DuPont Electronic Technologies Employees Earn IPC Distinguished Committee Service Awards

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Dec. 30, 2002 - The IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries recently honored three employees from DuPont Electronic Technologies Flexible Circuit Materials (FCM) business. Tom Fisher, FCM product manager, Tom Gardeski, global technical representative, and Ross Neu, FCM product sponsor, were awarded IPC Distinguished Committee Service Awards at the 2002 IPC Annual Meeting, held Nov. 3-7 in New Orleans, La.

"We are glad to see these individuals recognized for the outstanding work they do with the IPC, in addition to the important contributions they make here at DuPont," said David B. Miller, vice president and general manager of DuPont Electronic Technologies. "Our broad participation in the IPC standards committees is extremely valuable. Not only do we have the opportunity to share our experience and technical expertise, we position products like DuPont Pyralux® flexible laminates to better meet customer needs, and work more closely with customers to ultimately help shape the industry as a whole. It is a key reason DuPont is a leading supplier in the flexible circuit material industry, and in electronic materials as well."

IPC Distinguished Committee Service Awards are given to IPC committee members who make exceptional contributions to standards in the flexible circuit materials industry. For these employees, the awards were given for their support in the development of IPC-4202, Flexible Base Dielectrics for Use in Flexible Printed Circuitry, IPC-4203, Adhesive Coated Dielectric Films for Use as Cover Sheets for Flexible Printed Circuitry and Flexible Adhesive Bonding Films, and IPC-4204, Flexible Metal-Clad Dielectrics for Use in Fabrication of Flexible Printed Circuitry.

The DuPont Flexible Materials business is part of DuPont Electronic Technologies. The business develops, manufactures and markets flexible, solderable, metal clad laminates, coverlays, and bonding adhesives for the fabrication of thin, solderable, high density electrical interconnects, under the leading brand name Pyralux®. Pyralux® is used to make circuitry for single and double-sided, multilayer flex and rigid-flex applications. DuPont Electronic Technologies is a $1 billion business unit of DuPont Electronic & Communication Technologies. It consists of eight businesses dedicated to the electronics industry, including printed circuit materials, high performance and microcircuit materials, semiconductor fabrication materials and IC packaging and interconnects. For further information on DuPont Electronic Technologies, visit its website at www.dupont.com/et.

During 2002, DuPont is celebrating its 200th year of scientific achievement and innovations - providing products and services that improve the lives of people everywhere. Based in Wilmington, Del., DuPont delivers science-based solutions for markets that make a difference in people's lives in food and nutrition; health care; apparel; home and construction; electronics; and transportation.

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