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5 Things a Total Global Solutions Supplier Can Provide

Our world now extends far beyond the traditional brick and mortar of the domestic board suppliers of yesteryear. Now our customers demand that PCB fabricators provide them with a complete and total printed circuit board solution, from domestically built I…
1. Total Solution By choosing a domestic b
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Material Selection: The Key to RF/Microwave Success

Introduction When discussing the right choice for materials, today’s design engineers are more knowledgeable than during the early years of radio frequency (RF) PCB technology. At that time, only a couple types of low-loss Teflon® materials existed. To…
gent and dielectric constant. Parameter 1
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Preparing for the Future with the Right Supplier

Is your PCB supplier ready to take you into the future? Sure, they are doing a good job today, but what about tomorrow? What will happen when new designs require boards to be made with thermal or RF materials, or have lines widths down to two mils? You…
here are 12 checkpoints to make sure your PCB suppliers
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Standard of Excellence: Preparing Your Vendors for the Future

Now, it’s time to talk about the future with your PCB vendors. Referring to our previous columns, if you’ve done everything right so far, you will now have a strong working relationship with your PCB supplier. They understand all they need to know to fabr…
B. Ask them to give your team classes on PCB 101 basics as well as high technology. The mor
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Ask the ASC Expert: RF/Microwave decoupling

In the first of a series of Ask the Expert video blog posts, John Bushie, ASC’s Director of Technology, explains the basic principles of decoupling in RF/Microwave PCBs. If you’re designing for ...
ome of these are manufactured regularly on a 12 by 18 or an 18 by 24. So
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Microwave PCB Bonding Methods—What Designers Need to Know

There are three methods commonly used for bonding multiple layers of RF and microwave PCB laminates such as PTFE (Teflon) materials like Rogers duroid. These three methods are thermoplastic films, thermoset prepregs, and direct bonding (often called fusio…
e lowest melt temperature from approximately 190…121…193…371
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Buy Based on Value, Not Price

A great partnership with your PCB fabricator is a true investment in your company’s future. If you are willing to develop a strong, ongoing, and ever-growing partnership with your vendor, you will never have trouble sourcing your PCBs again. There …
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Standard of Excellence: Four Tips on Listening to Your PCB Suppliers

We are going to assume that you have done your due diligence, have developed a strong working partnership with your PCB suppliers, and now feel confident that those suppliers are the right ones. The next step is to recognize that your PCB suppliers are in…
have the best PCB value that money can buy. 1. PCB Designers and Fabricators Must Talk to … and sticking the boards so that you receive 10 per day to giving them advice on how the bo
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Standard of Excellence: Three Ways to Face the Future With Your PCB Suppliers

Once you have established a solid, trusting relationship with your PCB vendor, you can start working together developing new products, technologies, and in some cases, services. There are even times when your PCB supplier will bring projects to you. Here …
with your PCB suppliers to face the future. 1. New Products Your company decides to expan
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Ask the ASC Expert: Key parameters for RF material selection

In this video, ASC's Director of Technology John Bushie talks about the key parameters involved with selecting RF materials. Transcript: In this segment, we're talking about RF materials. Now by RF materials traditionally those were materials ..…
electric constant somewhere between 2.20 and 10 and it is a dissipation factor between .001… and .003. Now these were measured at 10 Ghz which kind of delineates the fact that
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About ASC
American Standard Circuits (ASC) and Sunstone Circuits have joined forces to become the ultimate PCB solution provider with over 50 years of combined industry experience. ASC excels in producing Ultra HDI, rigid, metal-backed/core, RF/microwave, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs for diverse industries, while Sunstone Circuits is known for quick-turn, high-quality PCBs and exceptional customer support. This strategic alliance combines ASC's certifications and expertise with Sunstone's commitment to excellence, setting a new standard in PCB manufacturing. Together, we provide full scale solutions for engineers, from design to prototype to large-scale production.
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