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MKS’ Atotech to Participate at TPCA Show and IMPACT 2022
October 17, 2022 | AtotechEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Atotech, MKS Instruments’ globally leading brand in surface-finishing solutions, will participate at this year’s Taiwan Circuit Industry International Exhibition (TPCA Show) and International Microsystems, Packaging, Assembly and Circuits Technology Conferences (IMPACT) to be held in Taipei, Taiwan from October 26-28, 2022.
Daniel Schmidt, Director Global Marketing Electronics at MKS’ Atotech said: “This year, the list of leading technology firms which join and present at this unique event is extraordinary. We are excited to host two IMPACT industrial forums, one on ‘High-speed computing for edge computing applications’ and one on ‘Advanced packaging for data and server applications.” Atotech experts will contribute two paper presentations during these sessions on October 26. In addition, Atotech experts will present five more technical papers on October 27 and 28, at the regular IMPACT technical conference.
Throughout TPCA show, experts from MKS’ Atotech and ESI brands will be available at booth 4F: #N-720 to discuss latest industry trends and challenges. To the audience, they will introduce the new combined product offering, consisting of PCB production equipment (wet-to-wet process equipment, laser systems, and auxiliaries), chemistry, software, and service.
Product highlights at the show include:
- V-Plate®: Vertical continuous Cu plating technology of choice for advanced HDI & IC substrate
- EcoFlash® S300: Differential etching for advanced SAP manufacturing
- CapstoneTM: High-performance breakthrough productivity for flex PCB UV drilling
- GeodeTM: High-precision CO2 via drilling for HDI PCB manufacturing and IC packaging
- InPro® SAP6: The new standard for IC substrates – High current density, productivity, and quality
- Printoganth® MV TP2: Next-generation electroless copper for fine-line SAP applications
- Stanna-CAT®: A new autocatalytic process for tin deposition
- NEAP: Non-etching adhesion promoter for lead frames
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