96 PCB007 MAGAZINE I AUGUST 2023
Good News for U.S. National Security E
In case you missed it, President Joe Biden
recently issued a presidential determina-
tion that prioritizes the domestic development
of printed circuit boards (PCBs) under the
Defense Production Act (DPA).
American Made Advocacy:
Taking the Fight to Capitol Hill E
PCBAA hosted its second annual meeting, June
13–14, in Washington, D.C. It was great to see
our founding members as well as many new
corporate and individual members. On the first
day, we heard from senior officials at the Depart-
ments of Commerce and Defense, as well as sev-
eral members of the House and Senate.
A Front Row Seat for U.S. Military R&D E
It must be fun to work at a job that has a place
in the history of the United States. Ryan Lang
can tell you all about it. Ryan is a PCB designer
at the New Mexico State University's Physical
Science Laboratory, where much of the early
research for rocket guidance systems took
place. I recently spoke with Ryan about his job,
as well as the milaero PCB design class that he
took with IPC's Kris Moyer.
Nathan Edwards Takes Helm at USPAE E
e U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics
(USPAE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to ensuring the U.S. government has access to
resilient and trusted electronics supply chains.
USPAE members include companies, academic
institutions, and nonprofit organizations from
the U.S. and its allies, representing the entire
electronics ecosystem from research to design,
manufacturing, assembly, and test.
Designing Aerospace PCBs:
A Galaxy of Challenges E
Jeffrey Boye designs aerospace PCBs at the
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory. Aer a decade or so at the APL,
some of his boards are currently floating in
space. Jeffrey recently took a class with IPC
instructor Kris Moyer titled "PCB Design for
Military and Aerospace Applications."
Mil-Aero Design: Not Just Another
High-Rel Board E
Meijing Liu, CID+, is a senior PCB designer
for Microart Services, an EMS company in
Markham, Ontario, Canada. She recently took
a six-week mil-aero PCB design class from
IPC's Kris Moyer, and she was surprised at
how much content she was able to absorb in
such a short time. I spoke with Meijing and
we discussed some of her takeaways from the
class, and how it has inspired her to pursue
more design education in the future.
Green Circuits Achieves IPC
Certification for J-STD-001 Space
and Military Addendum E
Green Circuits, a full-service Electronics Man-
ufacturing Services (EMS) partner to leading
OEMs, is proud to announce that it has achieved
the prestigious IPC certification for J-STD-001
Space and Military Addendum. is certifica-
tion is a testament to Green Circuits' commit-
ment to meeting the rigorous quality and envi-
ronmental controls required by the aerospace
and defense industries, particularly for soldered
electrical and electronic assemblies designed to
withstand the challenging conditions of space
and military applications.
