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Laser Ablation in the Interconnect Industry

The last 10 years have seen the rise of lasers used in the interconnect industry to a point where their use is almost becoming ‘main stream’. As line width and spacing requirements become small .. read more

Development of High Density and High Frequency Substrate Using B^2it Technology for Next Generation Packaging

For faster,smaller,and high performance integrated circuits the new concept of buried bump interconnect substrates is required. We have developed B2itTM (buried bump interconnection technology .. read more

Microvia Drilling Technology

The need for the high density provided by Build-up PWB installed in the mobile communication products requires the general trend towards a gradually smaller hole diameter. For the micro via dri .. read more

A New Technology for the Inspection of Contaminant Residues from the Formation of PCB Microvias

The evolution of interconnection systems for Printed Circuit Boards has been extremely interesting. The first connections were those generated in a copper foil on the surface of a single sided .. read more

Solid,Reliable and Planar Microvias Using (Mostly) Conventional Multilayer PCB Technology

Despite the strong increase in demand for high-density circuit boards,very few manufacturers are offering microvia architectures in high volume. Current microvia technologies require significan .. read more

Microvia PWB's Qualified for Avionics,Microvias Can Enhance PWB Reliability

Laser-drilled microvias are being added to the list of approved technologies for printed wiring boards destined for use in a rapidly increasing number of application types and environments. Mic .. read more

Programming Considerations in Complex Wave Form Pulse Reverse Plating: Part 1,Developing the Tool

With the advent of more flexible versions of pulse-reverse plating technologies,and with the ability to program more of the waveform parameters,comes an increased number of options facing the u .. read more

Folded-Flex and Stacked CSP,the 3D Solution for SiP Applications

The multiple die chip-scale package technology (identified as the ?Z™) is a truly innovative,folded-flex stacked packaging technology. The concept has already been proven in a collaborative dev .. read more

Programming Considerations in Complex Wave Form Pulse Reverse Plating: Part 1,Developing the Tool

With the advent of more flexible versions of pulse-reverse plating technologies,and with the ability to program more of the waveform parameters,comes an increased number of options facing the u .. read more

Overcoming Technical and Business Issues Associated with System in Package Adoption

In today's world of electronics the keywords are smaller,faster and cheaper. With more and more circuitry going onto existing circuit boards,the designers are searching for ways to contain this .. read more

Advanced Packaging Using Liquid Crystalline Polymer (LCP) Substrates

Liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) substrates offer a number of advantages for high-density packaging. These properties include high temperature capability (>250oC),low coefficient of thermal exp .. read more

The Era of the 3-D System In Package (SIP) will be Ushered in by Japanese Mobile Phones

It is becoming impossible to realize the latest mobile phones and other mobile equipment without Chip Size Packages (CSP) and other high-density semiconductor package technology. At present,the .. read more

Yield Enhancement in BGA Substrates and Packaging

The growing use of high density interconnect (HDI) substrates in the microelectronics packaging industry has brought along a broad range of yield issues. Many of these issues are associated wit .. read more

The Evolution of Any Layer IVH Structure PWB

With the advent of digitisation,networking,broadband telecommunication,and miniaturization in electronic set products,electronic devices are essentially required to deliver high electrical and .. read more

Copper Foil Technology for High-Frequency Applications

Advances in information/communications technology are transforming the Internet from a medium for searching for information into a medium for providing and receiving various types of informatio .. read more

Material Properties of LCP Film and its Broad Applications in IT-Related Devices

All-aromatic polyester,one of the super engineering plastics,is highly regarded as a base material of electronic circuit for its environmental compatibility,moisture resistance,dimensional stab .. read more