52 SMT007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2023
Hughes Circuits Earns IPC-1791, Trusted
Electronic Designer, Fabricator and
Assembler Requirements QML E
IPC's Validation Services Program has awarded
an IPC-1791, Trusted Electronic Designer,
Fabr icator and A ssembler, Requirements
Qualified Manufacturers Listing (QML), to
Hughes Circuits Inc., located in San Marcos,
California.
Insulectro and LCOA Install R&D Lab With
Partner Kyocera in Orange County E
Insulectro, the largest distributor of materials
for use in the manufacture of printed circuit
boards and printed electronics, has opened a
testing and development laboratory for Kyocera
tools in its Lake Forest, CA headquarters. The
Lab was created in association with backup
and entry materials manufacturer LCOA™ in
that company's plant.
Fresh PCB Concepts: PCBs for Harsh
and Extreme Environments, Part 1 E
At the end of 2022, NCAB's Ryan Miller
completed IPC's six-week IPC training
cer tification, PCB Design for Militar y,
Aerospace and Other Extreme Environments.
This in-depth course provided him with the
knowledge and tools to provide support to
customers who are designing within these
harsh and/or extreme environments.
IPC Issues February Economic Outlook
Report: Economic Data Provides a
Mixed View of the Economy E
Economic data over the last month is provid-
ing a mixed view of the economy per IPC's
February Economic Outlook report.
NextFlex Launches $4.4M Hybrid
Electronics Funding Opportunity E
N e x t F l e x , A m e r i c a 's F l e x i b l e H y b r i d
Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute,
released Project Call 8.0 (PC 8.0), the latest
call for proposals that seek to fund projects that
further the development and adoption of FHE
while addressing key challenges in advanced
manufacturing that support Department of
Defense priorities.
IPC Welcomes U.S. Presidential
Determination Prioritizing Domestic
Development of Printed Circuit
Boards and IC Substrates E
IPC, the global association representing the
electronics manufacturing industry, welcomes
the action of U.S. President Joe Biden in issuing
a "presidential determination" that prioritizes
the domestic development of printed circuit
boards (PCBs) and advanced packaging,
including IC substrates, under Title III of the
Defense Production Act (DPA).
American Made Advocacy:
A Collective Stake in American
Microelectronics E
Recently, hundreds of thousands gathered in
Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics
Show, where amazing new tech was rolled
out—everything from razor-thin TVs to smart
robots that clean your home. As an executive
in the materials science space, I was struck not
just by the pace of innovation, but also by the
incredibly complex supply chains that were
necessary to bring those products from the
drawing board to reality.
