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APRIL 2022 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 91 TTM Technologies, Inc. announced that it will open a new, state of the art, highly auto- mated printed circuit board manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia. The expansion of IC functionality usually progresses with the shrinking of IC geometries, called "Moore's Law" after Gordon Moore who first coined the phrase. But now that geometries are below 5 nm, the costs and difficulties are creating a barrier to much further advances. During IPC APEX EXPO, Nolan Johnson visited with Bob Neves of Microtek Labo- ratories China and the new board chair of the IPC Board of Directors. Nolan asks Bob about IPC's views on the disruption in sup- ply chain, about restoring PCB fabrication in the United States, and how the IPC is looking to resolve supply chain issues. As a student of the printed circuit board industry, I am always interested in learning more about com- panies all over the world. When I connected with Abhay Doshi, managing director of Fine-Line Circuits Ltd. in India, I welcomed the opportunity to learn more about him, his company, and the Indian PCB business as a whole. Like many of you, I've spent the last few years grappling with the challenges posed by a global pandemic. Whether it's staffing a production line or obtaining key materials, PCB manufacturers and their suppliers have had to adapt quickly to a radically changed environment. As an industry, we cannot allow our day-to-day focus to distract us from what is happening in Washington and what it means to the microelectronics ecosystem. Good leadership always makes a difference; unfortunately, so does bad leadership. This leadership truth continues as we will be talking about Laws 15 and 16 of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Great leaders are committed to victory and make things happen, period. One of the most enduring mantras in leadership is "Never ask a follower to do something you are not willing to do yourself." For the latest news and information, visit PCB007.com Happy's Tech Talk #5: Advanced Boards for Heterogeneous Integration American Made Advocacy: What Happens in Washington Happens to Us All An Inside Look at an Indian PCB Manufacturer The Right Approach: The Laws of Victory and Momentum TTM Technologies to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia Bob Neves: IPC Continues Its Global Reach

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