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
