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Stablcor Inc. Enters Into New Licensing Agreement With UK-Based Stevenage Circuits Ltd.
| Source: STABLCOR Incorporated
COSTA MESA, CA--(Marketwire - December 12, 2007) - Stablcor Incorporated, a leading provider of
technologically advanced carbon composite laminates, today announced that
it has signed a new licensing agreement with Stevenage Circuits Ltd., one
of the largest independent PCB fabricators in the UK. Stevenage provides a
high-performance product portfolio to companies in over 20 countries.
Stevenage is the first UK company to license the unique STABLCOR technology
for fabrication of high technology products that require thermal
management, CTE matching or rigidity improvements. Stevenage is considering
replacing Thermount with the STABLCOR technology in several of its
products.
"Stevenage Circuits has always been at the forefront of technology and
STABLCOR laminates enable us to provide heat management and CTE matching
previously provided by using copper invar copper," said Stevenage Circuits
General Manager Dougal Stewart. "The reduction in weight is significant,
and with every gram weight in flight situations adding to both
environmental and economic cost, this technology is a must for aerospace
applications. To be the first licensee in the UK demonstrates our
commitment to providing the best technology available to our customers."
An introduction to the STABLCOR technology was presented to an open forum
of key customers at the Stevenage Circuits facility on November 30, 2007.
Invitations were limited due to the huge interest in this technology,
particularly among the Military and Aerospace fraternities. Stevenage
technical sales representatives and engineering staff were available to
answer questions and assist in the successful implementation of this
technology into customer designs.
"We are pleased to have Stevenage Circuits as our first UK licensee," said
Stablcor President Douglas J. Tullio. "They have a stellar reputation
within the industry, a knowledgeable, dedicated team and an impressive
customer list, all of which are important when we are making a decision to
partner with a licensee to develop and build innovative products utilizing
our STABLCOR technology. This is a win-win situation."
"It is always rewarding to work with companies such as Stevenage," said
Stablcor CTO Kris Vasoya. "Three days after successfully completing onsite,
hands-on manufacturing training, their team was able to manufacture
electrically competent printed circuit boards. They have a talented
technical staff and produce quality products in their 40,000 square foot
state-of-the-art facilities. Stevenage is widely recognized within the
Military and the Aerospace industry as a technologically advanced
manufacturer of high-quality and reliable PCBs for challenging applications
in a multitude of environments."
PCBs manufactured using STABLCOR as one or multiple cores will act as a
heat spreader, which substantially increases thermal conductivity, provides
improved rigidity without increasing the weight of the board, and decreases
temperatures in lead-free assemblies. In addition to the improved CTE and
thermal management, PCBs manufactured with Stablcor's licensed technology
exhibit the following characteristics: less than 50 percent Z-axis
expansion, when compared to boards using Thermount materials, and exhibit
no moisture absorption issues.
About Stablcor Incorporated
Stablcor is the only provider of a thermally and electrically conductive
carbon composite material which, when incorporated in printed circuit
boards and substrates, controls heat, thermal expansion and increases the
rigidity and strength of circuit boards without increasing the weight. The
patented laminate and the processes to incorporate STABLCOR® into circuit
boards and substrates provide the electronics industry a cost efficient
technology to produce smaller electronic products, while eliminating the
thermal, mechanical and reliability concerns that currently challenge the
semiconductor industry. For more information about STABLCOR, visit
www.stablcor.com.
About Stevenage Circuits
For over 30 years, Stevenage Circuits Ltd. (SCL) has provided industry
leading interconnection technology to the Defense, Aerospace, Medical,
Consumer, and Telecoms markets. SCL manufactures diverse product types such
as Multilayer, Flex, and Flex-Rigid, incorporating the latest HDI and
microvia capabilities and delivers this high performance product portfolio
using a broad range of materials to over 20 countries. As one of the
largest independent PCB fabricators in the UK, SCL is unrivalled in its
strategy to invest consistently in its people and facilities for ensuring
future growth in quality and technological capability within the industry.
For more information about Stevenage Circuits, visit
www.stevenagecircuits.co.uk.