Circuposit 6000 electroless copper process is for high-reliability HDI circuit boards. Offers enhanced microvia reliability and improved performance.
Dow Electronic Materials, www.dowelectronicmaterials.com
CircuitStudio is a printed circuit board design tool based on straightforward schematic capture and project management tools. Is reportedly easy to use, but powerful enough for professionals. Has a PCB design engine that supports 3D PCB editing.
Altium
element14
www.circuitstudio.com
www.element14.com/altiumcs
DFMplus design for manufacture software addresses potential issues in the PCB design phase to ensure manufacturability. Verifies PCB designs before placing ordering, resulting in a smoother ordering process. Aids in project schematics simulation prior to physical layout. Previews possible failure points, for debugging and testing. Enables easier, more efficient design file data transfer to manufacturing. Assists customers in finding the right Sunstone service for a board project. Accepts partial designs, or regions of the design, as a section-by-section check. Supplies comprehensive DRC results, shows all errors in one pass. Reports results within hours. PCBpro Full Feature eliminates layer mapping requirements from ordering process, saving time.
Sunstone Circuits, www.sunstone.com
Techni IM Gold AT8000 non-cyanide immersion gold is said to improve solderability while reducing gold usage when compared to typical cyanide based ENIG chemistry. Slows and controls deposition of gold on electroless nickel, reportedly eliminating corrosion products and creating a pore-free ENIG deposit with better solder spread. Controlled deposition provides more uniform plating thickness across different pad sizes. Substantial gold savings possible due to combination of tighter thickness distribution and thinner gold deposits.
Technic, www.technic.com
Designer Schematic and Designer Layout EDA/CAD tools are for design starts, providing a foundation for long-term product design. Link affordable design software to an inventory of more than four million electronic components. Come with free access to PartQuest, a website that merges part numbers into symbols and footprints. Product licenses are sold as an annual subscription.
Digi-Key, www.digikey.com
Mentor Graphics, www.mentor.com
CheckSum V12 Measurement Card controls and runs in-circuit and functional testing systems. Performs power-off ICTs using test voltages as low as 50mV. Can test ICs and other sensitive devices without accidentally powering them up. Reportedly decreases test times and increases throughput for ICT and FT measurements. Uses digital signal processing.
CheckSum, www.checksum.com