Elpemer RC 2054 HR is a photoimageable, aqueous-alkaline developable 1-pack etch resist said to offer resolution up to 25 µm. Reportedly is fast drying, with low exposure energy and short stripping times. Can be applied by roller coating, curtain coating or dipping. It is free of filling agents and pigments.
Lackwerke Peters, www.peters.de
EP2 Enhanced Polyimide is a filled product with copper adhesion superior to traditional polyimides. Is said to reduces water absorption,
(by 25%) increase thermal conductivity and reduce CTE while maintaining the full 250°C Tg of polyimide for thermal stability through process and application. Reduces cure cycle by 25 - 50%. Z-axis expansion is 0.65% at 50° to 260°C, copper peel is 25% higher than traditional unfilled polyimides, and Td (5%) is 424°C compared to traditional polyimides. Meets IPC-4101/40 and 41. Non-MDA chemistry resists drill fracturing. Is compatible with lead-free solder processing. Meets NASA outgassing and UL-V0 flammability requirements. Is RoHS and WEEE compliant.
Arlon, www.arlon-med.com
Paragon-SM 20 laser direct imager reportedly has positioning accuracy of ±12 µm. Includes a range of dynamic imaging modes to meet production demands. Has depth-of-focus of ±300 μm, user-friendly and intuitive GUI, is is said to connect seamlessly to CAM.
Orbotech, www.orbotech.com
Advanced Screen-Printing Technology uses special silver inks and related materials that include substrates and insulating materials to produce silver traces down to 30 μm lines and spaces for double and multilayer circuits with 80 μm vias. Conductivity reportedly is one order higher compared to traditional thick-film circuits. Traces are solderable. Accommodates embedded passives and EL-based optical components too.
DKN Research, www.dknresearch.com
BoardView software extends CAD navigation and circuit debug from ICs to PCBs and multichip modules. Integrates IC and PCB circuit debug with online signal trace and CAD navigation. Can trace signals on the PCB from chips to board and back again, and then navigate failure analysis tools to X, Y locations to determine the cause of the fault. Leverages Camelot technology. Reads industry-standard PCB and chip layout formats and displays them graphically. Formats supported include OASIS, Virtuoso, Gerber, GDSII and AutoCAD drawing exchange format. Chip layouts are loaded from the Camelot database.
Magma Design Automation, www.magma-da.com