PORTLAND, OR - Soldering chips to PCBs may become a thing of the past due to research on copper materials sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, according to industry reports.

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MERIDIAN, ID - Western Electronics has announced that it has introduced a conformal coating for PCBs. The company will offer conformal coating services out of its Westminster, Colorado operation.

The company reports that the conformal coat equipment and process completed customer qualification completed in February, and is now being introduced on a general availability basis to the market. Western Electronics will use acrylic resin materials for current customer requirements, and has the additional capability to apply urethane and silicone resins.

"We believe this additional service will complement our existing value-added service offering, and broadens our capability to support existing and new customers," said Rob Subia, President and CEO.