BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has released IPC-4202A, Flexible Base Dielectrics for Use in Flexible Printed Circuitry.
The revision provides data to help determine the capability and compatibility of flexible base dielectric materials in manufacturing flexible printed circuitry and flexible flat cables.
Flexible base material specification sheets have been updated with the newest properties for specification material types, such as polyimide, fluorocarbon and polyethylene teraphthalate films; reinforced epoxy; aramid paper and others.
In addition, dielectric metrics of properties such as permittivity and loss tangents have been expanded to include frequencies of 1 MHz, 1 GHz, and 10 GHz.
The standard establishes current classification system, qualification and quality conformance requirements, and test methods for flexible base dielectric materials.
MINNEAPOLIS – CyberOptics Corp. today reported first-quarter consolidated sales of $12.3 million, up 38% sequentially, and up 183% year-over-year.
Orders for the quarter were up 58% to $17 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.
First-quarter operating income was $257,000, compared to operating losses of $1.6 million in the prior quarter and $4 million in the same quarter last year.
Net income was $247,000, compared to net losses of $1.6 million in the fourth quarter and $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2009.
“Sales of alignment sensors to manufacturers of robotic assembly equipment, including Juki and Assembléon, were up 61% from last year's fourth quarter. Sales of inspection systems increased 32% during the same period, paced by orders for our SE500 solder paste inspection system from original design manufacturers in China,” said Kathleen P. Iverson, CEO and chair.
The firm forecasts $16 million to $17 million in revenue for the second quarter.