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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

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.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Career Technology is benefiting from the increase in demand for smartphones. Beginning this month, the flexible handset maker will ship FPCBs to a vendor in the North American market, reports DigiTimes.

Read more: Career Technology FPCB Shipments March Upward