John Mitchell’s blog highlights three major electronics trends: Europe’s chip investments are outpacing the PCB capacity needed to turn chips into systems, China’s humanoid robot production is growing faster than current demand, and breakthroughs in photonics could reshape the hardware behind next-generation AI.
2026 Electronics Day Design France Brings Together Europe's Electronics Design Community in Toulouse
More than 120 participants gathered onsite in Toulouse, with an additional 20 joining online, for the 2026 Electronics Day Design France, organised by Global Electronics Association in collaboration with IPC Designers Council France. Over two days, the event brought together PCB designers, manufacturers, aerospace engineers, technical experts, and industry professionals to exchange knowledge, discuss practical engineering challenges, and strengthen collaboration across the European electronics ecosystem.
Europe's circular economy ambitions are accelerating, but significant challenges remain on the path from policy to implementation.
Dave Bergman’s top three reads spotlight the wonderfully weird edge of science and engineering: from scuba-diving cockroaches and memory-eating worms to synthetic cells built from scratch.
Mexico Operations Director Lorena Villanueva discusses collaboration, workforce development, nearshoring, and leadership, and why relationships are the foundation of a stronger electronics industry.
Contribute to the industry standards and guidelines that your company, customers, suppliers and competitors rely on by attending IPC standards development meetings. Newcomers and industry veterans are welcome. Participate and learn more about these critical industry documents.
While COVID related issues caused the cancellation of the February annual meeting the WHMA BOD asked to bring the WHMA community together via webinar to have an opportunity to stay connected. To this end, WHMA/IPC has organized the presentations below to be held by Zoom conference on February 17, 2021.
IPC E-Textiles Europe 2020 | Virtual Summit is a technical education summit for innovators, technologists, materials suppliers and brands to learn about the latest innovations, designs and manufacturing concepts for e-textiles technologies being developed in Europe as well as to collaborate on solutions and identify partners. This summit will consist of four educational workshop sessions over two days. Each workshop will include tours and interviews with students from four university laboratories in Europe.
IPC APEX EXPO 2021 is the place to be – wherever you are.
Given continued restrictions in the state of California for large gatherings and events, the rise in COVID-19 infection rates and restricted company travel policies, IPC’s executive leadership and Board of Directors made the decision to cancel the APEX EXPO as an in-person event and move to a virtual event.
Although the setting will be unique, we are committed to providing you with the cutting-edge content you have come to expect from APEX EXPO. The event’s digital platform will allow you to easily navigate more than 100 technical conference sessions and application-focused professional development courses as well as view product demonstrations, schedule one-on-one meetings with exhibitors and experience other offerings within the online exhibition.
Over the past 19 years, the National Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo has grown into a comprehensive industry resource! As the exclusive showcase for the electrical wire harness, wire and cable processing industries, the Expo connects buyers with local, national, and international manufacturers and distributors. It’s the only event where the industry meets as a whole to present and access new technologies, innovative products and services, as well as solutions for challenging wire problems. By bringing together buyers and manufacturers, this Expo presents the ideal venue to find new opportunities and generate new business.