FEATURES

FLEX TIME
Flex Circuit Manufacturing in a Box?
Inkjet printing may finally bring flex circuits up to speed.
by Tom Woznicki

DRILLING
The Laser Drilling Horse Race
UV lasers, CO₂ lasers and hybrids all offer advantages and disadvantages. Will one technology make the others obsolete?
by Hannes Stahr

IMAGING
Laser Direct and new High-Tech Imaging Technologies
Improved processes and dry film resists are meeting the ever-increasing demands of high-tech PCB manufacturing.
by Mats j. Ehlin

SURFACE FINISHES
Know Your Final Finish Options
What's best for your board: immersion silver, immersion tin or maybe even ENEPIG? Learn the pros and cons of the newest alternative finishes.
by Donald Walsh, George Milad and Donald Gudeczauskas

POINT OF VIEW

Our Line
Acrobat goes 3D.
Andy Shaughnessy

ROI
Repeat after me: It's time for a price increase.
Peter Bigelow

Countdown to Lead-free
Implementing RoHS in the U.K.
Steven Andrews

Interconnect Strategies
Symmetry, minimized impedance discontinuities and balanced loading are preferred features.
Abe Riazi

No Myths Allowed
Mircostrip or stripline? That is the question.
Dr. Eric Bogatin

The Flex Market
Flex investment gets aggressive.
Dominique Numakura

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