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Dan Beaulieu, DB Management
Dan Beaulieu reviews new and classic books on succeeding in business.
Latest Column: Dan’s Biz Bookshelf: ‘Innovation X: Why a Company’s Toughest Problems Are Its Greatest Advantage’
Dan Feinberg, FeinLine Associates, Inc.
End-user technology and special features on end-user high technology products.
Latest Column: Fein-Lines: CES 2025—Highlighting the Future With Sony and NVIDIA
IPC Education Foundation, IPC
IPC Education Foundation updates on programs and activities.
Latest Column: Foundations of the Future: Awarding Scholarships and Awards in 2023
Team NCAB, NCAB Group
A variety of field application engineers from NCAB Group's technical team explore fresh PCB concepts.
Latest Column: Fresh PCB Concepts: PCB Stackup Strategies—Minimizing Crosstalk and EMI for Signal Integrity
Tom Yang, CEE PCB
Tearing down the walls and cultural silos to make the world a better place for PCB manufacturing.
Latest Column: Global Citizenship: The Future of U.S.-China Collaborations
Jerome Larez, CEE PCB
An American field engineer talks technology from the point of view of working for an Asian PCB fabricator selling in North America.
Latest Column: Global PCB Connections: The Future of HDI PCBs
Bob Duke, American Standard Circuits
Bob offers advice on the most important aspects of global sourcing.
Latest Column: Global Sourcing Spotlight: The Surprising World of Offshore B2B Industrial Values
Dan Beaulieu, DB Management
This weekly column is focused on helping electronics companies enhance their professional and technical image through sales and marketing, and, of course, common sense.
Latest Column: It’s Only Common Sense It’s Not the Market’s Fault—Take Responsibility for Your Business
Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007
Nolan brings 30 years of career experience focused almost entirely on electronics design and manufacturing.
Latest Column: Nolan’s Notes: Emerging Trends in 2025
John Mitchell, IPC
John will cover issues affecting the entire global electronics industry supply chain.
Latest Column: One World, One Industry: Mastering Technology Prognostication
Tom Kastner, GP Ventures, Ltd.
'Punching Out' is a series of articles on mergers and acquisitions in the PCB and assembly sectors.
Latest Column: Punching Out: New Year’s Goals for Selling a Business
Dr. Jennie Hwang, H-Technologies Group
As an internationally recognized SMT authority, Dr. Hwang offers her perspective on a range of technical and process issues.
Latest Column: SMT Perspectives and Prospects: The AI Era, Part 3: LLMs, SLMs, and Foundation Models
Anaya Vardya, American Standard Circuits
This column strives to make all facets of printed circuit board technology clear and easy to understand.
Latest Column: Standard of Excellence: Finding and Developing Future Leaders in Manufacturing
Mehul Davé, Linkage Technologies
Mehul's column explores issues surrounding globalization and the electronics supply chain.
Latest Column: The Big Picture: The Shift From China to Southeast Asia
Chris Mitchell, IPC, Global Government Affairs
In this column, IPC VP of Global Government Affairs Chris Mitchell and his team provide news and views on government policies that affect the electronics industry and its supply chain.
Latest Column: The Government Circuit: How IPC Drove Industry Progress Through Public Policy Advocacy in 2024
Mike Konrad, SMTA
In this monthly column, SMTA features conversations with industry experts in an interview format.
Latest Column: The Knowledge Base: My 2025 Industry Wish List
Brittany Martin, I-Connect007
Lighting up the industry with marketing ideas that connect, engage, and inspire.
Latest Column: The Marketing Minute: Building Connections in the Electronics Industry
Hannah Grace & Paige Fiet, IPC Emerging Engineers
Two up and coming engineers discuss the bridge between electronics education and the electronics industry.
Latest Column: The New Chapter: The Benefits of Continuing Education
Steve Williams, The Right Approach Consulting
A no-nonsense view of manufacturing and management strategies from one of electronic manufacturing's top authorities.
Latest Column: The Right Approach: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Harley-style)
Bill Cardoso, Creative Electron
Dr. Cardoso will cover everything related to X-rays from cool historical facts to the latest in technological advancements.
Latest Column: X-Rayted Files: Best Practices in Buying Machines