CHANDLER, AZ – JX Nippon Mining & Metals has named Ticer Technologies its exclusive global manufacturer and marketer of TCR thin film resistor copper foil.

Ticer’s original license was for North America only, president David P. Burgess noted. No financial terms were disclosed.

TCR can be purchased directly from Ticer or through all major US laminators in the form of rigid or flexible panels.

Ticer said it would continue to expand the design for TCR and its use in other world markets.

BANNOCKBURN, IL -- IPC today released the first industry-consensus guidelines on handling, packaging and storing printed wiring boards.