CHANDLER, AZ – Isola Group has completed OEM field testing to validate the electrical, thermal and reliability performance characteristics of I-Speed laminate and prepreg.

I-Speed has passed 15X reflows at 265°C "as received" and 10X reflows after humidity and temperature conditioning at 35°C, 85% RH and 336 hr. (14 days) on designs that also have multiple internal 2oz. planes with 1.0 and 0.8mm pitch densities. The materials also reportedly has met 600-hr. CAF requirements after 10X reflows at 65°C, 85% RH with a 10V bias on high layer-count boards.

Isola says I-Speed will now be available with low-profile copper with 2µm surface roughness copper foil under the name VLP-2 copper.