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November 11, 2022 | HDP User GroupEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
High Density Packaging (HDP) User Group is pleased to announce that Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., LTD. (Mitsui Kinzoku) has become a member.
Mitsui Kinzoku has been contributing to worldwide society by providing various valuable products. One of those products is copper foil. The company focuses primarily on high-end applications in each electronics field, such as advanced packaging and high-speed communications. The company expects that their materials knowledge will be utilized in several HDP projects.
“I am pleased to welcome Mitsui Kinzoku to HDP, joining the outstanding companies working on HDP User Group projects. Their expertise and capability in high-performance copper foil, especially for high-frequency and high-speed applications, will contribute significantly to several of our emerging technology projects”, said Larry Marcanti, Executive Director of HDP User Group.
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