Ontrack With Judy Warner

In this episode, we will continue with the topic of Design WITH Manufacturing, and joining us is Mike Vinson, the Chief Operating Officer at Averatek. Mike will help us understand Averatek’s advanced PCB manufacturing processes, including the technology and chemistry behind A-SAP and 3D printing. Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics Watch the video, click here. Show Highlights: Mike Vinson's background Mike explains what is an Additive Process A-SAP–a semi-additive process used to make very fine features for high definition, and high density interconnects on print circuit boards. The ability to add metalization other than copper, such as platinum, gold, palladium 3D printing–a fully-additive process where all of the material is just added on, and nothing is subtracted away Averatek’s business’s scope Licensing the technology and selling the chemistry The current clientele is North America Efficient and secure prototyping Is the 3D surface solderable? MIDs or molded interconnect devices, are coo