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.
IPC recently made the case for a resilient electronics manufacturing ecosystem and further investments in advanced packaging at the inaugural meeting of the European Commission’s consultation on secure supply chains.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), IPC, and Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) coordinated on an industry response to EPA’s proposed compliance date for PIP (3:1)-containing articles.
IPC has issued two new industry intelligence reports today: the December sentiment of the global electronics manufacturing supply chain report and the December economic outlook report.
A new study from IPC about the current state of advanced packaging in the semiconductor value chain finds that urgent action is required to strengthen domestic packaging ecosystem to meet increased production of semiconductor chips, without which the semiconductor supply chain is likely to remain weak and vulnerable.
To help IPC member companies cut through the noise and confusion surrounding the CMMC update, IPC is hosting a free, one-hour webinar on Thursday, December 9 at 1:00 pm EST.
On November 4, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) unveiled a much-anticipated update to its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program — called CMMC 2.0 — and electronics manufacturers will want to take note of the changes.
EPA extends PIP (3:1) compliance date.