Pete’s Top Ten PCB Articles for 2015

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1. Barry Matties and Bryan  Bernas: Whelen Engineering Reduces Cycle Time by Building a New Automated PCB Factory

The future of american manufacturing might be found in the small community of charlestown, new hampshire, at Whelen engineering. A company founded and headquartered in connecticut in the 1950s, Whelen is a leading manufacturer of all things relating to emergency lights and sirens for the automobile and aviation industries.

2. Alun Morgan: Fire Retardancy: What, Why and How 

Flame retardants are compounds, which when added to materials during or after manufacture, inhibit or suppress the combustion process.

3. Tarja Rapala-Virtanen, et al: Next-Generation Ultra-Thin HDI PCB Manufacturing Challenges

High-density interconnection (HDI) PCB technology is advancing to enable increased miniaturization and functionality of products such as smartphones, tablet computers and wearable devices.

4. Dr. Jon Harrop: Opportunities for 3D Printed   Structural Electronics

Today’s 3d printers have many limitations, but the boundaries are being pushed and exciting developments are continuously being made. One of the most promising recent developments in the world of 3d printing is multimaterial printing.

5. Michael Carano: OSP and Selective Electroless Nickel for Mixed-Metal Finish PWBs and BGA Substrates

Pressure to eliminate lead in electronics assemblies is forcing fabricators and OEMs to reevaluate their surface finish and joint attachment procedures.

04/29/2021 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team

Mark Thompson has been in bare board fabrication for over 30 years. He is now laying out printed circuit boards at Monsoon Solutions, a high-tech design bureau near Seattle, Washington. With Mark’s extensive hands-on knowledge of PCB manufacturing, he brings a unique perspective to PCB design. In this discussion with the I-Connect007 editorial team, Mark shares what’s important from a process engineer’s point of view, and how to stay on top of evaluating and benchmarking your manufacturing process, along with insights from his new role as a designer.

04/26/2021 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007

Nolan Johnson speaks with Michael Gay of Isola and Chris Hunrath of Insulectro about the release of their new halogen-free, high-thermal reliability material, which they hope fills the gap in the market between epoxies and polyimides.

04/26/2021 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007

EIPC’s seventh Technical Snapshot webinar on April 14 was timely and appropriate. In the context of current supply chain issues and material price pressures facing the PCB industry, particularly in Europe, the EIPC team brought together an outstanding group of experts—each a leading authority in his field—to analyse and comment upon the areas of concern and to respond to questions raised by a capacity audience. As Alun Morgan said, “If you don’t use the European supply chain, you won’t have it anymore!”