During his State of the Union address tonight, U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to urge Congress to pass much-needed funding for semiconductor manufacturing and other advanced technologies as part of a new competitiveness measure.
Over the last week, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and several other countries and organizations have imposed severe and immediate sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
The electronics manufacturing industry is applauding a set of U.S. Government reports on strategic supply chains, released today, which highlight the need for the United States to foster a robust domestic electronics manufacturing industry.
The iNEMI/IPC/Fraunhofer Eco-Design Team recently hosted a series of interactive webinars featuring experts from leading electronics companies doing innovative, beyond compliance eco-design. The series provided an avenue for these experts to showcase their thought leadership, identify strategies for success, and their best practices.
The evolving global regulatory landscape on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to affect the electronics industry’s uses of these chemicals in manufacturing processes and final products. To provide information on the complex nature of the emerging chemical and product regulations and the complex nature of the uses of PFAS in electronics, IPC is hosting a free 30-minute webinar.
The iNEMI/IPC/Fraunhofer Eco-Design for Circular Electronics Economy comprised a series of interactive webinars featuring industry leaders sharing their experiences in implementing innovative/beyond regulatory compliance eco-design work. The goal of this educational series was to capture the best and most innovative practices being used today and to highlight the processes these leaders follow to determine where to focus their eco-design efforts.
The electronics manufacturing industry is welcoming the release of the European Commission’s European Chips Act with its strong support for advanced packaging and calling for its swift implementation as part of a broader and equally important strategy to rebuild the European electronics manufacturing ecosystem.
The electronics manufacturing industry is applauding a bill being voted on this week in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would, if enacted, launch a new era of federal government partnership with the industry.
The International Material Data System (IMDS) has been the global automotive product declaration system for more than 20 years. With over 200,000 companies collecting about 90M declarations, the automotive industry has gathered unparalleled information about product and material content.
The United States has lost its historic dominance in a foundational area of electronics technology – printed circuit boards (PCBs) – and the lack of any significant U.S. Government support for the sector is leaving the nation’s economy and national security dangerously reliant on foreign suppliers.