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BONUS - IPC's CTO & VP Technology Solutions Matt Kelly at APEX 2023 - EMSNOW & SCOOP On Location

EMS@C-LEVEL · 13 Feb 2023 · 10m

What this episode covers

Philip Stoten interviews Matt Kelly, IPC's first CTO and VP of Technology Solutions, about the strategic creation of the CTO role and IPC's evolving focus. Kelly explains that the role was established to provide internal technical horsepower and align standards with member needs, a process accelerated by his tenure during the pandemic lockdowns. He outlines IPC's four main technical pillars: advanced packaging, the factory of the future, electrification, and design, emphasizing the convergence of PCB manufacturing with semiconductor technologies like IC substrates.

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IPC, HP, Celestica, ASIC, MITRE Inenuity, Semi
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APEX 2023, CFX, Chips Act

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