84 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2024
To better
understand
the current
economic
situation for
electronics
manufactur-
ing, we brought in Shawn DuBravac, IPC
chief economist, to provide an update with
a high level global economic outlook. As
you might expect, the seas have been a bit
turbulent in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Shawn breaks down the headwinds and the
tailwinds of an economy in flux and what it
means for you.
The Department of
Defense announced an
award of $46.2 million
to GreenSource Fabrica-
tion LLC (GreenSource)
via the Defense Produc-
tion Act Investment (DPAI)
Program. The award will enhance existing pro-
duction capabilities at a manufacturing facil-
ity of state-of-the-art integrated circuits (IC)
substrate, high-density interconnect (HDI) and
ultra-high-density interconnect (UHDI), and
advanced packaging.
As we all recall, COVID-19 nearly crippled the electronics supply chain.
Many critical chips had multi-year lead times. When we finally thought
things were getting back to normal, now we have two hot wars: one in
Eastern Europe and now one in the Middle East.
Paul Bailey, R2-D2 Expert and Former Tech
Director for Disney Imagineering, to Keynote
IPC APEX EXPO 2024
IPC APEX EXPO 2024 will feature Paul Bailey, mixed-media
artist, technologist, vice president and general manager of AOA
West, a design, production and project management company
in Burbank, Calif, and former principal concept technical director
for Walt Disney Imagineering.
DOD Awards $46.2 Million
to Revitalize the U.S. Defense
Industrial Base On-Shoring
of Advanced Packaging
and Assembly
IPC Chief Economist's Industry
Forecast for 2024
The Big Picture: What Two Hot Wars Could Mean for
the Electronics Supply Chain
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