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| PCB trends to watch out for |
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| The expo presented a good picture about the upcoming trends in the PCB industry. “Every device, especially the mobile phone, is growing slimmer and more compact, and so is the PCB inside it,” states Milind Patil, director, Ibiden, a company that manufactures PCBs. “This calls for microvia technology, that is, small holes or vias, generally created with lasers employing depth control, rather than mechanical drills, through which multilayered PCB traces interconnect components,” he added. |
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| According to Costanzo D’Angelo, VP, sales, Pluritec, which develops and manufactures equipment for PCB fabrication : “PCBs will keep getting smaller in size and the technology will get more advanced, but the complexity will not increase prices.” |
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| Although the Indian PCB industry has a significant role to play in the country’s economy, the key elements that Indian PCB companies should focus on are capital, consolidation, technology improvements, quality, and a global delivery model. |
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| “India is considered a growing market and its growth pace is higher than most countries. The aerospace and defence sector here is expanding, and there are many opportunities to cater to the local market, too,” comments Rajesh Kumar, VP and CTO of DDi, a PCB manufacturing company. “However, India has to leapfrog and go generations ahead in terms of technology. For example, HDI PCB manufacturing has been adopted by PCB manufacturers across the world, but this trend has not yet started in India,” he added. |
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| Aspocomp, a company that provides services for the design and manufacture of high-tech PCBs, tried to set up an HDI plant in Chennai but it could not survive long. However, the players believe that the outlook for PCBs in India looks promising. There is a huge opportunity for local companies in India. Currently, there are only a few suppliers in India who can cater to high grade PCB requirements, but Indian companies have the huge opportunity to cater to major sectors like defence, if they can upgrade their facilities and adopt the latest technologies. |
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