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Crosstalk: Why Did Photocircuits Fail?

April 4, 2007 |

Estimated reading time: Less than a minute

Last month, PCB007 Editor Steve Gold recorded a controversial column in his weekly Gold Record. In that audio piece, Gold blamed former CEO John Endee for the ruination of Photocircuits. He said Endee's failure to invest in Asian infrastructure ultimately killed the storied PCB manufacturer.PCB007 Columnist Dan Beaulieu decided to defend his friend's honor. He invited Gold to a taping of Crosstalk at the PCB Design West show in Santa Clara, California, last week. The one catch: this verbal sparring session would take place in front of a video camera. Click here to watch what happens when a couple of opinionated friends share a beer and trade barbs in this special editon of Crosstalk.