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Advancing Electrolytic Copper Plating
for AI-driven Package Substrates
Electrolytic copper plating is a key process in package
substrate manufacturing, significantly impacting subsequent
stages such as etching. A major challenge in electrolytic
plating is ensuring uniform copper distribution across the
entire panel, whether in areas with a high density of holes
or more isolated sections. Such high hole-density regions
are integral to modern multilayer board (MLB) designs,
despite introducing several manufacturing complexities.
Dan's Sales Guide: Master
Your Sales Game in 2025
and Beyond
Industry veteran
Dan Beaulieu has
compiled more than
80 of his favorite
sales tips and
suggestions to help
you create your own
sales and marketing
playbook. "I've been
in this business for over 40 years, and
I've seen companies spend hundreds
of thousands of dollars on equipment,
expand factories, rebrand multiple times,
and hire consultants until the parking lot
is full," Dan says. But when it comes to
time for companies to invest in something
that will actually grow their revenue, Dan
has found that their sales and marketing
strategies aren't as strong as they should be.
PCBAA's David Schild:
Where U.S. Electronics
Manufacturing Stands
Today
As the U.S. Congress looks toward a
summer break, David Schild of PCBAA
discusses the growing momentum in
U.S. electronics manufacturing policy,
emphasizing
bipartisan support
for reshoring
efforts, the
importance of
targeted tax
incentives, and
the challenges
posed by global
competition. He
highlights PCBAA's growth, advocacy on
Capitol Hill, and the need for sustained
investment to revitalize the PCB industry.
Facing the Future: Time for Real
Talk, Early and Often, Between
Design and Fabrication
There has always been a subtle but significant divide between
those who design and those who build printed circuit boards.
It's not a hostile gap, but it is a real one, and in today's high-
speed, high-complexity, high-stakes environment, that gap
is costing us more than time and yield. It's costing us
innovation. PCB designers are brilliant problem-solvers, as
are fabricators. Yet too often, they're solving distinct problems
on separate timelines, with different sets of constraints.
Global Citizenship: The Global Push
for Digital Inclusion
It can be too easy to take the technology at our fingertips
for granted: high-speed internet, cloud-based collaboration,
and instant video calls across continents. Yet, for billions
of people,
access to
these digital
tools is a
distant dream.
Here is how
technology
is bridging
physical,
economic, and educational gaps in underserved regions
and profoundly reshaping lives. Underserved regions
include rural, impoverished, or geographically isolated
areas, where roads are unreliable, electricity is scarce,
and traditional infrastructure is limited or nonexistent.
