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74 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2024 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE Congratulations to Michael Schleicher for receiving the 2024 IPC Rising Star Award. Michael, who works for Semi- kron Elektronik GmbH, has more than 30 years of experience in PCB design, contributing to projects in defense, automotive, healthcare, consumer electronics, and other industries. A multidiscipline engineer with Semi- kron, Michael has won numerous awards, including "Most Challenging High-speed Design," "FED PCB Design Award," the "IEC 1906 Award," and the IPC Golden Gnome "Globetrotter Award" (2023). A member of the FED EV Board and co-founder of the FED Arbeitskreis 3D-Elektronik working group, Michael is deeply involved in international stan- dardization activities for IPC and IEC, as well as in the German national commit- tees of DKE and ZVEI. For IPC he serves on the following standards commit- tees: D-31B and D-31B-Creeps-A Team, 5-21N, European Standards Steering Committee, and the IPC APEX 2024 Technical Program Committee. S&T Michael Schleicher Michael's Interview IPC Rising Star Award