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a new level of registration control and the ability to accurately predict inner layer scale distortion at CAM prior to shop floor release and to link these predictions to advanced post-lamination optimizers. This allows the continuous improvement of production yield and speed of output. Go your way with the innovation leader in wet process systems phoenix|x-ray Opening New West Coast Demo and Customer Service Center Newark, Calif. – phoenix|x-ray opened a new West Coast Demo and Customer Service Center on June 5, located in the heart of Silicon Valley; the new site was established to better service customers in the area and to meet increasing demand for high-tech nondestructive solutions. Features include a fully equipped applications and demo lab with state-of-the-are 2D and 3D x-ray and CT technology and training facilities. IPC Announces New SMEMA Council Leadership Bannockburn, Ill. - IPC elected John Hartner, executive vice president, Dover Technologies, as IPC Surface Mount Equipment Manufacturers Association (SMEMA) Council Steering Committee chair. Leo van de Vall, president and chief executive officer, Assembléon America, Inc., was elected committee vice chair. Hartner aims to engage all industry segments in facilitating success for IPC members, as the dynamics of the electronics industry continue to change and become even more challenging. Hartner and van de Vall hope to lead SMEMA to be more global and more valuable to all members. RFID Market Continues to Grow Cambridge, U.K. - According to IDTechEx, the global RFID market continues to grow rapidly, with record orders up to USD 0.5 billion each. In 2008, demand for RFID is on target for USD 5.3 billion globally, and IDTechEx predicts the market will reach USD 27 billion in 2018. Much of the growth is taking place in Europe, but the U.S. and China currently share the top slot as RFID spenders. ■ Take advantage of our latest Innovation • • • • Higher yield More stable process Transport for thinnest substrates Fine line etching, new metallisation technologies and surface preparation processes Convincing advantages ask for more information! Gebr. Schmid GmbH + Co. | Robert-Bosch-Str. 32-34 72250 Freudenstadt | Germany | www.schmid-group.com circuitree.com • August 2008 17 CT03084Schm.indd 1 1/15/08 2:05:15 PM http://www.schmid-group.com http://www.schmid-group.com http://circuitree.com

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CircuiTree - August 2008

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