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Growing use of millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequencies for applications such as automotive radars, Fifth Generation (5G) wireless networks, and satellite communications (satcom) mandates careful selection of printed-circuit-board (PCB) materials specially formulated to transmit signals at frequencies to 70 GHz and higher. At the same time, digital…

Isola Group (www.isola-group.com) is a long-time supplier of dependable materials for high-speed-digital (HSD), RF and microwave circuits and, increasingly, for millimeter-wave circuits. Isola’s representatives will be on hand to welcome visitors to their booth #326C at the upcoming 2023 European Microwave (EuMW) Exhibition…

I recently toured Isola’s new 118,000-squarefoot low-volume, high-mix manufacturing facility in Chandler, Arizona. The facility’s construction began in 2020 and, like many building projects, was delayed because of the COVID19 pandemic. Building a new factory during the pandemic was certainly a challenge but the team…