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94 PCB007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2025 Editor's note: Dan Feinberg continues his series on the Global Electronics Association Hall of Fame, spotlighting the achievements of past Hall of Fame members. Many who have contributed significantly to the Global Electronics Association (formerly IPC) and our industry have been awarded the Association's Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame (HOF) Award. ough many early HOF members have passed away and are unknown to today's mem- bership, their contributions still resonate. is spe- cial series on Hall of Fame members provides a reminder of who was honored and why. As a bonus, for those who are still around, we get to find out what these talented individuals are up to today. is month, we're featuring Larr y Velie, an outstanding contributor to the electron- ics industr y and printed circuit board man- ufacturing for almost three decades. In my humble opinion, he is one of the most deser ving in the exclusive club of Associa- tion Hall of Famers. Larry was chair of the Technical Activi- ties Executive Committee from 1986 to 1988 Highlighting Larry Velie and president of IPC (now the Global Elec- tronics Association) in 1990. He also started and led two round-robin test programs: one studying leading-edge technology and the other looking at and working to improve the reliability of small plated-through-holes. As IPC president, he launched the Designers Council, formed the PWB Pres- idents Management Coun- cil Steering Committee in 1991, and represented IPC during the forma- tion of the original World Electronics Circuits Council. Larry founded Velie Circuits in Costa Mesa, Cal- ifornia, in 1982 and was the chief technology offi- cer. Anyone who did business with him— whether raw materi- als, laminate, or a process chemical supplier to Velie Cir- cuits—quickly learned to respect Larry's understanding of the processes and materials used to manufacture PCBs. If you wanted to show Velie Circuits a new prod- uct, you had to be ready to answer questions in detail and directly to Larry himself. Process patents were granted in his name, including "Apparatus for depositing solder on PCB terminal pads, controlling thick- ness," and "Plating high aspect ratio holes in

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