Industry News | 2010-07-16 15:39:24.0
To assist international electronics assembly suppliers in reaching the rapidly growing Central and Eastern European electronics market, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® will host the IPC Electronics Assembly Quality & Reliability Conference and table top exhibition. The event, supported by the National Electronics Society of Hungary, will be held 6–7 October 2010, in Budapest, Hungary.
Industry News | 2010-08-04 20:51:49.0
In an industry in transition, it is incumbent upon executives to make difficult choices on new investments, resource allocation and expansion. To help executives understand new industry paradigms and manage change, industry leaders and experts will come together at the Electronics Industry Executive Summit: Ideas for a Bright Future in the New Electronics Industry, October 13–14, 2010, in Palm Springs, Calif., sponsored by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries®.
Industry News | 2010-09-13 15:26:59.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® will bring together some of the brightest minds in the electronics industry for three free technical sessions at Electronics Midwest. Held September 28–29, 2010, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, in Rosemont, Ill., the sessions will provide answers and insights into the challenges in printed board fabrication and assembly technologies as well as manufacturing with sustainability in mind.
Industry News | 2010-09-20 20:34:52.0
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is drafting new reporting requirements on the use of conflict minerals. “These new reporting requirements could have a significant impact on the entire electronics industry supply chain, much like the lead-free requirements of RoHS,” according to Mikel Williams, chairman of the IPC Government Relations Committee and president and CEO of DDi Corp.
Industry News | 2010-10-08 14:17:46.0
Congress adjourned last week without taking action on the House version of the Fiscal Year 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, which sources say contains a provision directing the Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct a defense industrial base assessment of the printed board industry and its supply chain.
Industry News | 2014-03-25 18:34:28.0
The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented four candidates for election at the IPC Annual Meeting today, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO® at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Industry News | 2014-04-04 04:31:31.0
The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented four candidates for election at the IPC Annual Meeting today, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO® at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Industry News | 2010-04-10 02:05:54.0
IPC released today the A revision of IPC J-STD-609, Marking and Labeling of Components, PCBs and PCBAs to Identify Lead (Pb), Lead-Free (Pb-Free) and Other Attributes. This standard presents a marking and labeling system that aids in electronics assembly, rework, repair and recycling, and now provides additional codes for the more precise specification of certain lead-free solders.
Industry News | 2010-06-04 16:23:16.0
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA — The IPC Solder Products Value Council (SPVC) has published a free white paper, Analytical Procedures for Portable Lead-Free Alloy Test Data, that provides a set of test protocols for the evaluation of new lead-free alloys on the basis of their physical properties. Developed in cooperation with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies, the white paper will help the electronics assembly industry reduce the time and effort required to characterize an alloy and improve its processes without jeopardizing reliability.
Industry News | 2010-06-04 16:50:52.0
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® today expressed disappointment in the vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee to include broad families of chemicals, such as organobromines, in Annex III for priority assessment. While an outright ban of these chemicals has been averted in this vote, the committee’s decision falls far short of supporting a rigorous scientific assessment that would ensure protection of the environment and human health.
