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8 PCB007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2025 M A RCY 'S M U S I N G S Advancing the Advanced Materials Discussion by Marcy L aRont , I-C onne ct0 07 As the industry's most trusted global source of original content about the electronics supply chain, we continually ask you about your concerns, what you care about, and what you most want to learn about. Your responses are insightful and valuable. Thank you for caring enough to provide useful feedback and engage in dialogue. I would like to hear from more of you. In Jerry Maguire's infamous words, "Help me, help you." I promise that if you take the time to reach out to me, I will respond and research every topic and issue you bring to bear. This month's issue topic came directly from such a query. Overwhelmingly, the advancement of materials for printed circuit boards, interconnects/ interposers, and substrates is of high interest, and for good reason. Moore's Law is no more, and the solutions being developed to grapple with this reality are surprising, stunning, and perhaps— for those looking to plate onto them—a bit daunting. Advanced materials hold amazing potential for the next chap- ters of the electronics manufacturing journey. Our advanced materials vendor line-up features Ventec, Isola, Arlon, EMC, Rogers, and AGC, each discussing their solutions (and products) that address high-speed signal integrity, excessive thermal stress and heat management, Dk variability with fine fea- tures, and applications that must operate reliably and for long periods of time in harsh environments. We gave our vendors some flexibility to include product details as they highlighted the solutions they provide for advanced manufacturing. Within these pages, you'll find valuable insights and clear answers to our questions. SMT0007 Magazine Managing Editor Nolan Johnson joins the line-up with an article that addresses whether the time has finally come for glass as a substrate material, and Steve Driver, the CEO and "driver" of Jiva Solutions, discusses its groundbreaking recyclable PCB material, Sol- uboard, and what's next for them in this space. Our columnists provide a full spectrum of valu- able information. Happy Holden reviews the impor- tance of statistics and good modeling tools in PCB fabrication and offers a free tool available for all to use. Don Ball talks candidly about the pros and cons of using a sales rep service model to support one's international customers. Schmoll's Simon