Circuit World: Volume 33 Issue 4

Mechanical drilling of printed circuit boards: the state‐of‐the‐art

To provide a clear picture of the current status of mechanical drilling of printed circuit boards (PCBs).

Investigation of environmental reliability of optical polymer waveguides embedded on printed circuit boards

To investigate the influences of environmental stresses on board‐embedded polymeric waveguides.

An optical backplane connection system with pluggable active board interfaces

To present work and characterisation results from a project to develop a pluggable optical connector for board to board interconnect.

Using both linear and non‐linear dimensional analysis, correction and prediction to improve PCB yields

To present an update and the latest results from work on a project aimed at enabling printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing to reduce the effect upon production yields by…

Development of a comprehensive in‐line quality control system for printed circuit board assemblies

To present an overview of the research and development carried out by an EC Framework 6 part funded consortium, known as MICROSCAN, for the implementation of an in‐line PCB…

Processing waste printed circuit boards for material recovery

The authors aim to investigate the use of pyrolysis for the processing of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs). The aim was to make the process of separating the organic, metallic…

PWB reliability – the next step

To share the findings of recent investigations of the influences of RoHS requirements on printed wire board (PWB) reliability.

Conformal coatings and their increasing importance for a safe operation of electronic assemblies

The paper aims to describe the various moisture loads affecting conformal coatings. It also seeks to differentiate these from dewing. In the case of dewing, osmotic processes may…

Frontline launches InPlan™ Flex engineering system for flex and rigid-flex manufacturers

International diary

ICT Annual Symposium 2007

Europe's largest electro-plating line has been installed at Schweizer Electronic AG

Exception signs contract with Turkish electronics specialist

iSLI announces biggest group of graduates to date

Assembléon demonstrate industry leading pick and place performance

Automa-Tech Advanced Technologies announces merger with ORC imaging

IeMRC Conference – Henry Ford College, University of Loughborough

Promotion and support of SME research and innovation in the surface finishing and printed circuit manufacturing sectors

Artetch Circuits celebrate 40 years in manufacture

Axion Polymers gains ISO 9001 accreditation

Aegis confirms European commitment with new headquarters and director

Artetch releases new first in the UK capability – realtime DFM for PCB designers