A soft, flexible board made from polyester or polyimide film coated with copper foil.

A generic term for liquid crystal displays (LCDs), plasma display panels (PDPs), and other flat panel displays.

Inks that do not contain dioxin-producing halogens, such as chlorine or bromine (JPCA Standard ES01-2003. Max. permissible level of chlorine/bromine: 900 ppm. Max. permissible total: 1,500 ppm).

An international standard that regulates requirements for environmental management systems aimed at the reduction and prevention of significant environmental risks and environmental impact imposed, or indirectly imposed, by the activities, products, or services of organizations.

An ink that is printed onto the surface of printed wiring boards in order to indicate names, specified positions, and other information relating to mounted electronic components.

A printed wiring board embedded in electronic devices that contains LSI circuits, resistors, capacitors, and other components in a single unit.

A printed wiring board that contains insulating layers sandwiched between three or more conductive layers. Multilayer boards allow connections to be formed mutually between arbitrary conductive layers, and between terminals of mounted electrical components and arbitrary conductive layers.