News Archive
R&D Circuits Welcomes Nick Langston, Jr.
November 14th, 2011Nick has over 16 years of experience in the ATE industry. Prior to joining R&D, Nick was the Business Development Manager at Yamaichi Electronics focused on front and back end test applications. Nick has also held management positions at Antares Advanced Test Technologies, Dimensions Consulting, Inc. and Liberty Research. Nick began his career working with his father, Nick Langston, Sr., at Liberty Research where they developed a successful spring probe and conductive elastomer test contactor business that was later absorbed by Antares. Nick has authored several articles on test interface issues and has presented award winning technical papers on contact performance in the test cell.
Nick enjoys playing guitar and trying to keep up with his young sons. He is particularly proud of having helped launch the 501c3 charity Guitars Not Guns which provides free guitars and lessons to foster children and at-risk youth. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of San Francisco.
R&D Circuits Newest Division - Interconnect Solutions
October 7th, 2011R&D CIRCUITS ACQUIRES SOCKET DIVISION OF CASCADE MICROTECH
South Plainfield, NJ and Brooklyn Park, MN – October 7, 2011
R&D Circuits Inc. announced that it has acquired the test socket design and manufacturing division of Cascade Microtech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD). The division operates out of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and will now operate under the name R&D INTERCONNECT SOLUTIONS.
Jim Russell, President and CEO of R&D Circuits said, “We were attracted to the company because of its technology, resources and capabilities.” Formerly known as Gryphics, Inc., the company is recognized for its “Grypper” line of high performance pins. Russell added, “The acquisition enables us to expand our operations capacity and accelerate new product technologies such as our Elastechtm product line.”
Tom Bresnan, R&D Circuits Sales Manager said, “The merger of products and services provides a complete product offering to our customers. We now have a comprehensive A.T.E. interconnect solution set, which will enable us to control product quality and supply-chain management for shorter lead-times.”
“We are very excited about integrating sockets and test boards, and truly believe we are establishing a best-in-class, turn-key operations for the marketplace,” says Phil Warwick, head of technology for R&D Circuits. With the acquisition, R&D Circuits added sales and technical support for both companies, including sales and applications offices located in South Plainfield NJ, Allentown, PA, Brooklyn Park, MN, Mesa, AZ, Penang, Malaysia and Haifa, Israel.
R&D Circuits Welcomes Phil Warwick
August 2nd, 2010James V. Russell, President, of R&D Circuits announces the addition of a Signal Integrity and Test Division with Thomas P. Warwick (Phil) heading up development of those efforts. Phil will have responsibility for signal integrity and loaded ATE printed circuit board final test.
Phil has over 28 years of experience in the ATE industry. Prior to joining R&D, Phil owned and operated his own consulting firm, Evaluation and Product Engineering, Inc., which specialized in digital, RF, mixed-signal and analog signal integrity for the ATE and bench test environments. Phil started his career designing, programming, and implementing mixed signal and high-speed ATE solutions on Teradyne, Helwett Packard, and Advantest ATE platforms. He also worked as an ATE applications engineer for Hewlett Packard. Over the past ten years, Phil has published 13 different papers on signal integrity for ATE systems, published an ATE signal integrity training manual, and taught several signal integrity seminars to more than 300 ATE test, design, and application engineers throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe.
Phil enjoys outdoor activities, especially hiking and walking. He also spends much of his free time assisting in third world development projects through his church.
R&D Circuits Mourns the Loss of Founder - Vincent D. Russell
July 9th, 2010R&D CIRCUITS Mourns its Founder, Vincent D. Russell
South Plainfield, NJ - July, 2010
Vincent D. Russell, 78, of Avenel NJ, died on June 29, 2010 at his home. Born November 17, 1931, in Perth Amboy, NJ, he resided in Avenel for most of his life.
Over 40 years ago, Vincent founded R&D Circuits in Edison, NJ, which continues to be one of the longest operating Printed Circuit Manufacturers in the US, now in South Plainfield, NJ. An innovator in the PCB industry, he pioneered many techniques still in use today. He also produced A Tale of Two Cities, a Broadway musical. He was a Marine who served in the Korean War. He was the past Exalted Ruler of B.O.P. Elks # 1914 in Metuchen, NJ.
Surviving family members include his wife of 56 years, Nancy (Hameirer); a son, James Russell and his wife, Kathy, of Whitehouse Station, NJ; 3 daughters: Michele Corodemus and her husband, Steven, of Atlantic Highlands, NJ, Susan Sinofsky and her husband, Steve, of Basking Ridge, NJ; and Barbara Sharpe and her husband, Ron, of South Brunswick, NJ; 11 grandchildren; a sister, Adele Magnolia of Mountainside, NJ; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held Saturday, July 3, 2010. Contributions may be made to the Leukemia Research Foundation, 3520 Lake Avenue, Suite 202, Wilmette, IL 60091.
R&D Circuits Adds 2nd Shift to their Assembly Operation
December 15th, 2009South Plainfield, NJ: R&D Circuits, manufacturer of advanced printed circuit boards and assemblies, has announced that it is adding a 2nd shift to its assembly operation, which is expected to be fully staffed and operational in January 2010.
At a time when many organizations are still plagued with reductions in staff, Tom Bresnan, Director of Sales & Marketing, had this to say about R&D’s impressive growth, “Business in our segment has been strong, and we anticipate our business doing even better in 2010. The addition of this 2nd shift for our assembly operation is part of a growth plan for R&D that we are pleased to be able to implement. It will serve to double our assembly capacity, which is necessary due to the addition of several new customers.”
R&D has continued to grow over the past several years, expanding both the scope and size of its operations. R&D acquired Anestel Corporation in 2008, further developing their board-to-board interconnect product offering; and is poised for several manufacturing process line optimizations and additions in the coming year.