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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has developed a compact, robust, and low-cost method for interconnecting printed circuit boards (PCBs) without requiring soldering or additional components. These narrow board-in-board connectors can handle higher voltages and mechanical stresses ... Read More

NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, released Project Call 7.0 (PC 7.0), the latest call for proposals that seek to fund projects that further the development and adoption of FHE while addressing key challenges in advanced manufacturing while supportin... Read More

Trackwise has ordered two additional Direct Imaging Reel-to-Reel (DI RtR) units by Altix to meet the various demands of its worldwide customer base. Trackwise is a dynamic company specializing in the manufacture of length-unlimited multi-layer FPCs using Improved Harness Technology™ as well as... Read More

Poole based Lyncolec is being rebranded as Eurotech Special Products with effect from January 2022. The factory manufactures Flex, Flex Rigid and other specialist PCB products and has been part of the Eurotech Group since December 2019.Over the last 2 years, the Lyncolec business has seen big improv... Read More

IPC, the global association helping OEMs, EMS, PCB manufacturers and suppliers build electronics better, and its Validation Services Program has awarded an IPC-1791, Trusted Electronics Fabricator Requirements Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML) to APCT's printed circuit board (PCB) manufactur... Read More

Direct-C has developed an innovative solution that uses flexible printed circuits to facilitate detection systems for oil and gas pipeline leakage that will operate continuously and remain in situ for 20 years. The flexible printed circuits – 26 meters in length – is produced in the UK b... Read More

Epec Engineered Technologies, a company designing and manufacturing high-reliability printed circuit boards, custom battery packs, user interfaces, RF products, cable assemblies, and flexible heaters for OEMs around the world announced that it has invested more than $1M in new equipment at its NetVi... Read More

The days of the internal combustion engine are drawing near to an end. According to a forecast in September 2021 made by investment bank UBS, by 2025 20% of all new cars sold globally will be electric. That figure will leap to 40% by 2030, and by 2040 virtually every new car sold globally will be el... Read More

Atotech, an international speciality chemicals and equipment company announced an enhanced graphite-based direct metallization process called ViaKing. The ViaKing deposit offers excellent adhesion and ensures reliable coverage on a wide variety of dielectric base materials and high layer count build... Read More

Trackwise Designs, the UK-based manufacturer of specialist products using printed circuit technology, has broken its own record for the world’s longest multi-layer flexible printed circuit (FPC), delivering a 72m FPC for industrial application. Constructed using a polyimide base laminate with ... Read More

LPKF laser systems cut printed circuit boards with technical cleanliness and maximum precision. They have developed a new CleanCut technology that enables substrate processing free of carbonization and discoloration. The result is high-quality printed circuit boards with maximal technical cleanlines... Read More

Ultrathin, flexible computer circuits have been an engineering goal for years, but technical hurdles have prevented the degree of miniaturization necessary to achieve high performance. Now, researchers at Stanford University have invented a manufacturing technique that yields flexible, atomically th... Read More

Royal Circuit Solutions, a digital manufacturing leader of custom circuit boards, has completed its acquisition of South Coast Circuits to further expand its quick-turn printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication services. The deal marks the second acquisition Royal Circuit Solutions has completed as it... Read More

Nextiles announced a newly designed software development kit (SDK) that will enable any existing application to access Nextiles’ software platform and leverage its novel human movement analytics to build custom algorithms and partner-specific metrics. Through its patent-protected manufacturing... Read More

Researchers at Stanford University have invented a manufacturing technique that yields flexible, atomically thin transistors less than 100 nanometers in length – several times smaller than previously possible. The technique is detailed in a paper published in Nature Electronics. With the advan... Read More

Toppan Printing (Toppan), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has developed a flexible thin-film transistor (TFT) with an unprecedented combination of flexibility, durability, and carrier mobility. The new TFT withstands a million... Read More

Tech Etch is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)-based US company, headquartered at Plymouth, MA, that specializes on flex circuit and precision part manufacturing as well as offer chemical etching and plating for businesses around the world. It began as a small engraving company, nearly 60 year... Read More

Liquid Wire Inc announced that it has joined the NextFlex community whose mission is to advance US manufacturing of Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) by fostering technology innovation and commercialization. The current NextFlex project to identify reliable stretchable conductor systems utilize... Read More

Orbotech, a KLA company, announced two new roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing solutions for flexible printed circuit (FPCs), enabling the design and mass production of new generations of electronic devices, including 5G smartphones, advanced automotive and medical devices.Orbotech's innovative rol... Read More

Wearable technology with sensing functionality is emerging as a highly promising application for printed/flexible electronics. Deployed either as skin patch or embedded within an e-textile, these devices enable parameters such as heart rate and temperature to be recorded in real-time and then transm... Read More