- Best Yet PCB West: Slam Dunk for Isola, DuPont, and Insulectro
- Insulectro Design & Education Capturing Industry Attention
- Printed Electronics Technical Seminar in Londonderry Branch
- New DuPont Flex & Dry Film Materials Plus for Fabricators
- Insulectro Digital Transformation Is Coming!
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FAB SHOUT OUT:
MATERIALS
MAKE
THE DIFFERENCE
JOHN STINE
VP OPERATIONS
APCT - ANAHEIM
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"Isola's Astra® MT77 and Tachyon® 100G combinations provide the high speed/low loss bandwidth needed for the OEM, while being process friendly at the PWB manufacturing level.”
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PRINTED ELECTRONICS (PE) SEMINAR IN LONDONDERRY, NH SEPTEMBER 17
Insulectro Printed Electronics will present a full-day technical seminar on PE at its New Hampshire location
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
. The seminar will be presented by key DuPont executives as well as Insulectro technical teammates who specialize in PE.
The program will focus on
conductive inks and substrates
as well as Insulectro's newly rolled out
Design & Education Services
. Limited seating may remain.
Similar seminars are being scheduled in the
Twin Cities, Chicago, and California
markets. Contact Cheryl Woodbury -
cwoodbury@insulectro.com
- to be invited to future events.
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Insulectro's Design & Education Program Gets Positive Response at PCB West
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Insulectro officially rolled out its groundbreaking Design & Education Services to a welcoming audience at
PCB West on Tuesday, September 10
, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. PCB West is very strategic conference and exhibition in the Silicon Valley PCB community.
The new Design & Education program
is
a chance for fabricators and OEMs to get acquainted with the program that connects shops that need design with Insulectro's consortium of
top-flight design houses -
San Diego PCB
Design
and
Freedom CAD
.
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The new program has been met with
enthusiastic response from both fabricators and OEMs
who recognize
materials matter
and importance of selecting products based on
performance, compatibility, availability, and handling.
Insulectro's Educational program provides:
- Material Recommendations
- Stack-up Suggestions for Flex, Rigid-Flex, HDI, RF, SI, & DFX
- Design Reviews
- Manufacturing Interface
- Design Layout Outsource
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Insulectro's three design experts -
Michael Creeden CID+ MIT, Megan Teta CID+, and Chris Hunrath CID+
- are available to discuss the program.
(LEFT): AT THE SHOW - MEGAN TETA, DESIGN & EDUCATION PRODUCT MANAGER/FAE; CHRIS HUNRATH, VP OF TECHNOLOGY; JOHN LEE, VP OF MARKETING & BRAND STRATEGY.
We are breaking through boundaries to ensure your success.
Megan Teta
Product Manager, Design & Education & FAE
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Isola Sponsors
Materials Guru Lee Richey's Classrooom and Tutorial on Very High-Speed Design at PCB West
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On Thursday, September 12, laminate manufacturer Isola sponsored Lee Richey's full-time classroom on high-speed design.
Richey's course covered all the
technical issues involved in the design of very high-speed differential pair signal paths
. It was a thorough treatment of all the topics to consider to be successful as the speeds of differential pair signal paths increase. 28Gb/S signaling is already being successfully shipped in high-performance servers, routers and switches. When data rates exceed 5Gb/S, there are areas to manage that were not significant issues at lower data rates. Among these are the type of glass weave used in laminates, the surface finish on the copper used for signal layers and the loss characteristics of the laminate itself.
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At the lunch break,
Isola CTO and SVP of Technology Ed Kelley addressed the group providing an overview of Isola materials and their performance
. Isola is a prominent leader in the high-speed technologies presented by Richey who is considered one of the industry’s premier authorities on high-speed PCB and system design.
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Riston® DI9200 Fine Lines with High Yields
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DuPont has introduced
Riston DI9200, a new broad-spectrum Dry Film Photoresist for inner layer processing
that offers many performance advantages. One of the most important contributions of the photoresist in high speed digital printed circuit boards is line resolution.
The surface quality of the trace will affect signal loss and since traces are three dimensional, any rough edges on the line will affect the signal’s performance.
DI9200 boasts
excellent line resolution and conformation
, which allows for
consistently clean edges, better line geometry and high process yields
. For this reason, one discerning customer has adopted DI9200 as the photoresist of choice specifically for its tight controlled impedance work.
Whether you’re loo
king
for excellent signal integrity or yield improvement, call me about Riston DI9200 series Dry Film.
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DuPont Product Manager! I have the best job. . . ever!
Mike King
DuPont Product Manager
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Insulectro's Digital Transformation! It's Coming!
Insulectro Showcases Expertise in New Video Library
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Insulectro has begun to document, in video, the
expert, tribal knowledge
assembled over the past fifty years of
its leadership in PCB materials and manufacture
.
The company has taken its
PowerChats™ franchise
, popularized at IPC Apex Expos since 2013, consisting of
single topic, short-to-the-point
live presentations and transferred the concept to video. In roughly four-minutes, viewers can get an subject-specific overview of
industry trends, changes in technology, and materials tips and advice.
The professionally produced video library, which will be continually added to and updated, is a part of the
new Insulectro digital presence expected to be rolled out next year
as part of its
Vision 2020 strategic initiatives
. It's all part of
Insulectro's pledge to be the easiest company to do business with.
The
first dozen videos were taped on location in Silicon Valley and Orange County branches
and cover a wide variety of topics including
High Speed Digital, Printed Electronics, Flex, Buried Capacitance, and RF/Microwave Design
, to name a few.
PowerChatters have included Mega Teta, Chris Hunrath, and Michael Creeden.
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Introducing Pyralux® AG
a New Flexible Copper-clad Laminate from DuPont
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Pyralux® AG is an
alternative to low-cost copper clad flex materials
where the superior technical performance of Industry-leading Pyralux® AP may not be required. This globally available material offers
excellent dimensional stability
,
high copper-polyimide adhesion strength
and
better flex and bending performance
than low cost alternatives.
Key Benefits
- All Polyimide Construction
- Cost Effective
- Good Flex and Bendability
- Globally Available
- Excellent Dimensional Stability
- Fully Compatible with Conventional Flex Circuit Fabrication Processes
To learn more about DuPont’s newest copper-clad laminate today, contact me! I'm itching to get you FLEX-ABLE!
Mike King
DuPont Product Manager
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VP of Technology Chris Hunrath Gives Lunch'n'Learn Seminar to Silicon Valley Design Council
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Chris Hunrath presented designers in Silicon Valley with Insulectro's new Design & Education Services during a Lunch'n'Learn on Friday, September 6. Hunrath, an industry veteran is
widely acknowledged for his expertise on technical matters - from material selection to assembly
.
CID+ Hunrath is intricately involved with Insulectro's sales and service strategies. With Hunrath's leadership, education is a high priority for Insulectro.
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Introducing a New Flex Technology
Printable High Temperature Coverlays!
Have you ever had applications for high temperature coverlays but did not have the proper equipment or access to a high temperature press? With advances in ink technology, there is now a way you can
print a coverlay and dry it in an oven in far less time and less energy
that it takes to heat up multiple layers in a high temperature press.
If you have screen printing capability and a batch oven,
you can print high temperature coverlays
! If you had business opportunities before that required specialized coverlays, now you do not have to turn it down, simply screen print and dry inks that will replace sheeted coverlays that can exceed 200C! As a process that is additive, you can
print large areas or floods
or you can print patterns, eliminating the need for die cutting and hand placing sheets for press stackups.
This
reduces waste, saves time
resulting in less cost. This new material is on the way, with test data that will demonstrate capability comparable to today’s sheeted coverlay material. Let us show you new ways to grow your business and gain market share where you were not able previously.
I want to get you FLEX-ABLE with printable coverlays. Call me.
Jeff Parker
Product Specialist
Insulectro Printed Electronics
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Due to HSD requirements, the hole wall quality is more important than ever. The effects of
roughness, fiber fracture and crazing can impact the speed of the signal
.
By using
LCOA’s high performance products (SlickBack® and Bullseye®)
, overall roughness and glass fiber fracture’s can be controlled and produce excellent results for the demands of the HSD products being produced today.
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Using
SlickBack/Bullseye reduces roughness and fiber fracture concerns
that could contribute to slower speed and reduced reliability in CAF or other accelerated reliability testing.
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Build your boards one-time and on-time.
I've got your backup.
Paul St. John
LCOA Director of Sales
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Everyday Materials You Need, On Our Shelves Every Day
Insulectro recognizes the importance of maintaining adequate inventory to begin work.
Designers know when you need it, you need it.
Using the link
getpumafast.com
, you can see what PumaFast™ and standard materials we stock to get you up and running.
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Is your warped tooling causing you registration and impedance problems?
- Flatness has a negative impact on the parallelism of the circuit board (“football” shaped)
- Flatness can cause uneven dielectric spacing and unpredictable registration.
- Warped plates tip the lamination pins in the direction of the warp causing the pins to be misaligned resulting in mis-registration due to uneven resin flow (resin flows to low pressure areas).
- Plates do not warp evenly (twist) which creates random low-pressure areas. This often causes issues with dielectric spacing that can affect the electrical performance (impedance) of the PCB.
- This issue usually results in variation in thickness and registration as some tooling sets may be very different than others causing some “stacks” to exhibit more inconsistent results than other “stacks”.
Call on the experts at Insulectro to assist you in evaluating your tooling and help you attain perfect registration every time!
Going to Warp Speed!
Joe Bevan
Product Manager
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What is ACT!
Accomplish Change Together
ACT! is the ultimate sales solution collaboration
with Insulectro as Supplier, you our Customer, the designer, and the OEM
. The strategy is to provide technical solutions with lower cost of ownership, speed to market, product performance and unmatched service and support.
Let’s schedule a
Lunch'n'Learn
in your plant!
There's a reason I'm smiling.
Ron Murdock
ACT! Manager & Technical Account Manager
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To be the easiest company to do business with. . .
Insulectro has a program for
continual improvement
, all designed to make ourselves as
user-friendly as possible to our customers, their customers, and our suppliers
. Speed Matters, so we focus a lot of attention on getting you the materials you need as quickly as possible.
Our
PumaFast™ Program
lists current inventory of everyday materials you need every day.
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Best-in-Class Materials
from our Premier Suppliers
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