High Speed Digital
Low dielectric constant, low loss multilayer thermoset laminates and prepregs for high speed digital applications demanding lower loss beyond the capability of legacy materials such as FR4.
FR408HR is a proprietary high-performance 230C (DMA) glass transition temperature (Tg) FR-4 system for multilayer Printed Wiring Board (PWB) applications where maximum thermal performance and reliability are required. FR408HR laminate and prepreg products are manufactured with Isola’s patentable high performance multi-functional resin system, reinforced with electrical grade (E-glass) glass fabric. This system delivers a 30% improvement in Z-axis expansion and offers 25% more electrical bandwidth (lower loss) than competitive products in this space. These properties coupled with superior moisture resistance at reflow, result in a product that bridges the gap from both a thermal and electrical perspective. The FR408HR system is also laser fluorescing and UV blocking for maximum compatibility with Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems, optical positioning systems and photo-imagable solder mask imaging.
I-Speed is a proprietary high performance 180C glass transition temperature (Tg) FR-4 system for multilayer Printed Wiring Board (PWB) applications where maximum thermal performance and reliability are required. I-Speed laminate and prepreg products are manufactured with Isola’s patentable high performance multi-functional resin system, reinforced with electrical grade (E-glass) glass fabric. This system delivers a 15% improvement in Z-axis expansion and offers 25% more electrical bandwidth (lower loss) than competitive products in this space. These properties coupled with superior moisture resistance at reflow, result in a product that bridges the gap from both a thermal and electrical perspective. The I-Speed system is also laser fluorescing and UV blocking for maximum compatibility with Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) systems, optical positioning systems and photoimagable solder mask imaging.
I-Terra MT laminate materials exhibit exceptional electrical properties which are very stable over a broad frequency and temperature range. I-Terra MT is suitable for many of today’s high speed digital and RF/microwave printed circuit designs. I-Terra MT features a Dielectric Constant (Dk) that is stable between -55C and 125C, up to 20 GHz. In addition, I-Terra MT offers a lower dissipation factor (Df) of 0.0036 making it a cost effective alternative to PTFE and other commercial microwave and high speed digital laminate materials. I-Terra MT laminate materials are currently being offered in both laminate and prepreg form in typical thicknesses and standard panel sizes. This provides a complete materials solution package for high-speed digital multilayer, hybrid, RF/microwave, multilayer and double-sided printed circuit designs. I-terra MT does not require any special through hole treatments commonly needed when processing PTFE-based laminate materials.
Tachyon 100G laminate materials are designed for very high-speed digital applications up to and beyond data rates of 100 Gb/s.
Tachyon 100G materials exhibit exceptional electrical properties that are very stable over a broad frequency and temperature range between -55°C and +125°C up to 100 GHz. These electrical properties provide designers a scalable solution for next generation designs of backplanes and daughter cards, enabling 10x improvements from 10 Gb/s data rates.
Isola has developed Tachyon 100G with the highest level of thermal performance for high layer count line cards. The very low Z-axis CTE makes it a perfect choice for fine pitch BGA applications of 0.8 mm or less. The material is optimized with the use of spread glass to mitigate skew, improve rise times, reduce jitter, and increase eye width/height and that use ultra smooth VLP2 (2um Rz) copper that significantly reduces conductor losses.
TerraGreen laminate materials exhibit exceptional electrical properties which are very stable over a broad frequency and temperature range. TerraGreen is engineered for such high performance applications as power amplifier boards for 4G LTE base stations, internet infrastrucure and cloud computing. TerraGreen features a Dielectric Constant (Dk) that is stable between -55C and 125C, up to 20 GHz.
TerraGreen is a lead-free assembly mareial and is easy to process. This high-performance material utilizes a short-lamination cycle; the product is easy to drill, does not require plasma desmear and the prepreg shelf life is similar to FR-4 materials. TerraGreen is suitable for high-layer count, high-speed digital, backplanes and is compatible with Isola’s FR-4 materials for hybrid designs. TerraGreen meets UL 94 V-0 and is halogen free.
