Three IPC volunteers who have fostered a collaborative spirit, made significant contributions to standards development, and have consistently demonstrated a commitment to global standardization efforts, were presented with Dieter Bergman IPC Fellowship awards at IPC APEX EXPO 2021.

In recognition and acknowledgement of her extraordinary contributions to IPC and the electronics industry, Karen McConnell, Northrop Grumman, was presented with the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Award at IPC APEX EXPO on Tuesday, March 9.

During the IPC Annual Meeting/Awards Ceremony at IPC APEX EXPO 2021, the Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award was presented to Calumet Electronics Corp. and the Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award was presented to GM China.                           

The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented one new member candidate and one term-renewal candidate for election at the 64th IPC Annual Meeting on March 9, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO 2021.

in4ma’s 2020 European EMS industry report, published last week, shows that EMS revenue in Europe decreased by 5.4 percent in 2020. The survey and subsequent report, led by in4ma CEO Dieter Weiss, includes detailed information from nearly 200 EMS companies, a 20 percent increase in participation from 2019.

IPC has published its February 2021 economic outlook report.

IPC has announced the January 2021 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.14.

IPC has announced the January 2021 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.18.

IPC announced today the December 2020 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.10.

IPC announced today the December 2020 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.05.