2006 buyer guide: special suppliers section.3M Center St Paul, MN 55144 651-733-6577, fax 651-736-1587 www.3m.com/phototool SEE OUR AD ON P.11 Abba Rubber International Inc. 13510 E. Philadelphia St. Ontario, CA 91761 909-947-1244, fax 909-947-6997 www.abbarubber.com ABBA Rubber International, Inc., is the worldwide leading manufacturer of precision rubber rollers. ABBA recovers and fabricates precision products for variety of printed circuit board manufacturers' equipment, such as, laminator, tacky, wet process rollers and molded parts. ABBA is also the exclusive manufacturer of the ACCUTHERM[TM] roller. The ACCUTHERM[TM] rollers contain proven isothermal i·so·ther·mal adj. Of, relating to, or indicating equal or constant temperatures. isothermal, isothermic having the same temperature. technology providing nearly perfect temperature profiles form end to end compared to conventional rollers. The ACCUTHERM[TM] rollers can be fabricated for most laminators. Accutrace Inc. 3072 Scott Blvd. Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , CA 95054 847-806-0003, fax 847-806-0004 www.PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. 4U.com Accutrace is a trusted partner for customers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a Value Added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. PCB supplier. Using our "Service is Second to None" approach, Accutrace has become "The Choice" vendor to customers requiring high quality Single, Double and Multi-layer Prototypes or Production at a competitive price. Email: sales@PCB4u.com SEE OUR AD ON P.45 Arlon Technology Enabling Innovation 9433 Hyssop hyssop (hĭs`əp), aromatic, perennial, somewhat woody herb (Hyssopus officinalis) of the family Labiatae (mint family), native to the Old World but partially naturalized in North America. Dr. Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga (răn`chō k  'kəmäng`gə), city (1990 pop. 101,409), San Bernardino co., S Calif. , CA 91730
909-987-9533, fax 909-987-8541 www.arlon-med.com Arlon Materials for Electronics manufactures copper clad laminates and prepregs (bonding materials) for high performance, SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management , R/F and Microwave double-sided or multilayer printed wiring boards. Arlon products include high temperature (polyimide Pronounced "poly-ih-mid." A type of plastic (a synthetic polymeric resin) originally developed by DuPont that is very durable, easy to machine and can handle very high temperatures. Polyimide is also highly insulative and does not contaminate its surroundings (does not outgas). and epoxy) thermoset A polymer-based liquid or powder that becomes solid when heated, placed under pressure, treated with a chemical or via radiation. The curing process creates a chemical bond that, unlike a thermoplastic, prevents the material from being remelted. See thermoplastic. systems, low dielectric constant/low loss materials based on PTFE PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene. and other resin systems, high dielectric constant dielectric constant n. See permittivity. laminates, laser-ablatable nonwoven non·wo·ven adj. Made by a process not involving weaving. Used of textiles. n. Material or a fabric made by a process not involving weaving. aramid Aramid fibers are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers. They are used in aerospace and military applications, for ballistic rated body armor fabric, and as an asbestos substitute. The name is a shortened form of "aromatic polyamide". materials for SMT and microvia applications (including a new "Green" system), and a variety of products designed for thermal management and heat sink bonding. SEE OUR AD ON P.28 Beta Layout 2033 Gateway Place, Suite 500 San Jose, CA 95110 877-390-8541, fax 866-557-1249 www.pcbpool.com SEE OUR AD ON P.30 CMR CMR Crude mortality rate, see there Summit Technologies 850 Selkirk Pointe-Claire, Quebec, H9R 3S3 Canada 514-428-1229, fax 514-428-5953 www.cmrsummit.com CMR Summit Technologies specializes in providing its customers the ideas, products and services they need to sustain a valuable competitive advantage. With you from start to finish. Computer aided engineering (application) Computer Aided Engineering - (CAE) Use of computers to help with all phases of engineering design work. Like computer aided design, but also involving the conceptual and analytical design steps. design and manufacturing of specialty circuit boards. Chemcut Corporation 500 Science Park Rd. State College, PA 16803 814-272-2825, fax 814-272-5205 www.chemcut.net Chemcut Corporation is a leading supplier of wet processing equipment to the PCB industry and backs them up with the best support team in the marketplace. We deliver superior machines, competitive pricing, the finest etch quality and replacement parts shipped within 24 hours. More than 15,000 wet processing systems sold. Circuit Design Specialties Inc. 600 Development Dr., Suite 100 Piano, TX 75074 972-424-1007, fax 972-424-0278 www.circuitdesign.com CDS offers complete, quick-turn assembly services from prototypes to mid-level production quantities. Our trained, certified technicians and production equipment can assemble through-hole or SMT boards, even fine-pitch BGAs. Repair and rework is also available. Compufab Inc. P.O. Box 68 Woodstown, NJ 08098 856-769-9050, fax 856-769-9058 www.compufab.com SEE OUR AD ON P.26 DownStream Technologies 563 Main St. Bolton, MA 01740 800-535-3226 www.downstreamtech.com SEE OUR AD ON P.5 EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. Design Automation P.O. Box 23325 Rochester, NY 14692 585-334-6001, fax 585-334-6693 www.ema-eda.com SEE OUR AD ON PP. 3, 9, & 15 eFabPCB 2001 Landmeier Rd. Elk Grove Village Elk Grove Village, village (1990 pop. 33,429), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of c.100 at the time of its establishment on open farmland, the village has grown dramatically and steadily, largely because of its , IL 60007 877-332-2722, fax 847-290-9823 www.efabpcb.com SEE OUR AD ON P.13 Electrochemicals 5630 Pioneer Creek Dr. Maple Plain, MN 55359 763-479-2008, fax 763-479-3344 www.electrochemicals.com SEE OUR AD ON P.7 Electronic Interconnect 2700 West Touhy Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 800-364-4844, fax 847-364-4892 www.eiconnect.com SEE OUR AD ON P.27 Electronics Workbench 801-111 Peter St. Toronto, M5V 2H1 Canada 416-977-5550, fax 416-977-1818 www.electronicsworkbench.com SEE OUR AD ON COVER 2 Enthone Inc./ Cookson Electronics 350 Frontage Rd. West Haven, CT 06516 203-799-4904, fax 203-799-1513 www.cooksonelectronics.com Enthone Inc. offers total, integrated process solutions to the PWB (Printed Wiring Board) An alternate term for printed circuit board. See printed circuit board. fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. industry. ENTHONE chemistry includes ENTEK PLUS OSPs, AlphaLEVEL organo-metallic silver, immersion tin, ENTHONE DSR (1) (Data Set Ready) An RS-232 signal sent from the modem to the computer or terminal indicating that it is able to accept data. Contrast with DTR. (2) (Dynamic Source R solder masks, ENVISION DMS-E metallization Met`al`li`za´tion n. 1. The act or process of metallizing. system, CUPROSTAR coppers and AlphaPREP oxide alternatives. SEE OUR AD ON P.25 Flex Interconnect Technologies 1603 Watson Court Milpitas, CA 95035 408-635-3550, fax 408-956-8278 www.fit4flex.com Flex Interconnect Technologies designs, manufactures and assembles Flex circuits, Rigid-flex and HDI HDI Human Development Index (UNDP yardstick of human welfare) HDI Help Desk Institute HDI Humpty Dumpty Institute (New York, New York) HDI High Density Interconnect flex from quickturn prototypes to high volume production. Capabilities include fine line, micro vias, high layer count, RoHS compliance and Mil-spec compliance. Sales contact: Sue Graham. Email: sue@fit4flex.com. Front Panel Express 309 S Cloverdale St., #E7 Seattle, WA 98108 206-768-0602, fax 206-768-0679 www.frontpanelexpress.com SEE OUR AD ON P.46 GHDsign 19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 520 Irvine, CA 92612 949-553-7777, fax 949-553-7778 www.ghdsign.com SEE OUR AD ON P.46 Hallmark Circuits Inc. 13500 Danielson St. Poway, CA 92064 858-513-2200, fax 858-453-1409 www.Hallma rkCircuits.com Hallmark Circuits, Inc.--"The time Critical Advanced Technology PCB Specialists." For reliability, and solutions to your PCB challenges and Speed & Technology requirements (impedance, B&B, VIP, HDI microvia, RF, mixed dielectrics,) and/or MIL, & AeroSpace, please contact our value added engineering support team. Visit us at www.HallmarkCircuits.com & tour our state-of-the-art 72,000 sq. ft. facility. Imagineering Inc. 180 Martin Lane Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 847-806-0003, fax 847-806-0004 www.pcbnet.com Founded in 1985, Imagineering, Inc. is a value added PCB company specializing in FAST TURN Prototypes and Production. Rigid or Flex, Single to Multilayer, whether on the phone, or on the web, Imagineering will continue to provide you with the Best Service and Price. Email: sales@PCBnet.com SEE OUR AD ON P.44 Innov-X Systems 10 Gill St., Suite Q Woburn, MA 01801 781-938-5005, fax 781-938-0128 www.innov-xsys.com Intercept Technology Inc. 1819 Peachtree Rd., #100 Atlanta, GA 30309 404-352-0111, fax 404-352-3744 www.intercept.com Intercept Technology Inc. offers Pantheon for RF, Hybrid, MCM (MultiChip Module or MicroChip Module) A chip package that contains several bare chips mounted close together on a substrate (base) of some kind. , Analog, Digital, and Mixed-Signal design layout, all within one application, seamlessly integrated with Mozaix schematic capture, INDX INDX Index library management, and 25+ database translators for an easy transition path. With ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. based, platform-independent design applications, Intercept provides users with real time, leading-edge design technology. K & F Electronics 33041 Groesbeck Hwy Fraser, MI 48026 586-294-8720, fax 586-294-5999 www.circuitboards.com K & F Electronics Inc. has over 30 years of experience in printed circuit board manufacturing. We are a company that strives to gain a partnering relationship with our customers. Special procedures or needs are very adaptable with our 30 years of experience in the business. Premium delivery is available on a 24 hour, 48 hours, 72 hours, or 5 day basis. 3-4 Week standard delivery. MacDermid Inc. 245 Freight St. Waterbury, CT 06702 203-575-5700, fax 203-575-7990 www.macdermid.com SEE OUR AD ON P.1 McCurdy Circuit Supply 4848 Lakeview Ave., Suite 202-C Yorba Linda, CA 92886 714-425-3235, fax 714-242-1952 www.mccurdy.com Test Fixture pins and fixturing supplies-New and Recycled Mentor Graphics Corp. 1811 Pike Rd. Longmont, CO 80501 800-547-3000, fax 720-494-1266 www.mentor.com You can find the answers to all your PCB design challenges with solutions from Mentor Graphics. Our three market-leading flows, PADS, Expedition and Board Station are each unique, yet complementary in their strengths. No other company can offer you such complete, scalable solutions. Mentor Graphics PCB design solutions will deliver you a high return-on-investment, eliminate the risk in your buying decision and reduce your design times. SEE OUR AD ON PP. 19, 21, 23 & COVER 4 Midwest Accurate Grinding 17211 Morse St. Lowell, IN 46356 219-696-4060, fax 219-696-4062 www.midwestaccurate.com SEE OUR AD ON P.46 National Graphic Supply 1848 West 11th St., #H Upland, CA 91786 909-981-5655, fax 909-981-6332 www.ngspcb.com National Graphic Supply, founded in 1974, is a national distributor for Konica and Fuji silver films and NGS NGS National Geographic Society NGS National Geodetic Survey NGS National Genealogical Society NGS Next Generation Security (software) NGS National Garden Scheme NGS National Graduate School NGS Next Generation Services and Folex diazo films, along with other related phototool products. We provide a high level of technical support from our 10 Technical Specialists to enhance our customers artwork. We are the only company that offers a Photo Quality Management System. NexLogic 345 E. Brokaw Rd. 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Online Electronics 1550 Higgins Rd., #122 Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 847-290-8690, fax 847-290-8691 www.pcb41ess.com SEE OUR AD ON P.45 PCB Cart Chang Ban Li 1-2-401 Chang Ban Xiang Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China 86-571-87013819, fax 86-571-87036705 www.pcbcart.com SEE OUR AD ON P.45 PCB Fab Express 1070 West Evelyn Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 408-857-0039 www.pcbfabexpress.com SEE OUR AD ON P.44 Polyclad Laminates Inc./ Cookson Electronics 40 Industrial Park Dr, Franklin, NH 03235 603-934-5642, fax 603-934-2670 www.cooksonelectronics.com Polyclad Laminates offers total, integrated process solutions to the PWB fabrication industry. POLYCLAD materials include high reliability CAF CAF - constant applicative form resistant laminates, prepregs, and resin-coated foils; Polyclad halogen-free and polyimide materials. Precision Technologies Inc. 1500 Midway Court, Bldg. W103 Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 847-439-5447, fax 847-439-5448 www.eprotos.com SEE OUR AD ON P.44 Printed Circuits Corp. 4467 Park Dr., Suite E Norcross, 6A 30093 770-638-8658, fax 770-638-8659 www.pcc-i.com Printed Circuits Corp. is a high tech Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing and Assembly facility. PCC PCC prothrombin complex concentrate. is a 25,000 s.f., fully equipped facility, located in Norcross, (Atlanta), Georgia. Quality is Priority One, Zero Defect is our Goal and Customer Satisfaction is our Pride. Please feel free to visit our website at: www.pcc-i.com. QA Technology Co. Inc. 110 Towle Farm Rd. Hampton, NH 03842 603-926-1193, fax 603-926-8701 www.qatech.com SEE OUR AD ON P.29 RBP RBP Retinol Binding Protein RBP Regular Baptist Press RBP Retinoblastoma Binding Protein RBP Risk-Based Pricing RBP Royal Black Preceptory (Loyal Orange Lodge Offshoot) RBP Rated Burst Pressure RBP Registered Biosafety Professional Chemical Technology Inc. 150 S. 118th St. P.O. Box 14069 Milwaukee, WI 53214 414-258-0911, fax 414-258-7908 www.rbpchemical.com Chemistries for circuit metaliztion, preparation of innerlayers for multilayer lamination lamination a laminar structure or arrangement. , hole proparation and electrolytic e·lec·tro·lyt·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to electrolysis. 2. Produced by electrolysis. 3. Of or relating to electrolytes. e·lec plating baths. Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH), a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company, manufactures miscellaneous materials. A Fortune 500 Company, Rohm and Haas employs more than 17,000 people in 27 countries. The annual sales revenue of Rohm and Haas stands at about USD 8.2 billion. Electronic Materials 455 Forest St. Marlborough, MA 01752 508-229-7646, fax 508-229-0854 electronicmaterials.rohmhaas.com Imaging and Metallization products used to fabricate rigid and rigid flex printed circuit boards. New product areas include technologies for ink jet soldermask, lead-free HASL (language) HASL - SASL plus conditional unification. ["A Prological Definition of HASL, A Purely Functional Language with Unification Based Conditional Binding Expressions", H. Abramson in Logic Programming: Functions, Relations and Equations, D. DeGroot et al eds, P-H 1986]. and NPE-free materials. Our product lines cover the broad array of materials and chemistry used in PCB fabrication such as electroless and electrolytic plating chemistries, liquid and dry film photoresist, liquid and dry film solder mask, alternative and conventional oxide coatings, developers, strippers, surface finishing, surface preparation chemicals, laminates and lamination materials, embedded optical waveguide waveguide, device that controls the propagation of an electromagnetic wave so that the wave is forced to follow a path defined by the physical structure of the guide. materials, embedded passives and process equipment. 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