Today's defense systems incorporate an increasing number of electronic components, intended to enable these systems to be more accurate, more sophisticated, and more effective. Advances in printed circuits and associated interconnection—an integral technology—have enabled this trend, and these advances are expected to continue to enable future combat systems. To examine a number of issues surrounding the manufacturing and supply of these components, the National Research Council convened a panel of experts—the Committee on Manufacturing Trends in Printed Circuit Technology—to examine trends in electronics interconnection technology and manufacturing and their effect on . defense needs
