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June 5, 2019 | Candor CircuitsEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Toronto PCB fabricator, Candor Circuits has built boards with press fitted copper coins and selective hard gold.
Candor is able to press fit and plate over copper coin in the middle of PCB surface areas. This technique allows for thermal management in small profiles. With smaller density parts and higher power, thermal management requires a great deal of experience, know how, and a drive to innovate. Candor’s commitment to producing complex PCB boards quickly has allowed them to excel in thermal management.
Candor’s Technical Sales Manager Sunny Patel commented, “The copper coin selective hard gold plating is a process we can do in faster lead times allowing companies to prototype rapidly with peace of mind.
About Candor Industries
Since 1999, Candor Industries has provided 21st Century customers with innovative PCB solutions for complex technologies through a commitment to service and support. Limitations created by standard manufacturing methods led Candor to invent and develop certain technological advancements, helping them to emerge in the forefront as a top of the line solutions provider. Candor continues to push the envelope of PCB manufacturing through continuous R&D, helping both customers and the industry to a brighter future. For more information about Candor, visit them on the web at www.candorind.com.
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