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Isola a global material sciences company focused on designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepregs used to fabricate advanced multilayer PCBs.

Chandler, Arizona, USA

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  • Phone 480-893-6527
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Isola Achieves IATF 16949:2016 Certification

Nov 28, 2018 | Isola Group today announced that it has achieved IATF 16949: 2016 certification for our Chandler, Arizona headquarters and our facilities in Dϋren, Germany, Huizhou and Suzhou, China and Taoyuan and Yangmei, Taiwan.

ISOLA GROUP NAMES INDUSTRY VETERAN MICHAEL WHITE AS CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Jul 17, 2017 | Isola Group has named industry veteran Michael White to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer.

ISOLA EXHIBITS RF/MICROWAVE LAMINATES AT INTERNATIONAL MICROWAVE SYMPOSIUM (IMS) IN HONOLULU

Jun 07, 2017 | Isola Group, the leading global and local manufacturer of copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepregs for use in the PCB boards announces it will exhibit at the IMS Exhibition June 6-8, 2017 at the Hawai’i Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Isola will display in booth #1008.

ISOLA EXHIBITS HIGH-RELIABILITY COPPER-CLAD LAMINATES AT DEL MAR ELECTRONICS & MANUFACTURING SHOW

May 02, 2017 | Isola Group announces it will exhibit at the Del Mar, CA, show May 3 and 4, 2017. Isola will display in booth #534.

Isola Names Jeff Waters President and CEO Former Altera executive to lead global dielectric material manufacturer.

Jan 17, 2016 | Isola Group announced today that its board of directors has appointed Jeff Waters as president and CEO, effective immediately. Waters succeeds Interim CEO Jeffery McCreary, who was brought in to enable leadership continuity after Ray Sharpe’s retirement in August 2015. McCreary will continue to serve on Isola’s board of directors, a position he has held since 2006.

Jeff Waters President and CEO.

New Impedance and Power-Handling Software Tool Facilitates Fast Conversion to Isola’s RF-Materials

Jul 30, 2014 | Isola is pleased to announce a free Impedance and Power-Handling Calculator that predicts the design attributes for microstrips and striplines based on the design's target impedance and dielectric properties of the company's RF, microwave and millimeter-wave laminate materials.

Isola Announces Conversion Service in the Wake of Global Shortages of RF Substrates

Jul 21, 2014 | Isola Group announced that its technical staff would offer a conversion service for PCB fabricators of radio frequency (RF) and millimeter-wave applications. This global 24-hour design review service will enable PCB fabricators to quickly and cost-effectively transition their current RF substrates to Isola's RF products and eliminate the production backlogs caused by the current shortages of RF substrates.

Isola Introduces Ultra-Low Loss Materials for 100 Gigabit Ethernet Applications

Jun 26, 2014 | Isola Group announced the introduction of Tachyon-100G laminates and prepregs, which enable line cards required to transmit 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) at data rates in excess of 25 Gb/s per channel. Tachyon-100G has identical electrical properties as its predecessor Tachyon; however, the Z-axis coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) on Tachyon-100G is more than 30% lower than Tachyon, making it more suitable for fabricating high-layer count, 0.8 mm pitch line cards with heavy 2 oz. copper inner layers.

Isola Launches CAF Mitigation Technology-Licensing Program

Apr 08, 2014 | Isola Group has launched a technology-licensing program to mitigate conductive anodic filamentation (CAF) problems in the fabrication of PCBs. This proprietary manufacturing technology, which is offered by ISOLA USA Corp. "Isola USA", reduces the number of voids in resin-impregnated dielectrics, which is a major source of CAF failures.

Isola Expands Production of GETEK Materials in Germany to Support European OEMs

Feb 18, 2014 | Isola Group S.à r.l. announced today that GETEK® laminates and prepegs are now in production at its facility in Düren, Germany, which will shorten lead times to Isola's European customers.

Isola Introduces Ultra-Low Loss Materials for Applications Over 100 Gbps

Feb 05, 2014 | Isola Group has begun alpha testing of Tachyon, its new ultra-low loss product that is engineered to reduce insertion loss on high-peed digital designs. It is specifically being targeted for high-layer count backplanes for the growing 100 gigabit per second (Gbps) market that has channel data rates in excess of 25 Gbps.

Tachyon laminate materials are available in optimized laminate and prepreg forms in typical thicknesses and standard panel sizes to provide a complete material solution for high-speed digital designs.

Isola's Suzhou Plant Receives ISO/TS 16949 Certification

Dec 18, 2013 | Isola Group announced today that its plant in Suzhou, China has received ISO/TS 16949 certification. This is the company's third such certification, which represents the highest international quality standard for the automotive industry. Isola's plants located in Duren, Germany and Huizhou, China are similarly certified. The certification of the Suzhou facility is a significant achievement in the company's strategic roadmap to further its presence in the automotive market.

Isola Expands Commercial Production of I-Speed(R) PCB Materials Into Asia

Dec 18, 2013 | Isola Group had successfully transitioned the manufacturing of its low-loss, I-Speed material to Asia. The move was in response to an increased demand for I-Speed products. The cost benefits of manufacturing in Asia have enabled a price reduction of I-Speed for printed circuit board (PCB) fabricators located in the Asia-Pacific region.

Isola Introduces Very Low-Loss Materials for Advanced Automotive Safety and Driver Assistance Systems

Aug 09, 2013 | Isola Group announced Astra™, the company's breakthrough very low-loss dielectric constant (Dk) product for millimeter wave frequencies and beyond. Astra revolutionizes RF and microwave designs, as it delivers a thermoset solution, which is very easy to process and has stable electrical properties over a wide range of temperatures and frequencies.

The lead-free Astra laminate materials exhibit exceptional electrical properties that are constant over a broad frequency and temperature range.

Isola Introduces Low Loss, Low Skew, High-Speed Materials for Printed Circuit Board Fabrication

Jul 22, 2013 | Isola Group S.a.r.l. announced today its new low loss, low skew, high-speed material, GigaSync™. This product has been engineered to eliminate skew issues in high-speed designs that use differential pairs to create a balanced transmission system able to carry differential (equal and opposite) signals across a printed circuit board.

Isola to Expand Its Quick-turn Manufacturing Capabilities in Suzhou, China

Jul 17, 2013 | Isola Group announced today the site expansion of its Suzhou, China manufacturing facility. The substantial upgrade includes two additional hot oil presses, semi-automatic layup lines and an additional cleanroom.

Isola Expands Production of RF/Microwave Materials in Germany to Support European OEMs

Jul 10, 2013 | Isola Group announced today that its six-member IS680 copper-clad laminate family is now in production at its facility in Dueren, Germany. This move will shorten lead times to Isola's European customers. IS680 is the ideal material for complex RF and microwave applications, such as civilian and military communications systems and radar.

Isola to Exhibit at IMS 2013

May 30, 2013 | Isola Group will exhibit at the upcoming International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2013 to be held in conjunction with the IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Symposium, and the ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference.

Isola USA Enhances Its Quick Turnaround Service - Orders can be ready to ship in less than 24 hours.

Apr 17, 2013 | Isola announced that it has enhanced its Quick Turnaround (QTA) Service in the US to support its customers’ Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory strategies and QTA programs.

Isola's QTA Service
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