IPC Standards

IPC Standards Description:

IPC standards, the results of industry consensus and collaboration, are respected throughout the whole world.

Using IPC standards allows manufacturers, customers and suppliers to speak the same language.

IPC standards are used by the electronics manufacturing industry. IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, is used worldwide by original equipment manufacturers and EMS companies. There are more than 3600 trainers worldwide who are certified to train and test on the standard. Standards are created by committees of industry volunteers. Task groups have been formed in China, the United States, and Denmark.

Standards published by IPC include:

General documents

• IPC-T-50 Terms and Definitions
• IPC-2615 Printed Board Dimensions and Tolerances
• IPC-D-325 Documentation Requirements for Printed Boards
• IPC-A-31 Flexible Raw Material Test Pattern
• IPC-ET-652 Guidelines and Requirements for Electrical Testing of Unpopulated Printed Boards

Design specifications

• IPC-2612 Sectional Requirements for Electronic Diagramming Documentation (Schematic and Logic Descriptions)
• IPC-2221 Generic Standard on Printed Board Design
• IPC-2223 Sectional Design Standard for Flexible Printed Boards
• IPC-7351B Generic Requirements for Surface Mount Design and Land Pattern Standards

Material specifications

• IPC-FC-234 Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Assembly Guidelines for Single-Sided and Double-Sided Flexible Printed Circuits
• IPC-4562 Metal Foil for Printed Wiring Applications
• IPC-4101 Laminate Prepreg Materials Standard for Printed Boards
• IPC-4202 Flexible Base Dielectrics for Use in Flexible Printed Circuitry
• IPC-4203 Adhesive Coated Dielectric Films for Use as Cover Sheets for Flexible Printed Circuitry and Flexible Adhesive Bonding Films
• IPC-4204 Flexible Metal-Clad Dielectrics for Use in Fabrication of Flexible Printed Circuitry

Performance and inspection documents

• IPC-A-600 Acceptability of Printed Boards
• IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies
• IPC-6011 Generic Performance Specification for Printed Boards
• IPC-6013 Specification for Printed Wiring, Flexible and Rigid-Flex
• IPC- 6202 IPC/JPCA Performance Guide Manual for Single- and Double-Sided Flexible Printed Wiring Boards
• PAS-62123 Performance Guide Manual for Single & Double Sided Flexible Printed Wiring Boards
• IPC-TF-870 Qualification and Performance of Polymer Thick Film Printed Boards

Flex assembly and materials standards

• IPC-FA-251 Assembly Guidelines for Single and Double Sided Flexible Printed Circuits
• IPC-3406 Guidelines for Electrically Conductive Surface Mount Adhesives
• IPC-3408 General Requirements for Anisotropically Conductive Adhesives Films