I-Connect007 Magazine

6 I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2026 APRIL 2026 Features The Chemical Connection 84 When the Industry Moves Faster Than the Standards by Don Ball 104 Jiva Soluboard Getting the Attention It Deserves with Stephen Driver Trouble in Your Tank 110 In Complex Systems, Design Rules Aren't Optional by Michael Carano Articles 20 Standardization, Workforce, and the Road Ahead for Flex–Packaging Integration, Part 3 by Anaya Vardya 26 Hall of Fame Spotlight: Karen McConnell by Dan Feinberg 34 Volatile Metals Market Creates PCB Pricing Headache by Nolan Johnson 68 Is China Plus One Still Happening in the PCB Industry? by Manfred Huschka 90 The Journey From Dilution to Zero Liquid Discharge by Richard Nichols Columns The Right Approach 74 The End of an Era: DoD Proposes MIL-PRF-31032 Cancellation by Steve Williams American Made Advocacy 80 Rebuilding America's Military Stockpiles Begins With Microelectronics by Shane Whiteside Driving Innovation 96 Selecting the Right Laser Source by Simon Khesin and Stefan Rung April 2026 APEX EXPO Photo Gallery 12 24 60 Advanced Materials Roundtable with Mark Goodwin, Ed Kelley, and John Fix LISTEN NOW!

• I-Connect007 Magazine — April 2026: Beyond the Rulebook
• Design007 Content
• PCB007 Content
• Marcy's Musings: Operating WIthout a Rulebook
• Target Condition: When Design Outpaces Manufacturing
• Article: Standardization, Workforce, and the Road Ahead for Flex-Packaging Integration (Part 3)
• APEX EXPO 2026 Take the Mic!
• Hall of Fame Spotlight: Highlighting Karen McConnell
• The Pulse: Caught in the Crosshatch—A Cautionary Tale of Detective Work
• Article: Volatile Metals Market Creates PCB Pricing Headache
• Elementary, Mr. Watson: DFX: Basically a Basket of Crabs With Spreadsheets
• Feature Article: Designing Without a Rulebook: When Engineering Becomes Innovation
• Feature Article: Rethinking Stackup, Materials, and Tolerances in Modern Designs
• Feature Interview: A Designer's Focus on High Density
• Feature Short: Advanced Materials Roundtable
• Connect the Dots: Designing for the Future of Manufacturing Reality: Surface Finish
• Article: Is China Plus One Still Happening in the PCB Industry?
• The Right Approach: The End of an Era DoD Proposes MIL-PRF-31032 Cancellation
• MilAero007 Highlights
• American Made Advocacy: Rebuilding America's Military Stockpiles Begins With Microelectronics
• The Chemical Connection: When the Industry Moves Faster Than the Standards
• Article: The Journey From Dilution to Zero Liquid Discharge
• Driving Innovation: Selecting the Right Laser Source
• Feature Interview: Jiva Soluboard Getting the Attention It Deserves
• Trouble In Your Tank: In Complex Systems, Design Rules Aren't Optional
• I-007e Educational Resources
• Masthead and Advertiser Index