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I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week

October 31, 2025 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007

Last week, the IMPACT conference took place in Taipei, bringing together advanced packaging experts from around the globe to share their knowledge. We’ll be bringing you post-conference coverage over the next few weeks, so look for that in our newsletters, and in the Advanced Electronic Packaging Digest. Other news seemed to have the U.S. at the center of the global discussions. My picks start in Phoenix, where TSMC, NVIDIA, and Amkor are all scrambling to establish new capabilities. There’s nothing like a strong demand signal to cause build-out, and AI chips are doing exactly that.

Joel Scutchfield discusses his background as well as Koh Young's advancements in inspection technology. The conversation covers various inspection systems, including the flagship Zenith 2 system and recent software upgrades.





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Knocking Down the Bone Pile: Revamp Your Components with BGA Reballing

October 14, 2025 | Nash Bell, Knocking Down the Bone Pile

Ball grid array (BGA) components evolved from pin grid array (PGA) devices, carrying over many of the same electrical benefits while introducing a more compact and efficient interconnect format. Instead of discrete leads, BGAs rely on...

In global sourcing, speed is a necessity; however, speed without flexibility is a recipe for chaos. Likewise, flexibility without structure leads to inefficiency. Companies thrive when they build agile global sourcing strategies that...

SMT Perspectives & Prospects: Artificial Intelligence Part 6: Data Module 1

October 7, 2025 | Dr. Jennie Hwang, SMT Perspectives and Prospects

Data is one of the six pillars of AI infrastructure. It is critical to the performance of artificial intelligence (AI) models. AI data, essential to both the training and inference of Generative AI models, connotes the datasets used...

Nolan’s Notes: Tariffs, Technologies, and Optimization

October 1, 2025 | Nolan Johnson, Nolan's Notes

Last month, SMT007 Magazine spotlighted India, and boy, did we pick a good time to do so. Tariff and trade news involving India was breaking like a storm surge. The U.S. tariffs shifted India from one of the most favorable trade...

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