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MAY 2026 I I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE 93 Shah: But the key to migrating is for a design house to make the decision that they want to mod- ernize how they communicate with their manu- facturing partners for their own benefit, as well as for the manufacturing companies to realize that 2581 saves them time, improves their efficiency, and gives them data to work on to improve that process in the future. Then they must educate their customers and say, "If you give me 2581, it's better for you and for me. It works for both sides." Both sides win by using 2581. Do you have any closing comments about IPC- 2581 or, specifically, the work of the consortium? How can industry members support this effort? Shah: Yes, we're an open consortium, and there's no fee to join. Participate as little or as much as you want, but as a consortium member, the more you participate, the more you can influence the direction of the standard and the decision-making. Hoffman: You can also attend just to ask questions about problems you're having. Shah: There are two email addresses they should remember. TC@ipc2581.com is for technical ques- tions about the format, the schema, the usage, and info@ipc2581.com is for all other questions regard- ing adoption. Those email addresses go to multiple people, so you not only get somebody to respond quickly, but you also get multiple perspectives if there are multiple perspectives to the answer. Hoffman: That's the nice thing about having mul- tiple people. There are different opinions for differ- ent things. Hopefully, we can all come to the same conclusion eventually. Sometimes we differ, but that's the way things happen, so it's all good. Thank you so much for your contributions to this effort and for joining the Technology Conference. Hoffman: Thank you. Shah: Thank you for having us. I-CONNECT007 Tracy Riggan is senior direc- tor, Community Technology Solutions, Global Electron- ics Association. Reliability by Design Aligning Intent With Fabrication Reality At APEX EXPO, Kelly Dack caught up with Paul Cooke, director of engineering at Sum- mit Interconnect, following Paul's well-attended presentation on design for reliability. Paul shared practical insights on how reli- ability expectations shift across industries, from commercial appli- cations to high-stakes aerospace and defense. He discusses the critical role of communication between designers and fabricators, the importance of understanding evolving materials and processes, and the challenges posed by legacy designs and incomplete documentation. LISTEN NOW!