IPC announced the November 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.00.

IPC announced the November 2022 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.38.

IPC announced the October 2022 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Programme. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.29.

IPC announced the October 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Programme. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.07.

A sharp increase in salary budgets and use of flexible hours programmes for North American electronics assembly companies are among the findings of a new study published by IPC this week, the 2022 Wage Rate & Salary Study for the North American Electronics Assembly Industry.

Data from IPC show that most electronics manufacturing industry executives see a recession as inevitable.

In conjunction with Instrutec 2022 and the Estonian Electronics Industries Association, IPC hosted its IPC Hand Soldering Competition in Tallinn, Estonia October 12-14th, 2022, welcoming 31 competitors from 14 European electronics companies.

Leaders of top semiconductor, microelectronic, IC-Substrate, PCB, EMS, and OSAT companies along with the US government and European Commission are gathering in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss ‘the next big thing’ in CHIPS Act implementation: expanding ‘advanced packaging’ capacities and capabilities to go along with expanding production of semiconductor chips.

Two of the electronics industry’s most far-sighted and innovative leaders have been named to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s new Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC), which will provide guidance to the Secretary of Commerce on a range of issues related to CHIPS for America Act programs.

In conjunction with NEPCON Vietnam 2022, IPC hosted its popular IPC Hand Soldering and Rework Competition in Hanoi, Vietnam on 14 – 16 September 2022.

IPC has announced the July 2022 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Programme. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.39.

IPC has announced the July 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Programme. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 0.98.

IPC’s Design for Excellence (DFX) guidelines document, IPC-2231 provides a framework to establish a design review process for the layout of printed board assemblies.

Per IPC’s August Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report, current conditions for the electronics supply chain remain challenging, with 86% of electronics manufacturers experiencing rising material costs, while 76% indicate labour costs are increasing. Supporting data from IPC’s August Economic Report indicate a slowing economy, with an ongoing debate among experts about the possibility of a recession.

IPC's Study of Quality Benchmarks for Electronics Assembly 2022 is now available.

IPC announced the June 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.03.

IPC announced has announced the April 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Programme. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.03.

From battery fires to non-functional charging stations electronic system failures have caused massive recalls and put pressure on e-mobility reliability.

IPC and the Information Technology Industry (ITI) will host a virtual conference, “Critical and Emerging Environmental Product Requirements” on 7th June from 11:00AM to 3:30PM EDT.

Per IPC’s May Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report, 9 in 10 electronics manufacturers are currently experiencing rising material costs, while nearly 80% are experiencing rising labour costs.