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Companies
Facts
• PCB Making Holes Conduc-
tive – CIRCUPOSIT™ 3350-1
Electroless Copper offers ex-
cellent plating coverage and
reliability, stable operation, and
reduced chemical consumption
and waste generation for MLB
(Multi-Layer Board) and HDI
applications. MICROFILL™ EVF Copper Via Fill provides
enhanced via filling at low surface thickness.
• PCB Final Finish – PALLAMERSE™ SMT 2000
© Dow Electronic Materials
Electroless Palladium is designed for use in ENEPIG
(Electroless Nickel Electroless Palladium Immersion
Gold) processes for both SMT (Surface Mount Tech-
nology) soldering and gold wire bonding assembly
applications. A new Low Gold Immersion Gold offers • Delivered equipment solution for the University
a highly economical immersion gold option for ENIG of Technology Petronas (UTP) prototyping facility
(Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold) processes. It su- in Malaysia;
stains uniform gold thickness distribution and reliable • Established Dyesol Japan as a corporate vehicle
solderability with reduced gold consumption. for collaborative ventures in the world’s leading
DSC country;
• PCB Imaging – EAGLE™ 2100 Photoresist is the • Built on their history of successful collaboration
latest 3-D negative electrodeposited photoresist with top Chinese DSC scientists through a sale for
which is designed for a variety of substrate sizes establishment of a prototyping facility in associati-
and geometries. It provides uniform and defect-free on with Tsinghua University, and
coatings and excellent resolution. These products are • Australian award of 2009 Sustainable Small
planned to be commercially available this year. Company of the Year.

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Dyesol reduced cash usage and increased cash in
D
uring the second quarter of FY2010, Dyesol from ongoing operations by 50% net, the biggest
(ASX: DYE) has delivered on its projects in share coming from a more than 400% increase in
every sector of the Dyesol group’s world: sales. Hence, total cash usage for the quarter redu-
ced by 46% to $1.648M or about $550K per month,
• With Corus the Company produced the first well below projections. The breakdown of cash
product on the continuous production line at usage shows that spend on staff and R&D actually
Shotton in North Wales for testing and approval increased by over 25%, reflecting an increase in sales
program; of services and products. The big savings occurred in