Plate circuitry onto laser-activated LCP.Ticona of Summit, N.J., has entered a know-how and license agreement with LPKF Laser & Electronics AG of Germany to permit modifying Vectra liquid-crystal polymers for 3D molded interconnect devices (MIDs). Previously, Degussa Corp., Parsippany, N.J., signed a similar agreement with LPKF for modifying PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet) PBT Polybutylene Terephthalate PBT Profit Before Tax PBT Paper Based Test (education) to mold MIDs (visit www.plasticstechnology.com /articles/kuw/material/mat566.html). The process uses a special laser-activated additive that allows direct electroplating electroplating: see plating. electroplating Process of coating with metal by means of an electric current. Plating metal may be transferred to conductive surfaces (e.g., metals) or to nonconductive surfaces (e.g. of electrical circuitry onto LCP (Link Control Protocol) See PPP. LCP - Link Control Protocol or PBT parts. A moving laser beam traces the paths of high-density circuitry on the molded part. Where the laser beam activates the additive, the plastic becomes electroplatable. Ticona: (800) 833-4882, www.ticona.com; LPKF North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (Wilsonville, Ore.): (503) 454-4200, www.lpkusa.com |
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