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I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week
May 3, 2024 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007Estimated reading time: 1 minute
This week’s most important news is strategic—and telling. When one puts together the IPC industry reports, we simply have to include the recent conversation with Shawn DuBravac and Tom Kastner. On the design side, check out the latest “On The Line With…” podcast featuring Brad Griffin from Cadence Design Systems, discussing SI and PI in the realm of intelligent system design.
EIPC Issues Letter of Urgency
Published April 29
From the news item, "The EIPC is calling on all European governments to recognize the existential threat to European PCB producers and to take urgent action to provide explicit assistance to reverse the trend and to kickstart renewed investment in both technology and capacity to meet current and future needs.” Learn more about how to support this awareness effort here.
USPAE to Springboard U.S. Technology Forward
Published April 30
The U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics (USPAE) is working on an initiative to access to funding to develop a cooperative facility to develop ultra HDI capabilities for the whole of the U.S. electronics industry. Read more about their progress here.
On the Line With… Talks With Cadence Expert on SI/PI for PCB Designers
Published May 2
How can an intelligent system design methodology move some signal and power integrity decision-making into the physical design space, offering real-time feedback? Brad Griffin discusses exactly this in great detail in this latest installment of our podcast series with Cadence Design Systems.
The New Industry: Will the Growth Continue?
Published April 30
Given the sales numbers posted in this weeks’ Top 5, the question is, “How sustainable are the primary financial models in the United States regarding PCB fabrication shops?” In this interview with economic experts Shawn DuBravac and Tom Kastner, recorded at IPC APEX EXPO earlier in April 2024, we explore what’s happening with U.S. printed circuit board shops in today’s market, how consolidation affects the industry, and what can be done.
North American EMS Industry Down 4% in March
Published April 29
These are not doom-and-gloom numbers. For EMS, the numbers are strong, but last year’s number was even stronger. Numbers are down in PCB and semiconductors too. Check out the rest of our market news.
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