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BANNOCKBURN, IL – In a nod to the IPC’s expansion into China, Bob Neves, chairman and CTO of Microtek Laboratories, has been named the latest inductee into IPC’s Hall of Fame.
 
Neves has represented the U.S. and IPC at IEC meetings for a decade, and has helped spur the IPC’s move into China.
 
Neves, who has been active with IPC since 1986, is a former chairman of key committees for printed boards and bare board specifications. He also chaired the California Circuits Association Council of the IPC.
 
Based on lifetime achievement, the award is the association’s highest level of recognition, honoring members who make extraordinary contributions to IPC and the electronic interconnect industry.
 
Neves involved Microtek in several IPC test programs and has played an active role in IPC long-range planning and roadmapping sessions.