26 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2023
Time to 'Finish the Job' on PCB Funding E
In his State of the Union address in early Feb-
ruary, President Biden departed from his usual
topics about education and the economy to
mention the new CHIPS Act, as well as supply
chain and infrastructure issues. For perspec-
tive on those remarks, Nolan Johnson chats
with David Schild, executive director of the
Printed Circuit Board Association of America
(PCBAA).
Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2023:
Taking Our Message to Washington E
Nolan Johnson talks with Chris Mitchell, vice
president of Global Government Relations at
IPC, about key issues IPC is working on today
and how you can be involved in advocating for
our industry in 2023. eir conversation also
covers the CHIPS Act, advanced packaging,
and much more.
A Conversation with 'The Space Gal' E
In this interview with the I-Connect007 Edi-
torial Team, Emily Calandrelli talks about
her unconventional entry into science, what's
ahead for space commerce, advice for industry
leaders, and what she really thinks about going
into space.
Printed Circuit Boards Have Champions
on Capitol Hill E
IPC's vice president of global government rela-
tions, Chris Mitchell, shared this letter, sent
to DoD on Wednesday by Reps. Anna Eshoo
(D-CA) and Blake Moore (R-UT), which insists
DoD must "leverage all available resources,
including the use of Title III of the Defense
Production Act (DPA), to increase domestic
production of PCBs and IC substrates."
Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2023:
PCBAA Legislative Update E
PCBAA Chairman Travis Kelly and Editor
Nolan Johnson discuss the association's activi-
ties, including legislation in the range of $3
billion to $5 billion that follows the CHIPS
Act, and why Congress needs to support the
PCB industry as they did the semiconductor
segment.
EIPC Winter Conference 2023:
Day 1 Review E
e EIPC Winter Conference returned to
the Metropolis of Lyon in eastern France this
month. In 2018, the venue was Villeurbanne
in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Five
years later the setting was the Groupama Sta-
dium in Décines-Charpieu, and leaders of the
European printed circuit community gathered
in expectation of a spectacular programme of
16 presentations, a visit to a nuclear power sta-
tion, and an invaluable networking opportu-
nity. ey weren't disappointed.
Terran Orbital Wins $2.4 Billion
Contract to Build 300 Satellites for
Rivada Space Networks E
Terran Orbital Corporation's subsidiary Tyvak
Nano-Satellite Systems has been awarded
a $2.4 billion contract to design, build, and
deploy 288 low-earth orbit satellites for Rivada
Space Networks. As part of the contract, Ter-
ran Orbital will also develop 12 "spare" satel-
lites to produce a total of 300 spacecra.
