Industry News | 2010-05-30 16:14:13.0
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA — Efforts by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® to bring sound scientific analysis to the RoHS Directive were rewarded when RoHS Rapporteur and Green Party member Jill Evans announced plans to drop amendments calling for a ban of all brominated flame retardants (BFRs), including those, such as tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), that have been found safe under European Union risk assessment.
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 | 2011-03-21 12:41:15.0
Count On Tools Inc. will hold a sweepstakes during the IPC APEX EXPO. Attendees can sign up for the drawing at www.cotinc.com/20years.
Industry News | 2018-02-19 13:55:53.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® Pb-free Electronics Risk Management (PERM) Council has developed the first single document dedicated solely to assisting design engineering in the development of electronics that are completely lead-free (Pb-free) and meet the demanding requirements of aerospace, defense and high performance (ADHP) products and systems.
Industry News | 2019-09-28 15:00:54.0
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the August 2019 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Sales and order growth rebounded in August and the book-to-bill ratio strengthened to 1.02.
Industry News | 2021-05-25 12:56:56.0
The SMTA Officer team is excited to provide our members with a free technical webinar on "The Relationship Between Cleanliness and Reliability/Durability" by Debbie Carboni, Global Product Manager at KYZEN Corporation. The presentation will take place on June 10th at 11:00am EST and include:
Industry News | 2021-11-24 15:25:19.0
Stronger IC substrate and OSAT capabilities are needed to realize U.S. semiconductor goals
Industry News | 2022-01-29 13:09:17.0
U.S. circuit board sector is in worse trouble than semiconductors, with potentially dire consequences
Industry News | 2024-04-15 11:03:05.0
One of the most difficult and urgent challenges facing the electronics industry is a chronic shortage of adequately skilled workers. Today, IPC unveiled an expansion of its strategy to address the workforce challenges of the U.S. electronics manufacturing industry and called on its more than 3,000 member companies to join in the effort.
Industry News | 2010-03-27 19:03:08.0
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, - Following a year of active engagement with Congress and Department of Defense (DoD) policy makers, IPC and the IPC PCB Executive Agent Task Force members' are pleased to see their efforts are having a noticeable effect. Two recently released reports from the DoD and the U.S. Commerce Department emphasize the government’s growing awareness of the importance of the U.S. printed circuit board industry in protecting national security.
