CircuiTree - December 2008 - (Page 2) December 2008 • Vol. 21, No. 12 • www.circuitree.com features 20 Is Your Solder Mask Process Ready for the Fine Pitches? Anders Ekman The electronic world is getting smaller—are you prepared? 42 Designing for Signal Visibility in Backplanes and Serial Links Juan Garza Putting the brakes on high-speed digital design problems. special section 30 Asian Section How to Update Your DNC Network With Modern Computers and Software, Part 2 of 2 Russell W. Walton 20 columns 16 Tech Talk Karl Dietz Revisiting fine line etching. 26 28 IPC Issues Denny McGuirk Mapping the road to qualification. Tech Talk Ask the Flexperts 18 Flexible Thinking Joe Fjelstad Remembering 2008 and looking toward the future. 47 Market Outlook Walt Custer and Jonathan Custer-Topai Hoping for a post-election economic bounce. departments 6 8 53 56 56 Lead Wire The Wire Classified Ads Upcoming Events Ad Index 26 Circuits Unusual Ken Gilleo What will the next generation bring? www.circuitree.com • Circuitree December Issue, 2008, Volume 21, Number 12 CIRCUITREE (ISSN 1059-843X) is published 12 times annually, monthly, by BNP Media II, L.L.C., 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 700, Troy, MI 48084-3333. Telephone: (248) 362-3700, Fax: (248) 362-0317. No charge for subscriptions to qualified individuals. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualified individuals in the U.S.A.: $90.00 USD. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualified individuals in Canada: $122.00 USD (includes GST & postage); all other countries: $140.00 (int’l mail) payable in U.S. funds. Periodicals Postage Paid at Troy, MI and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: CIRCUITREE, P.O. Box 2147, Skokie, IL 60076. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2008, by BNP Media II, L.L.C. GST account: 131263923. Change of address: Send old address label along with new address to CIRCUITREE, P.O. Box 2147, Skokie, IL 60076. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for product claims and representations. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. Send returns (Canada) to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 25542, London, ON, N6C 6B2. For single copies or back issues, contact Ann Kalb at (248) 244-6499 or KalbA@bnpmedia.com. 2 December 2008 • circuitree.com http://www.circuitree.com http://www.circuitree.com http://www.circuitree.com
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