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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
A Startup for Startups
MassChallenge may have a “wacky model,” but that’s not stopping the not-for-profit accelerator program from helping innovators get to market.
by Mike Buetow

PCB DESIGN
Super Small Via-in-Pad
Via-in-pad as an issue won’t go away. But the answer to how to treat them remains the same.
by Duane Benson

EMS COMPANY OF THE YEAR
New Vision at Lightspeed
Small tier EMS companies are perpetually undercapitalized and short of resources. But every so often, one emerges that has the vision and the capability to rival their larger competitors.
by Mike Buetow

RETROSPECTIVE
In Memoriam
A look back at friends and colleagues who left us in 2013.

FIRST PERSON

• CAVEAT LECTOR
  The Year of the Startup.
  Mike Buetow

MONEY MATTERS

• ROI
  Bad models.
  Peter Bigelow
  

• FOCUS ON BUSINESS
  Reliability trends.
  Susan Mucha

TECH TALK

• DESIGNER’S NOTEBOOK
  Go with a pro.
  W. Scott Fillebrown