00 GMT CJ Salvitech S.L.'s collaboration with Four Stars-ES and Micronic Enterprise Co. Ltd has resulted in two new products to be released by the company. The upcoming 4-wire Kelvin feature of CJ Salvitech's Flying Probe Tester Evolution-2 is made possible with the R&D for the 4-wire Kelvin done by Four Stars-ES. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70879 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:38:00 GMT 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. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70815 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:36:00 GMT Rogers Corporation will be highlighting the benefits of its new 6.15 dielectric constant RO4360 laminate and RO4460 prepreg system at the upcoming Electronics Midwest 2010 exhibition. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70802 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:17:00 GMT Ruaridh Nicolson has been appointed Sales and Marketing Manager at Teknek, the global leader in yield improvement technology. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70732 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:11:00 GMT Ucamco has launched Version 5 of their Integr8tor automated PCB data input and analysis software. At the same time they report a substantial take-up of the software in Europe, America and Asia among their UCAM users and among non-UCAM users. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70711 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:44:00 GMT "This was our sixth consecutive quarter of meeting or exceeding guidance," said Gregory K. Hinckley, President. "Our Flomerics and LogicVision acquisitions are performing well, and our new Valor division is on track to contribute to a strong second half. As a result, we are increasing guidance for the full year." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70708 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:58:00 GMT CCL makers Hwa Woei Laminate and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have seen their profits improve on year significantly in the first half of 2010 buoyed by increased demand and price hikes for their products. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70705 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Zuken has released version 12.1 of CADSTAR, the desktop PCB design suite. Amidst the call for companies to tighten their belts as they climb out of recession, CADSTAR brings new functionality that helps cut design and manufacturing costs. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70616 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:53:00 GMT Taiwan Union Technology has been preparing for production of copper-clad laminates (CCLs) used in high-end servers for which prices are 3 to 4 times those of ordinary CCLs, and expects to land orders as early as fourth-quarter 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70674 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Rohm and Haas announces results to date of tender offer and receipt of requisite consents and extends early tender date and expiration date. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70684 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:58:00 GMT New lab will provide local EMC lab capacity for region’s manufacturers, and complement Intertek’s established product safety and performance testing capabilities in the area http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70661 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:27:00 GMT LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has boosted its sales in the first six months of the ongoing financial year to EUR 37 million. This corresponds to a rise of 63% compared to the first half in 2009. Six-month earnings before interest and tax exceeded the expectations at EUR 8 million, and an EBIT margin of 23%. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70634 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:50:00 GMT 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. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70641 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:53:00 GMT Slowing demand for copper clad laminates (CCLs) from the PCB industry is expected to affect CCL makers' 3Q financial performance. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70638 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT Printed electronics offers a wide range of opportunities that cannot be realised using conventional electronics manufacturing approaches and, as a result, there is a rapidly expanding global effort to both develop the technology and to bring to market new products covering a wide range of novel applications. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70615 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:44:00 GMT Rogers Corporation will be featuring its latest addition to the high-speed digital market at this year's PCB West 2010 Exhibition at the Santa Clara Convention Center, September 29, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70604 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:46:00 GMT Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced they will release financial results for the company's second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, 2010, on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at approximately 1:15 p.m. Pacific. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70601 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:55:00 GMT "These appointments build upon the momentum of our new portfolio, and will play a key role in taking us to the next level of our transformational strategy," said Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70589 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:46:00 GMT Park Electrochemical Corp. announced the promotion of Susan E. Macaluso from Director of Engineering of the Company to Vice President of Engineering. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70476 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:30:00 GMT Orbotech, Inc. today announced that Streamline Circuits has purchased two Paragon-SM 20 Laser Direct Imaging systems for solder mask applications, a Sprint-8 inkjet legend printer and InCAM software for utilization in its bare PCB operation in Santa Clara, California. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70534 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:45:00 GMT FCCL maker Taiflex Scientific plans to invest NT $300 million (US $9.38 million) to ramp its FCCL as well as PV module back sheet capacity in 2011. For 2010, total capex will be less than NT $100 million. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70539 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:30:00 GMT Teknek, the global leader in yield improvement technology, has moved into the next phase of expansion following the opening of its facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, earlier this year. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70493 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:39:00 GMT Zuken has recently become a supporting member of the international eCl@ss standard, the classification system for the description of products and services for achieving standardized product information. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70466 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT Rogers Corporation will be presenting at the Tenth Annual CJS Securities "New Ideas" Summer Conference on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in White Plains, New York. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70462 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:28:00 GMT Under the auspices of its Higher Education Program, Mentor Graphics will provide the university with leading-edge design tools for classroom instruction and academic research, by donating a complete suite of electronic design automation (EDA) tools. The group effort will enable students to gain proficiency in very large scale integration (VLSI) design and other emerging nanotechnology challenges in a Mentor Graphics lab at JNTU. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70410 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:23:00 GMT The Electronics division's revenue of £344 million was 43% and 18% higher, as reported, than the first and second halves of 2009 respectively. In part, this was due to the pass-through of higher tin and silver prices in solder product sales, which had the effect of increasing revenue by approximately £30 million compared with the same period last year when commodity prices were lower. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70289 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:38:00 GMT As PCB manufacturers expand their capacities amid the improving economy and a buoyant electronics market, Jadason's Equipment and Supplies business posted revenue growth of S$12.9 million, or 54 percent, compared with 2Q 2009, mainly driven by equipment sales to PCB makers. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70382 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:33:00 GMT Specialty Chemicals Segment's net sales were $124.4 million, up 24 percent; Demand was higher in most end markets, especially printed circuit board, memory disk and composites. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70360 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMT RBP Chemical Technology has named Mr. Mehul Solanki as Sr. Technical Service Engineer for India. Mr. Solanki will be joining RBP Technology (India) Pvt., Ltd. effective August 2nd to provide technical support for RBP’s electronic product line. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70336 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:41:00 GMT Revenues for the second quarter of 2010 increased 66% to $20.8 million, compared to $12.5 million in the second quarter of 2009. Revenues grew 18% sequentially, representing the fifth quarter of continued sequential growth. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70344 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:08:00 GMT CHIMIE TECH SERVICES (CTS), with headquarters in France and satellite offices around the world, is the newest distributor for diazo phototool films from Exopack Advanced Coatings. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70313 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:12:00 GMT LPKF Laser & Electronics AG raises its sales and earnings for the current fiscal year. The latest forecast predicts sales of at least EUR 68 million ($89.9 million); previous forecast was EUR 60 million ($79.3 million) for 2010, and an EBIT margin of at least 17% (previous forecast: 14%). http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70295 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:32:00 GMT The company already provides a range of new and innovative products for the PCB manufacturing industry and, with the addition of the latest electronics production equipment from Milara, it now can provide a complete solution for the industry. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70317 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:40:00 GMT The market for fiber glass fabric will remain steady in the second half of 2010 as capacity ramp-ups by PCB and CCL makers will sustain demand for fiber glass cloths. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70316 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:29:00 GMT Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. and SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. announced that they resolved to pursue a plan of Panasonic's acquisition of all shares of PEW and SANYO to make them wholly-owned subsidiaries of Panasonic. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70277 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:49:00 GMT Sales of printed circuit materials for the second quarter of 2010 were $33.6 million, an increase of 37% from the $24.5 million reported in the second quarter of 2009. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70260 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:22:00 GMT Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's Chairman and CEO, stated, "Dow continued its earnings growth trajectory in the second quarter, with double-digit sales gains, continued progress in growth synergies and above-target structural cost reductions driving higher results." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70256 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:38:00 GMT GCT, a manufacturer of diamond coated tools for the mechanical processing of PCBs, has reported a 60% increase in net sales in the second quarter. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70221 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:31:00 GMT Isola Group, SARL, has launched the Beta version of its new IsoStack software tool. The Web-based tool will allow Isola's direct customers and OEMs to design stack-ups for PCBs using Isola's materials. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70141 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:06:00 GMT Sales of equipment to the PCB industry were $41.4 million in the second quarter of 2010, compared to $38.3 million in the first quarter of 2010, and $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2009. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70207 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:14:00 GMT Hole drilling rosettes with three SG measuring grids are normally used for the hole drilling method. The eccentricity of the hole is a possible source of error with this method. The new RY61M SG hole drilling rosette uses six measuring grids instead of the customary three, to further improve the accuracy of this process. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70208 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:05:00 GMT "We strongly believe that our Falcon products do not infringe the '6,298 patent and that the patent itself is invalid," said Rafi Amit, Camtek's CEO. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70187 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:00 GMT Rudolph Technologies, Inc. announced today that the United States District Court in Minneapolis has rejected requests to the Court made by Camtek, Ltd and confirmed a jury verdict originally issued on March 5, 2009 which held that Camtek infringed Rudolph's US Patent No. 6,826,298. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70148 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:37:00 GMT Nick Konidaris, President and CEO of ESI, stated, "We are pleased with the company's top line performance in the first quarter as we saw strong demand across our product categories. Revenue more than doubled from one year ago, and we generated excellent operating cash flow." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70140 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:59:00 GMT DuPont's Electronics & Communications segment reported sales increase of 53 percent to $657 million, reflecting 48 percent higher volume and 5 percent higher selling prices in the second quarter of 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70130 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:20:00 GMT Collaborative efforts between Mentor Graphics and National Instruments have resulted in a solution that provides test-oriented feedback to designers at every step of the design process. The SystemVision SVX collaboration environment allows test program development to proceed without physical prototypes. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70056 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:40:00 GMT LPKF Laser & Electronics has further optimized the Fusion3D laser for Laser Direct Structuring (LDS). With a few targeted steps LPKF was able to noticeably reduce structuring times for three-dimensional circuit boards with an expected increase of 10 to 20 percent; dependent on the component layout. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70111 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:55:00 GMT Graphic plc, the leading UK-based specialist PCB electronics interconnect manufacturer with 42 years in the business, adds NADCAP to its supreme portfolio of manufacturing approvals. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70085 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:10:00 GMT Zuken has appointed Quadra Solutions, the sole distributor of CADSTAR within the UK, to also be the exclusive CADSTAR distributor in Benelux. Since the company was established in 1999 by Stephen Dobson, Simon Dobson, Rob Hargreaves and Keith Watkins, Quadra Solutions has more than quadrupled in size. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70091 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:05:00 GMT Rogers Corporation plans to announce results for its 2010 second quarter after the close of trading on Monday, August 2, 2010. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70090 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT Rogers Corporation has developed the perfect match for their popular RO4360 laminate: RO4460 prepreg. Both materials feature dielectric constant of 6.15 ± 0.15 and low dielectric loss of 0.003 at 2.5 GHz. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70027 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:50:00 GMT Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co. Limited, a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films located in China, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co. Ltd., has successfully completed the development of a new dry film product. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=70002 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:22:00 GMT Rudi Weinreich, Chairman and Chief Executive, stated, "The first half of the current year showed a marked recovery when compared to the first half of the preceding year and the picture for the PCB industry in Europe has shown a general improvement." http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69991 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:24:00 GMT Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced it has filed an import suspension application against EVE emulation products in Japan with the Japanese Customs Office. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69949 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:22:00 GMT Tongtai Machine & Tool Co.'s first-half sales totaled NT $2.792 billion, up 127.63% year-on-year. Booming sales of high-margin machines as PCB drilling machines will help the company to post robust second-half sales. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69912 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:51:00 GMT Cooperation between semiconductor manufacturers, materials and equipment suppliers and researchers has ensured that the European microelectronics industry can continue to maintain its global position in consumer electronics product design and manufacture. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69879 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:12:00 GMT Materials are the most purchased items in the PCB industry for both business and technology customers. Material suppliers occupied the majority of the space at the show; however, many suppliers considered to be large players in the industry were absent. Why did they pass on this year's show? http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69842 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:07:00 GMT This year's European Electronics Assembly Reliability Summit, to be held September 21-23 in Tallinn, Estonia, will provide a unique opportunity to examine, learn and debate business-critical reliability, traceability and yield enhancement issues. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69866 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:06:00 GMT Tapco Circuit Supply is proud to announce it has successfully transitioned its ISO 9001 Certification to the latest ISO 9001:2008 standard. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69846 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:58:00 GMT Mentor Graphics Corporation issued a call-for-entries of its 22nd annual Technology Leadership Awards, continuing its tradition of recognizing excellence in PCB design. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69800 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:19:00 GMT Paramount USA, a prominent supplier of primarily laminate and prepreg products, will represent Uyemura USA's PCB product lines in southern California. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69645 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:02:00 GMT BAE Systems technicians in Nashua, New Hampshire, assemble an infrared seeker that provides homing and guidance data for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69588 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:22:00 GMT The Dow Chemical Company today announced that Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman and CEO, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Export Council. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69590 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:43:00 GMT DownStream announces a BluePrint-PCB online technical seminar to be held Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. BST London/3:00 p.m. CEST Berlin (9:00 a.m. EDT/6:00 a.m. PDT); Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69519 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:24:00 GMT Zuken has launched a new version of its CADSTAR PCB design software. With CADSTAR Lite, PCB designers working on smaller-scale projects no longer need to be weighted down with complexity that they don't need--now they can buy a simplified package to match the size of their projects and wallet. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69517 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:10:00 GMT Prices of copper foil and copper clad laminates are expected to drift lower in July 2010 due to a decline in copper prices on the international market. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=69474 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:10:00 GMT The new IGI Phototooling Toolbox features a unique approach and rich feature set that make it ideally suited for niche applications with specialized requirements not addressed by traditional mainstream products. http://www.pcb007.com/pages/zone.cgi?a=59998 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:25:00 GMT