FEBRUARY 2020 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 101
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One World, One Industry:
IPC APEX EXPO 2020—
A Special Anniversary Year E
This year marks the 20
th
an-
niversary of IPC APEX EXPO,
a n d I P C i s t h r i l l e d t o
celebrate this event mile-
stone with attendees, exhibi-
tors, and presenters. Dr. John
Mitchell shares other accom-
plishments of the show, what's new in 2020,
and other highlights.
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AT&S: Working With Designers
on a Global Level E
Barry Matties recently took a
tour of AT&S's Austrian fac-
tory, which is developing
new circuit design strategies
surrounding embedded and
active components. Gerald
Weis discusses the compa-
ny's focus on serving and educating PCB de-
signers around the world, as well as their plans
to embrace the latest technology and Industry
4.0 processes going forward.
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Flexible Thinking: Additive
Manufacturing of PCBs E
The future is very difficult to
predict, but certain things can
be intuited with a modicum
of logic and a bit of wild-eyed
speculation. Joe Fjelstad ex-
plores the increasing interest
in additive manufacturing techniques as well
as some history on additive's origins and his
suggestions to embrace change.
8 CES: The Main Halls E
CES 2020 is now over, and
the next round of shows is
underway. CES displayed
electronics related to gam-
ing, monitors, computers,
smartwatches, TVs, vehicles, cellphones,
etc. However, the effect on the industry and
the way we live will be felt until the next CES.
Dan Feinberg brings you the highlights.
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TTM Technologies Inc. to Sell
Four China Manufacturing Plants
Comprising Its Mobility
Business Unit E
TTM Technologies Inc. announced the execu-
tion of a definitive agreement under which
TTM has agreed to divest its four China man-
ufacturing plants comprising substantially all
of the assets of its Mobility Business Unit as
a separate enterprise for $550 million in cash
consideration.
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'A Night of Happy-ness' and 2020
Good for the Industry Awards E
The Horton Grand Hotel in
San Diego was the site of "A
Night of Happy-ness" on the
evening of February 3, 2020.
I-Connect007 transformed
the Regal Ballroom into a co-
zy lecture hall with two key
objectives: to award the I-Connect007 Good
for the Industry awards and celebrate the life,
achievements, and personality that is industry
pioneer Happy Holden.
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Happy Holden
John Mitchell
Gerald Weis
Joe Fjelstad
