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4 PCB007 MAGAZINE I MAY 2025 MAY 2025 • FEATURED CONTENT FEATURE COLUMNS The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection by Marcy LaRont Reducing Defects in Circuit Board Production by Don Ball Traceability in PCB Production by Kurt Palmer Yield Improvement and Reliability by Mike Carano FEATURE ARTICLES Preventing Surface Prep Defects and Ensuring Reliability by Marcy LaRont Efficiency Unleashed: Breaking Down Lean and Six Sigma by Marcy LaRont FEATURE INTERVIEW Key Insights on Photoresist for Defect Reduction with Josh Krick and Tim Blair 8 30 34 76 10 40 18 For bare PCB board fabrication, defect reduction is critical to company's bottom line profitability. This sentence doesn't make sense. Change to: In this issue, we examine the imaging, etching, and plating processes and provide information and insight into reducing defects and increasing yields. The Pursuit of Perfection: Defect Reduction 18 34 40 10