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Since 1989, Advanced Circuits has been the country's leading printed circuit board manufacturer specializing in Quickturn Printed Circuit Boards with the industry's best on-time or early shipping record. Unlike other printed circuit board companies, Advanced Circuits combines real-time online service with personalized customer care. Customers can talk to a "live" representative, or go online to get quotes, place orders and check status 24 hours a day. Advanced Circuits is a leader in providing innovative services and offers FREE design for manufacturability checks on Gerber files within minutes, at www.FreeDFM.com. Additionally, the Company recently introduced the industry's most comprehensive Free PCB Layout Software called "PCB Artist" with gerber formatted files available upon request after 1st order. For more information, visit www.4pcb.com, or call 800-979-4PCB.

Advanced Circuits Goes Lead- Free on All PCB Prototypes
  AURORA, Colo., - (Jan 09, 2006) - Advanced Circuits, the country’s leading source for quick-turn printed circuit boards, today announced that all prototypes will now be fabricated using lead- free solder as a plating finish. The lead- free HAL finish provides an enhanced solderable finish for assembly and meets all legislation requirements for the European Union’s RoHS Directive six months ahead of the July deadline.

“Advanced Circuits is one of a limited number of PCB manufacturers in the USA offering a complete lead- free solder alternative,” said Tony Garramone, corporate training manager at Advanced Circuits. “We strive to stay ahead of the curve and provide our customers with the most current technology. Any printed circuit board that we produce whether prototype or production is free of mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers.”

Benefits of Advanced Circuits lead- free solder:
· A lead- free finish at no additional cost to leaded solder
· Processing at or near temperatures used for leaded solder application
· Flatter pad surfaces than leaded solder
· Compatibility with lead- free solder alloys and leaded solder used in assembly

Advanced Circuits’ lead- free boards are produced using a lead- free alloy of 99.3 percent tin and 0.6 percent copper with a trace of nickel (SN100CL). This solder offers an excellent alternative to more expensive lead- free finishes.

Advanced Circuits is also stocking a variety of higher temperature laminates for use in conjunction with the lead- free solder finishes, which are designed to withstand processing temperatures between 260° and 288° C, depending on the laminate system the designer chooses.

About Advanced Circuits

Since 1989, Advanced Circuits has been a leading a quick-turn printed circuit board manufacturer that specializes in producing engineering prototypes and production boards. Unlike other quick-turn printed circuit board companies, Advanced Circuits combines real-time online service with personalized customer care. Customers can talk to a live representative, or go online to get quotes, place orders and check status 24 hours a day. In addition, the company offers free design for manufacturability checks, obtaining results within minutes, at www.FreeDFM.com. With no minimum quantity requirement, Advanced Circuits offers same-day delivery with standard delivery of 3 days. For more information, visit http://www.4pcb.com., or call us at 800-979-4PCB.

About The Compass Group

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