31 Jan 2025 – More Secrets of High-Speed PCBs by: Martyn Gaudion, Polar Instruments – new and updated eBook released

Martyn Gaudion's new and updated eBook The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to...^™ More Secrets of High-Speed PCBs is released in conjunction with I-Connect007. With a focus on signal integrity, this book emphasizes the most effective methods for transitioning quality designs from prototype to production.

Register and download your copy

30 Jan 2025 – Arlon cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Arlon 86HP cores added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries

Available from Speedstack version 25.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

29 Jan 2025 – Elite prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Elite EM-890 and EM-890K prepregs and EM-890 and EM-890K cores added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries

Available from Speedstack version 25.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

22 Jan 2025 – Arlon prepregs added to Speedstack material libraries

Arlon 86HP prepregs added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries

Available from Speedstack version 25.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

9 January2025 – Latest versions of Speedstack released

Speedstack 2025 25.01.01 release features:

• Design Rule Checks now include more informative messages
• Additional guidance messages when adding controlled impedance structures
• Structure View graphics now support coplanar without ground structures and offset stripline structures where one reference plane is hatched
• Improved Drilling messages and error handler

Details in this preview.

Please contact Polarcare or your local office for more information
Polar Instruments latest software versions details available here

9 Jan 2025 – Ventec prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Ventec prepregs and cores added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries

Prepregs:
tec-speed 2.0 VT-464, tec-speed 3.0 VT-464L, tec-speed 5.0 VT-464G, tec-speed 6.0 VT-462S, tec-speed 6.0 VT-770, tec-speed 6.0 VT-770(LK), tec-speed 7.0H VT-463H, VT-42, VT-42S, VT-47, VT-441, VT-441C, VT-441V, VT-447, VT-447C, VT-447V, VT-481, VT-901, VT-90H

Cores:
tec-speed 2.0 VT-464, tec-speed 3.0 VT-464L, tec-speed 5.0 VT-464G, tec-speed 6.0 VT-462S, tec-speed 6.0 VT-770, tec-speed 6.0 VT-770(LK), tec-speed 7.0H VT-463H, VT-42, VT-42S, VT-47, VT-441C, VT-441V, VT-441, VT-447C, VT-447V, VT-447, VT-481, VT-901, VT-90H

Available from Speedstack version 25.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

05 December 2024 – Latest versions of Si8000m and Si9000e released

Si8000m 2025 25.01.01 release features:

• TRC Plus Edit Materials option improvements

Si9000e 2025 25.01.01 release features:

• TRC Plus Edit Materials option improvements
• Project Graphing error handler enhancements

Please contact Polarcare or your local office for more information
Polar Instruments latest software versions details available here

05 December 2024 – CITS Uncalibrated warning / Warmup messages

The CITS880s should be allowed to warm up prior to use in measurement – calibration will be invalid until the warm up period has completed (approximately 20 minutes.) At each power up, the CITS880s applies a time delay of approximately 20 minutes to allow for warm up and stabilisation. During this interval, the status bar displays the timer count down until calibration is valid along with a message that calibration is not yet valid.

Please see AP8528 for full details.

01 November 2024 – CITS880s 2024 v24.10.23 maximum relay operations increased from 1 million to 2 million

CITS880s 2024 v24.10.23 release features:

• Maximum relay operations increased from 1 million to 2 million
• Support for Thai language

Please contact Polarcare or your local office for more information

04 September 2024 –Speedstack v24.09 includes enhancements to the drill types, copper coverage added to Grid View and new import / export file types

• Additional Drill Type property to determine whether they are Pointed, Flat or Router
• The Copper Coverage Percentage field has been added to Grid View
• New import / export XML file formats to support the new Back Drill Type

Details in this preview.

Please contact Polarcare or your local office for more information

20 August 2024 – Mitsui Kinzoku MT18Ex foils added to Speedstack material libraries

Mitsui Kinzoku MT18Ex foils added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.
Available from Speedstack version 24.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

19 August 2024 – Panasonic Megtron 7 prepregs and cores added/updated to Speedstack material libraries

Panasonic Megtron 7 Prepreg R-5680(N) and Megtron 7 Laminate R-5785(N) added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.
Available from Speedstack version 24.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

26 March 2024 – Nan Ya Plastics prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Nan Ya Plastics prepregs and cores added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.

Prepregs:
NPG-150D-B, NPG-170D-B, NPG-170N-B, NPG-171-B, NPG-188H-B, NPG-188U-B, NPG-199HK-B, NPG-199K-B. NPGN-150LKHD-B

Cores:
NPG-150D, NPG-170D, NPG-170N, NPG-171, NPG-188H, NPG-188U, NPG-199HK, NPG-199K, NPGN-150LKHD

Available from Speedstack version 24.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

29 February 2024 – Shengyi prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Shengyi S1000B, S1000-2B and S0401 prepregs and S1000, S1000-2 and S1141 cores added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.
Available from Speedstack version 24.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

21 February 2024 – Si9000e v24.02 supports multi-frequency loss tangent goal seek from measured insertion loss data

Si9000e Insertion Loss Field Solver v24.02 supports multi-frequency goal seek of loss tangent from measured insertion loss data: Si9000e calculates copper and copper roughness losses and de-embeds them from the measurement data. Details in this overview:

Please contact Polarcare or your local office for more information

1 February 2024 – Elite EMC EM-A5B prepregs and EM-A50 cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Elite EMC EM-A5B prepregs and EM-A50 cores added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.
Available from Speedstack version 24.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

22 January 2024 – Speedstack 2024 v24.01 (security update) released

Speedstack v24.01 introduces enhanced security with Microsoft .NET Framework™ 4.8. For details, please view this presentation

Please contact Polarcare for information or download

27 November 2023 – Speedstack 2024 release candidate 24.01 available during this week (security update)

Customer requests for increased security mean we have made a major migration from legacy dotnet framework up to dotnet 4.8. Functionality of Speedstack is unchanged from 23.09 in this release however major code changes are involved. Test licenses and licenses will be available on request. Customers where Speedstack is key to their operation should contact Polarcare for advice before implementation. (Note that if you wish to have the ability to roll back to a previous version you must upgrade only from 23.09)

22 November 2023 – Isola 370HR prepregs and cores, Isola FR408HR prepregs added/updated to Speedstack material libraries

Isola 370HR prepregs and cores, Isola FR408HR prepregs added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.
Available from Speedstack version 23.09 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

22 November 2023 – EMC EM-528 prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

EMC EM-528 prepregs and cores added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.
Available from Speedstack version 23.09 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online library.

24 October 2023 – Rogers RT duroid cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Rogers RT duroid 6006 and RT duroid 6010LM cores added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries.
Available from Speedstack version 23.09 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

30 September 2023 – Si9000e adds multiple spot frequencies of interest

Many customers have asked for readings of insertion loss at specific frequencies to be added in the Si9000e user interface in order to facilitate specifying Delta-L or SPP or other loss method testing. The latest Si9000e does just that – the insertion loss results at user nominated frequencies are now displayed alongside the All Losses plot.

Details, along with all the other recent enhancements, are discussed in this presentation.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

24 August 2023 – Speedstack v23.09 includes drill design rule check enhancements and added technical report print options

Speedstack v23.09 introduces drill design rule check enhancements, including support for Ormet^® Z-Axis Interconnects technology, along with HDI Drill Plan and Sequential Plan Enhancements to provide improved support for stackups with Back Drills; Speedstack's technical reports now include print options to turn off Number of Panels, Circuits Per Panel and Cost Per Circuit that appear under the Bill of Materials table.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

24 August 2023 – Isola prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Isola FR408HR, IS550H, TerraGreen 400G, TerraGreen 400G2 prepregs and 370HR, FR408HR, P96, IS550H, TerraGreen 400G and TerraGreen 400G2 cores added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 23.09 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

08 August 2023 – Output multiple Touchstone files from supplied CAD line length data with Si9000e version 23_08

If need to output Touchstone for multiple line lengths in Si9000e this could be a tedious process - until now. The 23_08 edition of Si9000e allows you to paste a variety of line lengths for a given net class directly from a list output from your CAD system and then auto generate Touchstone files for each line length. Udate or evaluate the Si9000e insertion loss PCB transmission line field solver by contacting Polarcare.

18 July 2023 – Lupita Maurer appointed President of Polar Instruments, Inc.

Polar is delighted to announce the appointment of Lupita Maurer as President of Polar Instruments, Inc. Lupita takes over the reins from Ken Taylor as our US market continues to grow. Read the news release.

12 July 2023 – Rough Roughness Reasoning – feature article by Martyn Gaudion

Whilst at first sight roughness modelling may seem fearsomely complex, roughness is only part of the loss budget. Getting a reasonable
figure in for roughness and choosing the correct model will enhance your prediction of insertion loss compared with solvers that simply model smooth surfaces.

Details in this publication

23 June 2023 – Ormet^® Via Interconnect supported in Speedstack 23.06

Documenting Ormet^® and other any layer interstitial via technology is now possible from Speedstack 23.06 onwards. Speedstack 23_06 also improves support for buried backdrill documentation and export of drill plans including buried back drills into other systems. Find a full list of enhancements in this presentation.

Please contact Polarcare if you would like to upgrade or evaluate.

02 June 2023 – CGen Si adds Delta-L 4.0 coupons (beta) to insertion loss coupon capability / coupon ergonomic enhancements

A beta feature supporting Delta-L 4.0 insertion loss test coupons is now available in CGen Si edition impedance and insertion loss coupon generator. This in addition to earlier releases of CGen PCB and CGen Si in 2023 which improve ergonomics for test operators for coupons with a mix of single ended and differential tests.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

28 May 2023 – Si9000e adds Gradient roughness (beta) to insertion loss modeling

Gradient roughness modeling is now available for Si engineers who prefer this modeling for ultra high speed lines. Gradient takes RMS (Rq) roughness as an input method and significantly extends the frequency range in comparison to legacy Hammerstad and Groisse methods. For engineers with Rz roughness data – Cannonball Huray modeling is an alternate solution.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

23 May 2023 – Speedstack 23.05 Enhances Virtual material wizard, adds copper coverage test, Resonac materials in library

Speedstack 23.05 has a new Tools option to check copper coverage is entered – important when using proportional coverage for pressing thickness calculations. 23.05 also includes Virtual Material Wizard improvements to solder mask application and sequential core colors.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

16 May 2023 – Shengyi Technology (Sytech) prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Shengyi S7040GB, S7045GB, S7439B, S7439CB, S7439GB, Synamic 6B, Synamic 6GXB, Synamic 6NB, Synamic 8 GB, Synamic 8GNB prepregs, S7040G, S7045G, S7439, S7439C, S7439G, Synamic 6, Synamic 6GX, Synamic 8G, Synamic 8GN cores added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 23.04 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

17 April 2023 – Resonac (formerly Showa Denko) have joined the Speedstack Material Partner Program

Resonac (formerly Showa Denko) have joined the Speedstack Material Partner Program and their materials are available for download for Speedstack customers with active Polarcare.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

24 Mar 2023 – Ventec tec-speed 20.0 VT870 cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Ventec cores tec-speed 20.0 VT870 L300, tec-speed 20.0 VT870 L330, tec-speed 20.0 VT870 H348 added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 23.04 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare or information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

20 March 2023 – Improved usability for manufacturing constraints set to release in Speedstack v23.04

If you use the manufacturing constraints facility in Speedstack, the April release sees an update which simplifies and clarifies setting manufacturing constraints – making it easier to set constraints, for example, for Aerospace / Commercial or Automotive stacks – or the requirement of your choice. If you haven't updated to the Speedstack v23.03 – you may wish to hold off for v23.04. Details in this presentation

17 Mar 2023 – Ventec tec-speed prepregs and cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Ventec prepregs tec-speed 5.0 VT-464G, tec-speed 6.0H VT-462SH_NFPP, tec-speed 6.0H_PK_VT770(LK), tec-speed 6.0 H_PK_VT-770 , tec-speed 7.0 H_VT-463H, VT464GS and cores tec-speed 5.0 VT-464G, tec-speed 6.0H VT-462SH NFPP, tec-speed 6.0H PK_VT770(LK), tec-speed 6.0 H PK VT-770, tec-speed 7.0 H VT-463H, VT464GS added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 23.04 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

15 March 2023 – Enhanced library filtering for Speedstack – shipping now in version 23.03

Increasing numbers of materials in the Speedstack library have lead to many requests for better material filtering.
See whats planned for the upcoming release in this Polar YouTube video. Or if you have no access to YouTube the same content may also be viewed direct from the Polar website here.

12 March 2023 – HTTPS download for Speedstack material libraries – now gives 3 choices depending on your security requirements.

Speedstack 23.03 now includes three choices for selection of base material libraries, choose the best for you depending on your organizations security policies. Via FTP for general use, for medium secure environments use HTTPS, and for organizations requiring no internet access by applications a full on premise version may be deployed.

2 March 2023 – EIPC Winter Conference 2023, Days 1 and 2 Review

Review of Days 1 and 2 of the EIPC Winter Conference 2023, Lyon, France – Pete Starkey, I-Connect007:

Day 1 review:
EIPC Winter Conference 2023: Day 1 Review (iconnect007.com)

Day 2 review – includes Polar's presentation on Managing PCB Stackup:
EIPC Winter Conference 2023, Day 2 Review (iconnect007.com)

14 February 2023 – IConnect 007's Andy Shaughnessy interviews Polar Instruments' product specialist Erik Bateham at IPC Apex Expo.

IConnect 007's Andy Shaughnessy sits down with product specialist Erik Bateham, a new hire at Polar Instruments. Erik explains his circuitous route into circuit analysis tools. He also discusses the challenges that Polar’s customers are facing, and how user input drives Polar’s software development.
Watch the interview here

9 February – How a PCB is made – Application Note AP166 updated

Would you like to know what goes into the design and manufacturing of a PCB?
Then review our updated Application Note AP166.

31 January 2023 – Enhanced library filtering for Speedstack - coming soon.

Increasing numbers of materials in the Speedstack library have lead to many requests for better material filtering.
See whats planned for the upcoming release in this video.

26 January 2023 – Si Excel supports 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft^® Excel / example sheet and stability update

Need an Excel interface for Polar Impedance field solvers? The optional Si Excel 64 interface offers direct connection to Polar impedance field solvers for both 32 and 64 bit versions of office. Contact Polarcare if you wish to see it for yourself. When evaluating you can download this spreadsheet for just one example of how you can use the interface. (The 23_02 update has also fixed a reported stability issue).

14 November 2022 – Polar Instruments, Inc. New office address from today: Office telephone numbers remain the same

Polar Instruments, Inc.

Suite #400
Cascade Plaza West
12655 SW Center Street,
Beaverton, OR 97005

Tel: (503) 356 5270

10 November 2022 – Si Excel supports 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft^® Excel

Si Excel and Si Excel Expert now supports 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft^® Excel. View the new features in this presentation.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

27 October 2022 – Speedstack v22.11.01 further enhances Structure View

Speedstack 2022 Structure View presents a powerful interactive overview of all the controlled impedance and insertion loss structures that exist on the stackup. View the new features in this presentation.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

26 October 2022 – Popular educational transmission line equipotential display tool reintroduced.

The educational EPD100 is a free of charge transmission line equipotential viewer which helps explain transmission line concepts including odd and even signal transmission on PCB interconnects.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

07 September 2022 – Polar Instruments, Inc. is moving in early November

Polar Instruments, Inc. new office address, effective Monday, November 14th, 2022. Office telephone numbers remain the same

Polar Instruments, Inc.

Suite #400
Cascade Plaza West
12655 SW Center Street,
Beaverton, OR 97005

Tel: (503) 356 5270

25 Aug 2022 – Speedstack v22.09.01 now includes Structure View

Speedstack 2022 Structure View presents a powerful interactive overview of all the controlled impedance and insertion loss structures that exist on the stackup. View the new features in this presentation.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

1 Aug 2022 – Speedstack v22.7.20 now includes spreadsheet style Grid View

Speedstack 2022 now offers Grid View, offering customers the ability to amend stackup data in a spreadsheet style UI.
See for yourself in this presentation.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

23 July 2022 – Oak-Mitsui FaradFlex cores added to Speedstack material libraries

Oak-Mitsui FaradFlex MC8M, MC12M, MC24M, MC8TM, MC12TM, MC24TM core materials added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 22.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

13 July 2022 – EIPC Summer Conference 2022 – Removing DC trace resistance errors from characteristic impedance measurements

Presentation at EIPC Summer Conference 2022 by Polar Instruments CEO Martyn Gaudion:

STOP resistance clouding your high speed measurements

View the presentation on YouTube or on the Polar website

View the Conference Summary

Please contact Polarcare for information

9 June 2022 – AGC cores added to Speedstack material libraries

AGC N4000-13, N4000-13EP, N4000-13 SI, N4000-13EP SI, N4380-13 RF, N4800-20, N4800-20 SI, N7000-2HT, N4000-29, N4000-6, N4000-6FC core materials updated/added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 22.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

08 June 2022 – Recent updates in Si9000e insertion loss field solver

This presentation introduces the many enhancements in the Si9000e and associated optional track resistance calulator over the last 18 months.

19 May 2022 – Probe pages updated to include photographs and dimensioned drawings of each probe type

The CITS probe pages have been updated to include both drawings with pin spacing dimensions and photographs of the probe footprint.

Each page includes a photograph of the probe tip along with the associated mechanical drawings with pin spacing dimensions and pin type.

19 May 2022 – Shengyi cores and prepregs added to Speedstack material libraries

Shengyi AutoLad1, S1000H, S1000-2M, S1000-2, S1150G, S1141, S1170G core and AutoLad1B, S1000HB, S1000-2MB, S1000-2B, S1150GB, S0401, S1170GB prepreg materials added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 22.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

18 May 2022 – De-embed your insertion loss measurements from any VNA with Atlas for Touchstone with Delta-L 4.0

Using Touchstone™ data files from short and long lines you can process and de embed the loss data with Delta-L 4.0 method.
See more information here.

Please contact Polarcare for information or an evaluation.

8 Apr 2022 – Elite EMC EM-890K cores and prepregs added to Speedstack material libraries

Elite EMC EM-890K core and EM-89BK prepreg materials added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 22.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

10 Mar 2022 – Surface roughness tables added to Si9000e

Customers have often requested the ability to add preset roughness figures for their fabrication process within the Si9000e insertion loss field solver. This is now available from version 22_03 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

9 Mar 2022 – Showa Denko MCL-E-705G cores and prepregs added to Speedstack material libraries

Showa Denko MCL-E-705G, MCL-E-705G(L), MCL-E-705G(LH) core and GEA705G and GEA705G(L) prepreg materials updated and added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 22.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

8 Mar 2022 – CITS880s Datalog report generator updated for 2022

Added compatibility for v22 editions of CITS880s provides professional reporting documents for CITS impedance test systems. The 22_03 version also features clearer error messaging and several other requested UI enhancements.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

3 Mar 2022 – AGC Meteorwave^®, AGC Mercurywave^®, N4000, N7000 cores and prepregs added to Speedstack material libraries

AGC Meteorwave MW1000, Meteorwave MW2000, Meteorwave MW3000, Meteorwave MW3350, Meteorwave MW4000, Meteorwave MW8000, Meteorwave MW8300, Meteorwave MW8350, Mercurywave 9350, Mercurywave 9350B, N4350 13 RF core materials and Meteorwave_MW1000, Meteorwave MW2000, Meteorwave MW3000, Meteorwave MW3350, Meteorwave MW4000, Meteorwave MW8000, Meteorwave MW8300, Meteorwave MW8350, Mercurywave 9350, Mercurywave 9350B, N4000 13, N4000 13 EP, N4000 13 EP SI, N4000 13 SI, N4000 29, N4000 6FC, N4000 6, N4380 13 RF, N4800 20, N4800 20 SI, N7000 1, N7000 3F, N7000 3 prepreg materials updated and added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 22.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

16 February 2022 – CITS880s / Si8/9000e with TRC Plus – enhanced support for fine line trace impedance measurement

2022 edition of CITS880s along with the TRC Plus option for Si8000m / Si9000e support enhancements to measurement and impedance modeling of fine line traces. Specifically, the TRC Plus includes a new TDR View capability to illustrate when series resistance needs to be accounted for in impedance measurement. CITS880s complements this with clarified UI for DC resistance compensation methods. Introductory video and presentation.

Please contact Polarcare for upgrade information.

8 Feb 2022 – ShengYi S1000 2MB prepregs added to Speedstack material libraries

ShengYi S1000 2MB prepreg materials updated and added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 22.01 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

17 January 2022 – Speedstack version 22.01 released

The January release of Speedstack is now shipping – supporting "snap to" geometries as in Si8000 and Si9000 following customer requests. Also in this release the request that libraries support 0% dielectric thickness tolerance: see additionally cumulative updates to Speedstack from 2021.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

12 January 2022 – CITS880s – enhanced support for fine line trace impedance measurement – imminent

The first CITS880s release for 2022 is being finalised. Key enhancements are a more user friendly user interface for measurement of characteristic impedance on fine line traces – i.e those traces where the DC resistance is significant enough to require de-embedding from the charatcteristic impedance measurement. Launch Point Extrapolation and DC resistance compensation methods are both valid for this and are now much simpler to use.

Please contact Polarcare for advance information.

03 November 2021 – Speedstack version 21.11 released

The November release of Speedstack is now shipping – supporting improved stack up documentation including the much requested additional notes fields for upper and lower coppers on core materials: View the cumulative updates to Speedstack in 2021.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

16 – 19 November 2021 – Polar exhibition at productronica 2021

Polar instruments will be exhibiting at productronica 2021 Event site

Polar Instruments Europe – B3.128 / Polar Instruments GmbH – A1.555

Please contact Polarcare for information

15 October 2021 – ITEQ prepregs and cores added to Speedstack libraries

ITEQ IT-150GBS, IT-170GRA1BS, IT-180ABS prepreg and IT-150GTC, IT-180ATC core materials updated and added to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 21.05 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

28 September 2021 – Isola Halogen Free Extremely Low Loss laminates and prepregs added to Speedstack libraries

Isola TerraGreen 400G, TerraGreen 400GE Halogen Free Extremely Low Loss laminates and prepregs added to the Speedstack online libraries. Available from Speedstack version 21.05 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

16 September 2021 – Atlas for Anritsu VectorStar™ 70GHz VNA version 21.09 now shipping

Atlas version 21.09 is now shipping. Featuring effective Er extraction, along with updated FLEXlm security and enhanced links with Si9000e field solver. Atlas now supports both Anritsu ShockLine™ 43GHz VNA and VectorStar™ 70GHz VNA.

Please contact Polarcare for information.

14 September 2021 – Isola Ultra Low Loss laminates and prepregs added to Speedstack libraries

Isola Tachyon 100G, TerraGreen Ultra Low Loss laminates and prepregs added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 21.05 onwards.

Please contact Polarcare for information or download via the Speedstack Online Library.

9 September 2021 – Isola Polyimide laminates and prepregs added to Speedstack libraries

Isola Polyimide P96 laminates and P26 prepregs added/updated to the Speedstack online and on-premise libraries. Available from Speedstack version 21.05 onwards.