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September 23, 2019 | AtotechEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Atotech, a worldwide leader in providing specialty chemicals and equipment for the printed circuit board, IC substrate and semiconductor industries, will participate in this year's edition of IPCA Expo. The trade fair will be co-located with electronica India, productronica India, and Smart Cards Expo on September 25–27, 2019, in Halls 11 and 12 of the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, Delhi, India.
The Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA) and the IPCA Expo promote state-of-the-art PCB technology and business in India by mutual exchange of ideas and technical interactions. This trade fair brings the entire PCB industry ecosystem and value chain together. It will showcase the latest PCB technologies from manufacturers and suppliers from across the globe to facilitate the growing demand of PCBs in various industry segments.
Visitors to the trade fair are invited to stop by Atotech's booth E109 in Hall 11 to talk to the Group's PCB experts and to learn about their latest innovations, including wet chemical process and equipment solutions.
Atotech's key highlights at IPCA Expo 2019 include the following:
- Polygon PLB Line—is Atotech's new desmear and electroless copper line for excellent blind micro via filling capability enabling high reliable multilayer, rigid-flex and HDI PCB production
- ViaKing—is an enhanced graphite-based, cost effective, but technically very capable direct metallization process for flex, multilayer, HDI and exotic base materials.
- OS-Tech—is an environmentally friendly, high functioning simple process. It can guarantee multiple solder reflow cycles whilst ensuring that the pretreatment can optimize the copper surface best-in-class and therefore facilitate an even OSP coating.
About Atotech
Atotech is a global leader in surface-finishing solutions. Through a comprehensive systems-and-solutions approach, the company delivers chemistry, equipment, and service to support diverse industries such as consumer electronics, especially mobile devices and computers; global automotive; communication infrastructure; and many other industrial end-markets. Atotech’s relentless R&D efforts and global TechCenter presence allows it to deliver pioneering and sustainable products combined with unparalleled on-site customer support—making Atotech a critical partner to over 8,000 customers worldwide.
Atotech is a team of 3,800 experts in over 40 countries generating annual revenues of $1.2 billion (2018). Atotech has manufacturing operations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia and its headquarters is located in Berlin, Germany.
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