Troy Ruhrer

Isola’s Astra MT77 product enables RF/MW designers to get similar electrical performance traditionally associated with ceramic-filled PTFE systems. The laminate material is a tightly controlled and very low dielectric constant of 3.0, an ultra-low dissipation factor of 0.0017, as well as using the very smooth VLP2 copper, Astra MT77…

By now just about everyone has heard about 5G in commercials or on billboards but you may be wondering what it means for printed circuit boards and the materials available from Isola?   5G stands for the 5th generation wireless standard. 5G brings brings faster mobile internet speeds to market…

It seems like only yesterday, but Fifth Generation (5G) cellular networks have been making wireless connections for almost four years. Already, some of the major carriers and test-equipment developers are looking ahead to around 2029 or 2030 and the expected start of Sixth Generation (6G) networks. Still, 5G has room…