Dr. John W. Mitchell, President & CEO of IPC, contributed his expertise as a panel speaker at the prestigious Keidanren Top Management Seminar on International Standards Strategy in Tokyo on June 1. The event convened a distinguished group of policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to explore the pivotal role of international standardization in driving global collaboration and securing competitive advantages.
As the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, IPC is calling for a bold, sustained policy agenda to help the electronics manufacturing sector weather the economic downturn and support the economic recovery.
With the New Year right around the corner, it’s time to pull out the crystal ball and think about what may come to pass in the coming months. IPC President and CEO John W. Mitchell's makes a few predictions for our industry.
For businesses across the electronics industry, U.S. federal tax policy is not just about accounting. Nor are tariffs solely about suppliers and logistics. These policies are much bigger, affecting our decisions about investment, innovation, hiring, and global competition.
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 the industry’s needs.
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.
IPC stands with an industry coalition calling on the European Parliament to adopt the "Stop-the-clock" proposal included in the Omnibus sustainability package at its meeting on April 1.
On September 25, Anthesis Group, EarthShift Global, and IPC co-hosted a discussion with systems engineers and life cycle assessors on data challenges for circularizing electronics. We met at the annual American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) conference. The 90-minute session “There’s No End to a Circle…” covered several perspectives on electronics circularity challenges that stem from the lack of reliable, current, and secure industry data.
IPC is calling on the U.S. Congress to make improvements to critically important legislation that would boost investment in federal research and development (R&D) in 10 high-tech fields.
Today, IPC delivered a letter to Congress signed by 49 industry executives urging them to sustain current investments in the electronics industrial base or risk putting the United States even further behind the global competition.