As CES kicks-off the new year in Las Vegas, the world looks forward to learning about the latest breakthrough electronic technologies that will shape our future.

In the spirit of reflecting on the year just passed and looking ahead to the new year, here are the highlights of IPC’s government policy advocacy efforts in 2023.

How can companies use marketing principles and tools to attract quality job candidates and improve employee retention? Stephanie Austin, director of marketing, Zentech Manufacturing, explains in “Manufacturing a Creative Workforce...

Years in the works, IPC earned the U.S. Department of Labor’s approval for our National Program Standards of Apprenticeship on Wednesday, November 15.

The electronics manufacturing industry this week urged U.S. policy makers to take a “silicon-to-system” approach to CHIPS Act implementation and to step up efforts to build a high-skilled workforce for...

IPC is advocating for a 13.5-year minimum transition period to the European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) proposed restriction on all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The ECHA proposal was put forward...

To help the industry better address the challenges of Industry 4.0 and transition towards digital intelligent manufacturing, IPC, in collaboration with Continental Automotive China SMT Club and Continental Automotive Electronics...

In short, 2023 has been a very interesting year for the electronics industry in the halls of government. So far this year, we have witnessed many policy developments that IPC...

IPC, the Consumer Technology Association™ (CTA) and Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) filed a joint comment to the Environmental Protection Agency reinstating the importance of an articles exemption to proposed Significant...

Meijing Liu, CID+, is a senior PCB designer for Microart Services, an EMS company in Markham, Ontario, Canada. She recently took a six-week milaero PCB design class from IPC’s Kris...

The European Commission takes a closer look at EMS and PCB sectors.

IPC this week took part in a European Commission Industrial Forum feedback exercise to identify EU legislation with the heaviest reporting burdens for manufacturers in the European Union. The exercise...

This week, the European Institutions reached provisional agreement on the European Chips Act, paving the way for the region’s introduction of an important framework to build out innovation in the...

Electronics industry comments on EPA's proposed rules on PFAS

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its first CHIPS for America funding opportunity to bolster U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. This first funding opportunity seeks applications for projects involving construction, expansion,...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are continuing to garner industry attention on a state, federal, and global level. This group of over 4,500 man-made chemicals has a wide range of...

As a member of the electronics manufacturing industry, it's important for you to stay informed about the government policies that impact your business and your industry. With that in mind, we...

IPC has partnered with Auburn University to conduct a study on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD) that can significantly help our nation’s manufacturing industries, and we would like your help. 

Message to policymakers on requirements for building a more robust, domestic ecosystem for advanced electronics

Congratulations to Matt Kelly on his promotion to Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Technology Solutions.

Congratulations to IPC’s Kelly Scanlon, DrPH, CIH, on her promotion to lead sustainability strategist for industry sustainability programs

e-Mobility is a challenging new paradigm for electronics design. Regardless of industry, automotive, two-wheeler, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), rail, or marine, e-Mobility presents new challenges that the electronics supply...

The results are in from the recent U.S. federal election, and the impacts on the electronics manufacturing industry are likely to be mixed.

The U.S. Government must actively encourage the expansion of the advanced packaging ecosystem, supply-chain partnerships, and industry-backed workforce programs if it wants to succeed in boosting the U.S semiconductor industry...

The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is launching a new era of leadership for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. However, rebuilding the advanced electronics industry in the...

Forty-eight printed board designers from around the world have registered to compete in the IPC Design Competition 2023

IPC is monitoring a proposal recently published by the European Commission (EC) that would prohibit products in the European Union market made with forced labour. The current proposed draft would...

Last week, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Eva Maydell expressed to participants of IPC’s European Executive Forum her commitment to see a European Chips Act that would bolster the entire semiconductor ecosystem, including those segments critical to...

IPC President and CEO John Mitchell invites you to join us in Washington, D.C. for a two-day meeting focused on the opportunities and challenges for next-generation advanced packaging production, public...

Leading companies in the electronics manufacturing industry are highly intentional about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities, with climate change and energy use among the most closely scrutinized issues,...