# Exploring the Dynamics of PCB Manufacturing with Markus Leitgeb, Head of R&D at AT&S

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2024-01-19
- Length: 6m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-19-exploring-the-dynamics-of-pcb-manufacturing-with-markus-leitgeb-head-of-r-d-at-a

## Summary

Markus Leitgeb, Head of R&D at AT&S, discusses the company's global PCB and IC substrate manufacturing strategy, spanning facilities in Austria, China, India, Korea, and Malaysia. He explains how AT&S leverages European technological leadership and university partnerships to compete with Asian cost structures, focusing on high-end products for automotive, medical, and computing industries. The conversation highlights the operational shift from copying Shanghai's technology to developing new IC substrate processes in Austria before rolling them out to global sites like Chongqing and Kulim.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-19-exploring-the-dynamics-of-pcb-manufacturing-with-markus-leitgeb-head-of-r-d-at-a#t=8) Introduction: Markus Leitgeb and AT&S Global Footprint
- [1:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-19-exploring-the-dynamics-of-pcb-manufacturing-with-markus-leitgeb-head-of-r-d-at-a#t=79) Supply Chain Dynamics and Workforce Challenges in Europe
- [3:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-19-exploring-the-dynamics-of-pcb-manufacturing-with-markus-leitgeb-head-of-r-d-at-a#t=180) European Technological Advantage and University Partnerships
- [4:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-19-exploring-the-dynamics-of-pcb-manufacturing-with-markus-leitgeb-head-of-r-d-at-a#t=266) Industry Applications and Volume Strategy
- [5:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-19-exploring-the-dynamics-of-pcb-manufacturing-with-markus-leitgeb-head-of-r-d-at-a#t=316) R&D Center Strategy and Technology Rollout

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- AT&S (company)
- Adeon technologies (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)
- productronica 2023 (other)

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