Macrofab Engineering Podcast

This week we’re joined by David Schild, the Executive Director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA). PCBAA is a consortium of American companies supporting domestic production of printed circuit boards and the materials they are made of. An established leader and trusted advocate, Schild has over 20 years of experience managing political involvement, corporate public relations and public policy efforts for the aerospace and defense industry and advocates for the CHIPS Act and PCBS Act. Text:Guests:David Schild from the PCBAAIntro to U.S. public policy impacting the microelectronic industry The impact of globalization, corporate consolidation, and reshoring  The CHIPS Act as a model and way forward to avoid supply chain issues Bringing manufacturing ecosystems back to America The CHIPS Act’s $52 billion endowment with tax credits to motivate companies to create in America How far can American manufacturing subsidies really go? “Private money follows public action” We’re down to single po