56 PCB007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2022
Will Marsh: CHIPS Act Update E
Now that the CHIPS Act has become law,
Nolan Johnson reconnects with PCBAA Pres-
ident Will Marsh to ask the question: What
now? Will brings Nolan up to speed on the ini-
tial stages of implementation and administra-
tion, and provides more insight on the Sup-
porting American Printed Circuit Boards Act
of 2022.
Flexible Thinking: The Rapidly Expanding
Realm of Stretchable Circuits E
Flexible circuit technology has been rising
ever higher on the radar of those charged with
designing next generation electronic prod-
ucts for every imaginable application, from the
mundane to the highly exotic.
Testing Todd: Breaking the Void E
Electrical test is best known for identifying
routine opens and shorts. But what has plagued
ET, and manufacturers in general, is the barrel
void.
CIL Expands with a New Semiconductor
Packaging, Power Device and PCBA
Manufacturing Facility E
Custom Interconnect Ltd. (CIL) is excited to
announce that it is creating an advanced semi-
conductor packaging, power device and vol-
ume PCB assembly manufacturing facility in
Andover, UK.
IPC Symposium Puts Spotlight on
IC Substrate and Package Assembly E
e electronics industry is in the early stages of
a new era, with unprecedented change already
in motion. In this era of "heterogeneous inte-
gration" led by massive changes in semicon-
ductor and advanced packaging sectors, the
days of following Moore's Law are over.
Designing Through Supply Chain Pain E
Engineers are accustomed to the demanding
challenges of designing for miniaturization,
cost reduction, cross platform compatibility,
and harsh environments. What has proven to
be the most painful of these is the sheer lack of
components from which to build our designs.
Boeing Wins Key Missile Defense
Contract, Tacking onto Two-Decade
Partnership with the MDA E
e U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has
awarded Boeing the Ground-based Midcourse
Defense (GMD) System Integration, Test and
Readiness (SITR) contract.
Explore the Solar System With NASA's
New-and-Improved 3D 'Eyes' E
NASA has revamped its "Eyes on the Solar
System" 3D visualization tool, making inter-
planetary travel easier and more interactive
than ever.
L3Harris Member of Air Force Advanced
Battle Management System E
e U.S. Department of the Air Force's Rapid
Capabilities Office selected L3Harris Technol-
ogies as one of five industry partners chartered
to design, develop, and deploy the digital infra-
structure that will enable advanced battle man-
agement and command-and-control capabili-
ties for the Air Force and Space Force.
