BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has named Yury Kovalevsky the official representative to Russia and Russian-speaking countries.
He will have numerous responsibilities including: helping to translate IPC standards into Russian; supporting standards development activities in the region; serving as the liaison to member companies; organizing seminars and events; and supporting training and certification activities in the region.
Prior to his appointment, Kovalevsky held management and engineering positions with MNPP Saturn Ltd. and Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH. Currently, he oversees the Center of Technological Information for Producers of Electronics.
“We’re thrilled to have Yury on board, and excited about the promise of engaging Russian companies in our standards development activities,” said David Bergman, IPC vice president of international relations. “Their participation will strengthen the standards because of the different demands in this market. We hope to get them involved in translation, contributing to new revisions and eventually originating standards as well.”
ORANGE, CA – Marcel Electronics Inc. (MEI) has successfully integrated Excellon Automation’s129 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.
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.”
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.
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.
Read more: Report: IC Substrate Utilization at 50%
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – In a move that will shake up the PCB rankings, Unimicron Technology has announced plans to acquire Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT).
Read more: Unimicron Buys PPT, Inches Closer to Ibiden
