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Zulki's PCB Nuggets:
Soft Electronics Pose PCB Micro-
electronics Assembly Challenges
E
Zulki Khan explains how
PCBs have moved from tra-
ditional large rigid boards to
considerably smaller rigid
and combinations of rigid and
flex circuit boards, even to the
point that bare chips and wire
bonding are used during the PCB microelec-
tronics assembly of these tiny boards.
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Foundations of the Future:
Student Representative on
IPC Board of Directors
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Charlene Gunter du Plessis
describes how IPC's Board of
Directors recently added a full
voting board seat to an IPC
student member, including
introducing the student liai-
son and sharing an interview
with Dr. John Mitchell and Shane Whiteside.
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Catching Up With Fane Friberg:
Supply Chain Management Expert
E
Dan Beaulieu recently spoke
with Fane Friberg, principal
at CEPHAS and a supply
chain management expert,
about how he started his
company, as well as current
market challenges he sees
and what he thinks the future holds for com-
panies—especially post-pandemic.
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The Government Circuit: Renewed
Focus on Worldwide Supply Chain
Amid COVID-19
E
One of the key takeaways from
the coronavirus pandemic is
that in times of crisis, sophisti-
cated global supply chains can
break down. Chris Mitchell
explains how as the pandemic
continues to play out, IPC is
actively engaged in promoting global trade and
the regionalization of supply chains.
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