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8 PCB007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2023 Exploring High-reliability Fabrication As you can see by our space-age cover, reli- ability can make the difference between life and death. While your next board may not be as mission-critical as an astronaut's lifeline, you certainly don't want your board to fail in the field, ever. But the road to high-reliability fabrication success is oen marked with potholes, and the U.S. seems to be hitting all of them. Why is Asia so far ahead of the U.S. in high reliabil- ity, UHDI, and additive processes? High-rel fabrication presents several chal- lenges and tradeoffs for fabricators, along with myriad market opportunities. ere's never been a better time for U.S. fabricators to start manufacturing ultra HDI PCBs—if they have the know-how and resources to do it the right way. With this issue, we set out to answer a vari- ety of questions about high-rel fab. Where does high-rel begin—what's the actual cut- off ? How much investment does it take for a The Shaughnessy Report by Andy Shaughnessy, I-CONNECT007