LAS VEGAS — Patricia (Patty) Goldman, once the head of the body that oversees all IPC's technical activities, was inducted into the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Award this week.

NESS ZIONA, ISRAEL -- A new white paper on PCB prototyping from 3D printer OEM Nano Dimension identifies factors to consider in selecting a PCB supplier, and promotes in-house use of 3D-printed PCB prototypes.

HELMOND, THE NETHERLANDS -- BGA component mounting on the PCB created a huge leap in innerconnect capability, but with BGAs getting much larger and pitch going below 1mm, advanced PCB densities are not keeping up with demands of the BGA packages.

NIEDERNHALL, GERMANY -- One year after the destruction of its PCB fabrication plant in Niedernhall, Würth Elektronik's rebuilt facility is up and running.