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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 26 March 2009

ORANGE, CA – Marcel Electronics Inc. (MEI) has successfully integrated Excellon Automation’s 129 Intelli-Drill with the Gemini-X Linear Plus software from XACT PCB. MEI is a manufacturer of quick-turn, advanced technology PCBs.

The Intelli-Drill uses a vision inspection system to examine the inner layers of PCBs, modify files and give detailed registration data. The Gemini-X analyses this data and creates a database of material reactions during specific fabrication processes.

By integrating the two, MEI is able to inspect panels immediately after lamination and identify stretch/shrink, shift and rotation for the lot, each panel or individual layers. The XACT software processes this data for use by front-end engineers to predict scale factors. According to Excellon, production yields and throughput are improved while cutting process-engineering time.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 24 March 2009

COSTA MESA, CA--Stablcor Incorporated announced that it has signed a new licensing agreement with France-based Elvia PCB Group covering the use of the Stablcor laminate based thermal management technology.
The Elvia PCB Group manufactures circuit boards for the industrial, telecom, defense, aerospace and medical industries. The Elvia PCB Group is a top 10 supplier of PCBs in Europe with 500 employees and sales of approximately €50 million ($67.7 million). In early 2009, Elvia opened a new manufacturing facility in Monastir, Tunisia.

Elvia's technical manager Patrick Prive said, “Our initiative with the STABLCOR innovative thermal management and improved CTE materials will provide our customers with additional tools to defend their competitive advantage.”

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 24 March 2009

BASSERSDORF, SWITZERLAND – DYCONEX has named Reinhard Düregger vice president of operations and a member of the executive management team. He will be responsible for overseeing management, engineering and R&D.

Düregger brings over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with a focus on latter-stage assembly and test operations. Prior to joining DYCONEX, he held engineering and management positions with companies such as Siemens, Qimonda and Infineon.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 23 March 2009

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – It looks like spring is awakening the IC substrate market. Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) and Unimicron Technology are seeing utilization rates jump to 50% and order visibility extending through mid-April, reports DigiTimes.
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – In a move that will shake up the PCB rankings, Unimicron Technology has announced plans to acquire Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT).

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Eagle Electronics Inc. recently received ISO 9001:2008 certification by QAS International.

ISO 9001:2008 adds additional requirements to the ISO 9001:2000 qualification. Specifically: electronic data needs to be protected through security and backup systems; software-driven inspection tools need to be routinely verified and calibrated; and a closed loop corrective action method has been created.

“Eagle Electronics, Inc. is thrilled to have added the new requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 certification,” said Brett McCoy, national sales manager. “These advances to our quality system are of substantial benefit to Eagle, as well as our valued customer base.”

Eagle Electronics manufactures SS, DS and multilayer boards, as well as flex and rigid-flex boards.