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Conformat conformal drill sheet reportedly shapes itself to various topographies that may be present in a multilayer or rigid-flex PCB. Conforms to low or thin areas on a panel that would have significant burring on the exit side of the panel, reducing rework time and scrap.

LCOA (Laminating Co. of America), www.lcoa.com

Affinity electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) final finish is for printed circuit board fabrication. Reportedly provides excellent performance in start-and-stop operation. Delivers stability in phosphorus content; eliminates startup dummy requirements, and operates under a range of bath loading. Has built-in protection against black line nickel. Includes pretreatment chemicals for removal of solder mask residues. Activation eliminates deposition in non-plated through-holes.

MacDermid Electronics Solutions, http://electronics.macdermid.com/

Pyralux high temperature flexible circuit material system has service temp. of 225°C. Includes double-sided copper-clad laminate and all-polyimide bonding film that becomes flexible coverlay after processing. Is offered in range of dielectric thicknesses.

DuPont Circuit & Packaging Materials, www.dupont.com

LCP printed circuit technology reportedly helps provide printed circuit boards with lines and spaces below 50µm and multi-Layer high density interconnect and signal integrity beyond 40GHz in all applications, including rigid and rigid flex PCBs.

HSIO Technologies, www.hsiotech.com

Library Expert Lite v. 2015.08 auto-generates footprints and 3D STEP models from component dimensions. Automates PCB library creation with 21 different CAD tool interfaces. Exports component lead terminals in a CAD library on a mechanical layer. 3D STEP model colors now definable in the Calculator and saved to FPX. Bill of materials search available quickly locates parts in a library. Contour courtyards. New XML viewer for unique component packages.

PCB Libraries, www.pcblibraries.com

PCBWorks PCB design tool is said to enhance workflow collaboration between electrical and mechanical designers. Includes collaboration tools to integrate design data with SolidWorks mechanical design software. Includes schematic capture and PCB layout tools along with an easy-to-use interface that works in tandem with existing mechanical workflows in SolidWorks. Design data between components and mechanical enclosures are linked between electrical and mechanical workflows. Features managed engineering change orders (ECO) process to submit design data changes from SolidWorks to PCBWorks using native SolidWorks files. Board assemblies from PCBWorks can also be opened in SolidWorks with included copper information for deeper analysis and simulation options.

Altium, www.pcbworks.com