Press release

Presteigne, UK
5th September 2003

LABTECH PROMOTES NEW DIMENSION TO IT'S CURRENT PCB CAPABILITY

Labtech, part of the Intelek Group and UK based manufacturer of microwave printed circuit boards and MMIC packaging solutions, expands it's range of advance printed circuit board capabilities to it's existing customer base.

Labtech's core microwave PCB capabilities are further enhanced by the addition of advanced materials and constructions.

Bob Lowther, Labtech's Sales & Marketing Director, further explains “Our existing capabilities and knowledge such as handling exotic PTFE materials and complex PCB constructions can also be applied to a range of alternative materials and applications. Labtech is keen to continue to expand the value Labtech brings as a supplier to our customers.”

Labtech will be offering a range of additional capabilities which will include CIC, high tg and low CTE multilayers. Processing of materials including Polyimide, Thermount, BT, Cynate Ester, Gigaver and Duraver is also on offer further supplementing Labtech's experience of processing PTFE laminates.

“Labtech has seen a dramatic increase in the integration of metal cores with multilayers and the use of mixed dielectric PCB's. The technology developed by Labtech and the knowledge built up over several years can be transferred to meet the requirements for alternative advanced materials and constructions.” adds Bob Lowther.

Notes:

Labtech is a world leader in the manufacture of high end Space qualified microwave printed circuit boards and MMIC packaging solutions. Specialist PCB technologies include: metal backed PTFE, mixed-multilayer PTFE, precision double sided PTFE and single chip/MCM MMIC packaging solutions. Labtech is based in Presteigne, Wales, UK and the main website is located at www.labtechcircuits.com

Labtech is one of the companies forming Intelek plc, which supplies leading edge technologies to the World's electronics and aerospace markets. Intelek is one of the first companies to be listed on the London Stock Exchange's techMARK Index.

For more information, please contact:

Bob Lowther — Labtech
Tel: +44 (0)1544 260093
Email: b.Lowther@labtech.ltd.uk
Web: www.labtechcircuits.com

Products Available

• Metalbacked PCBs
• Precision s/sided & d/sided softboard PTFE PCBs
• Multilayer Circuit Boards (PCBs)
• DLVAs
• PIN diode switches
• Multioctave broadband amplifiers
• TDM modules
• Active & passive microwave components
• Microwave thin film circuit manufacture
• RF machining & box build assembly