Industry News | 2016-02-24 19:28:41.0
The world’s leading advocate for the electronics industry today released its Global Policy Framework for 2016, and announced the dates of its major U.S. public policy advocacy event of the year, coming up in April.
Industry News | 2015-09-16 10:52:46.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® will host this year’s Europe Forum: Innovation for Reliability in October in Essen, Germany. This three day event consists of two parts. The 9th Annual CALCE Tin Whiskers Symposium on 13 October, followed by the Technical Conference: Innovation for Reliability on 14-15 October.
Industry News | 2015-12-20 15:21:22.0
On behalf of IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® and an estimated 800,000 people employed in our 2,200 U.S. member facilities, we commend the U.S. Senate for passing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697).
Industry News | 2016-01-17 10:37:00.0
On behalf of the 800,000 people employed throughout our 2,200 member facilities in the United States, IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® commends President Obama for highlighting the critical and continuing contribution of the manufacturing sector to the U.S. economy, in his final State of the Union address.
Industry News | 2016-05-17 18:16:35.0
IPC has released IPC-9121, Troubleshooting PCB Fabrication Processes, an essential resource for anyone involved in manufacturing or purchasing printed circuit boards (PCBs). This new handbook contains more than 650 PCB process defects, with causes and corrective actions for each. It also includes hundreds of full-color photos demonstrating real-world process defects.
Industry News | 2016-06-13 14:42:26.0
On behalf of an estimated 800,000 Americans in 2,200 U.S. IPC member facilities, IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® applauds the U.S. Senate for its unanimous approval last night of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, known as Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform.
Industry News | 2016-08-30 14:38:53.0
Trade Agreements' Impact on the Electronics Industry, released last week by IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries®, is a topic brief that explores the details of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) and the TransPacific Partnership (TPP). In particular, the brief addresses the potential impacts of these trade agreements on the various segments and regions of the global electronics industry.
Industry News | 2015-08-20 13:42:15.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released IPC-4101D-WAM1, an amendment to the already valuable IPC-4101D, Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards. This newly revised standard delivers trending information for base materials used for rigid and multilayer printed boards.
Industry News | 2015-08-26 17:00:26.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces the addition of Russell Wynne, senior director of IT/Software, and Ayana Nickerson, senior director of training & certification programs to its staff at IPC headquarters in Bannockburn, Ill.
Industry News | 2015-08-31 17:06:09.0
The Dodd-Frank Act continues to be burdensome for companies required to report on the usage of conflict minerals. In order to address industry concerns, IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released IPC-1081, Conflict Minerals Due Diligence White Paper (IPC WP-1081), a document designed to help with some reporting woes.