The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector continues to show resilience despite facing significant headwinds from unpredictable trade policies and economic uncertainty. Industry metrics remain strong, with both EMS and PCB book-to-bill ratios showing positive performance, though questions linger about sustainability as global tensions escalate.
The electronics industry holds a dual responsibility: to create products that drive sustainable solutions to urgent global challenges and to ensure that manufacturing processes and materials minimize harm to human health and the environment. As the leading global electronics association, IPC recently surveyed the electronics industry to assess current perspectives on these commitments.
The electronics industry holds a dual responsibility: to create products that drive sustainable solutions to urgent global challenges and to ensure that manufacturing processes and materials minimize harm to human health and the environment. As the leading global electronics association, IPC recently surveyed the electronics industry to assess current perspectives on these commitments.
This Thursday marks two years since President Biden issued Presidential Determination 2023-06, which invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to catalyze U.S. investment in printed circuit board (PCB) and advanced packaging manufacturing.
Measuring Return on Investment (ROI) ensures that workforce development leads to tangible benefits like improved productivity, reduced errors, and increased efficiency. Here’s why tracking the ROI on training is crucial for success.
In a letter sent last Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump charged Michael Kratsios, the newly confirmed Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), with charting a bold strategy for achieving American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and critical technologies.
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.
The last month has demonstrated that the era of smooth globalization may be waning, and electronics manufacturers will need to learn to thrive in a world of persistent uncertainty.
The global electronics manufacturing industry finds itself at another crossroads following what the White House called "Liberation Day" - a sweeping announcement of new tariffs that has sent shockwaves through international supply chains. What began as concerns about potential tariffs on specific materials has exploded into a comprehensive restructuring of global trade relationships, with implications that reach far beyond immediate price increases.
Ensuring Excellence: IPC-A-610 Process Optimization and Ensuring Excellence: IPC-J-STD-001 Process Optimization are designed to provide electronics professionals with the knowledge and skills to set up reliable, high-quality assembly processes that meet IPC standards. They offer practical insights into various aspects of electronics assembly.