RALEIGH, NC -- PCB materials expert Karl Dietz passed on May 5.
Dietz joined DuPont in 1967 and spent 43 years in R&D, manufacturing and quality control, working on dyestuff, pigment, and electronic materials technologies. Much of his career focused on circuit metallization and dry-films. He authored Dry Film Photoresist Processing Technology as well several other publications on printed circuit board fabrication technology.
After retiring from DuPont in 2010, he Karl Dietz Consulting.
A popular author and speaker, Dietz graduated with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Frankfurt. He was also an elegant piano player.