20th Anniversary Perspectives

	20th Anniversary Perspective: Retrospective on a Brief Visit IPC has always been one of the best examples of what could be accomplished by an industry working together through its association. And, with 30 years of association management experience, I was always impressed with how CircuiTree co-founder Ray Rasmussen really got it. by Thom Dammrich

20th Anniversary Perspective: What’s Happening—2010: Part 3 – The Impact of Technology Roadmaps in the Last Decade Must be a registered user to see this item

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By 1997, the IPC roadmap was achieving greater importance in the industry. Each OEM that participated in the IPC effort felt that its product needed to be identified as an emulator or product example. Somehow each roadmap needed to identify the needs for a particular product.

by Dieter Bergman

20th Anniversary Perspective: What’s Happening—2010: Part 2 – The Impact of Technology Roadmaps 1992 to 1997 Must be a registered user to see this item

The semiconductor industry was the first industry to embrace roadmapping. It saw the market erode due to Asian production and determined a need to define the status and future of the industry. Working under the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), a roadmap committee published the first semiconductor industry roadmap in 1992. The roadmap, titled the National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (NTRS), now the International Technology Roadmap (ITRS) for Semiconductors, provided a 15-year outlook on the major trends of the semiconductor industry.

by Dieter Bergman

	What’s Happening—2010: Part 1 – OEM/Fabricator Balance and an Industry Standard for Board Descriptions In this three-part CircuiTree 20th Anniversary Retrospective Series, industry veteran Dieter Bergman will walk you through the technology, business, and geographical drivers that have shaped our industry and serve as the roadmap for its future. by Dieter Bergman

20th Anniversary Perspective: Asia Continues to Shape Our Industry Must be a registered user to see this item

To note CircuiTree’s 20th year, we asked industry luminaries from around the world to provide their perspectives on the advancements, ups, and downs of the past 20 years and their predictions. If you would like to offer your own perspectives on the industry, contact senior editor Stephanie Church (stephanie@circuitree.com).

by Dan Feinberg

Retrospective: Asia Continues to Shape Our Industry What turning points and/or events in the industry do you feel had the greatest impact over the last 20 years? by Gene Weiner

Retrospective: How Innovation Continues to Shape Our Industry Must be a registered user to see this item

To mark CircuiTree’s 20th year, we have asked industry luminaries from around the world to provide you their perspectives on the advancements, ups, and downs of the past 20 years, as well as their predictions If you would like to offer your own perspective on the industry, contact senior editor Stephanie Church (stephanie@circuitree.com; 734-997-9235).

by Michael Weinhold

	A Myopic View of the Past 20 Years of PCBs When Chris Jorgensen gave me a call and asked me to reflect on industry changes during the past 20 years on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of CircuiTree, I agreed on the premise that my account would be anecdotal, personal, and colored by my myopic view of the world of PWBs. by Karl Dietz

20 Years of Interconnect Defects Must be a registered user to see this item

A great number of changes have taken place in our industry since CircuiTree was first published 20 years ago. We have seen a once-dominant North American PWB industry shrink to less than 12 percent of the world market. We have seen the emergence of China as the factory to the world. But what hasn’t changed much is the fact that PWBs can remain difficult to produce defect free.

by Michael Carano

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