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4 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JUNE 2024 FEATURE ARTICLES Building Resilient Supply Chains by Mark Goodwin Mustaches and Automation in Flexible PCB Fabrication by Chris Clark FEATURE COLUMNS All Things Material by Marcy LaRont Materials for PWB Fabrication: Drillability and Metallization by Mike Carano JUNE 2024 • FEATURED CONTENT Materials management is nuanced, multifaceted, and requires a holistic systems approach for business success. Beyond supply management, panel utilization and handling are crit- ically important yield considerations. When building high mix, low volume, and high tech- nology, materials management and overall cost containment are even greater challenges. Materials Management 16 30 64 64 76 8 24 FEATURE INTERVIEWS The Critical Role of Materials with Anaya Vardya Beyond Prepreg: The 'Glassless Revolution' with Alun Morgan Non-RF High-Speed Materials Continue to Advance with Ed Kelley 10 16 30

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• Featured Content — Materials Management
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• Column — All Things Material
• Feature Interview — The Critical Role of Materials
• Feature Interview — Beyond Prepreg: The 'Glassless Revolution'
• Feature Column — Materials for PWB Fabrication: Drillability and Metallization
• Feature Interview — Non-RF High-Speed Materials Continue to Advance
• Short — An Ink for 3D-printing Flexible Devices Without Mechanical Joints
• Interview — Overcoming Workforce Challenges from Onboarding to Upskilling
• Short — Lighting Up the Future
• Interview — Shane Whiteside Appointed as New PCBAA Chair
• Feature Article — Expansion and Growth: You Can't Do It Alone
• Short — Quantum Breakthrough: Engineering the World's Purest Silicon
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• Column — Changing Leadership and Three Years of Advocacy in D.C.
• Feature Article — Building Resilient Supply Chains
• Short — How a Tiny Device Could Lead to Big Physics Discoveries and Better Lasers
• Feature Column — Chemical and Equipment Control of High-density Circuits
• Short — A New, Low-cost, High-efficiency Photonic Integrated Circuit
• Interview — Tom Edman Leads IPC Board of Directors
• Feature Article — Mustaches and Automation in Flexible PCB Fabrication
• Article — Pushing the Limits of PCB Impedance Control
• Column — The Analog Computer
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