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(1999), "Labtech awarded European Space Agency approval for metal-backed PCBs", Circuit World, Vol. 25 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.1999.21725dab.017
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Labtech awarded European Space Agency approval for metal-backed PCBs
Labtech awarded European Space Agency approval for metal-backed PCBs
Keywords: Labtech, Printed circuit boards, ESA
Labtech, a UK-based manufacturer of microwave printed circuit boards, recently announced that they have received European Space Agency (ESA) approval for their metal-backed microwave circuit boards.
Approval was awarded during the development of circuits for use in a MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) satellite system, providing phone, data, fax and messaging and information services world-wide. The approval, which is generic rather than restricted to this specific project is for PTH (plated through hole) aluminium-backed boards with a range of finishes:bare copper, passivated copper or nickel/gold.