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

May 23, 2025 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007

In the electronics manufacturing industry, the global PCB market is estimated to reach $86.5 billion by 2029, a 5.9% annual growth, per IPC’s Global Market Forecast, and the global new cycle is still being dominated by U.S. news. This week, we are talking about the status of the CHIPS Act and what the new tax and incentives bill does and does not include. We also take a minute for some marketing wisdom to shed light in a challenging and noisy market environment.

At IPC APEX EXPO, MacDermid Alpha Electronic Solutions showcased its latest innovations in SMT assembly materials designed to meet the growing demands for reliability and sustainability in automotive and high-performance applications. In this interview, Ebad Rehman, business product manager, discusses the evolution of high-reliability alloys, spotlighting ALPHA Innolot, a proven solution developed in response to the automotive industry’s increasing expectations for durability and performance under harsh operating conditions.

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Knocking Down the Bone Pile: Gold Mitigation for Class 2 Electronics

May 7, 2025 | Nash Bell, Knocking Down the Bone Pile

In electronic assemblies, the integrity of connections between components is paramount for ensuring reliability and performance. Gold embrittlement and dissolution are two critical phenomena that can compromise this integrity. Gold...

Punching Out: Your Financial Preparation for a Sale

May 7, 2025 | Tom Kastner, Punching Out!

When preparing for a sale, it’s important to clean up the financials as much as possible. The fewer questions and the less that needs to be explained, the easier it is to get through due diligence without slowing things down or...

Nolan's Notes: The Next Killer App in Component Manufacturing

May 2, 2025 | Nolan Johnson, Nolan's Notes

For quite a while, I’ve been wondering what the next “killer app” will be in electronics manufacturing and why it has been so long since the last disruptive change in EMS. I believe the answer lies in artificial intelligence,...

From detecting voids under BGAs to solder defects in high-reliability applications, X-ray inspection has become an indispensable tool in modern manufacturing. But how is the technology evolving? What challenges do experts face in...

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