North America Electronic Component Sales Sentiment Plunges to Lowest Level Since COVID Collapse – More than Two Years
ECIA’s Electronic Component Sales Trend (ECST) August & Q3 2022 Survey Results Dale Ford, Chief Analyst The indices from...
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North American PCB Industry Sales Up 4.5 Percent in July
IPC releases PCB industry results for July 2022 IPC announced today the July 2022 findings from its North American...
UK interconnect sales advance despite slowing revenues
UK interconnect companies are reporting no signs of a let up in a booming market. Members of the Interconnect...
How EMS Is Tackling ‘Chipageddon’
This far into 2022, there’s still no end to the supply chain disruptions that continue to plague the electronics...
What really drives buying decisions?
Why do people and businesses choose to buy certain products? Vendors around the world spend millions on market research...
IPC Offers First Advanced Packaging Symposium
Registration is now open for the first IPC Advanced Packaging Symposium: Building the IC-Substrate and Package Assembly Ecosystem, to...
New analysis highlights lack of understanding around green STEM jobs
Insights from a new report by EngineeringUK suggest the UK could be sleep walking towards a net zero skills...
ASYS Group celebrates 30 years anniversary
The company was founded on 6 April 1992 with the idea of establishing standard systems for handling printed circuit...
North American PCB Industry Sales Up 3.4 Percent in May
IPC has announced the May 2022 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio...
Industry Groups Urge U.S. Congress to Fix Weaknesses in Electronics Supply Chain
Three top industry organizations this week urged U.S. Congress to support legislation that would address challenges confronting the U.S....
Higher Costs Continue to Dominate Electronics Industry Narrative
Per IPC’s June Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report, nine in 10 electronics manufacturers surveyed are currently...
The Automotive Industry is driving down acceptable chip defect levels
The Automotive Industry is setting ever tougher targets for ‘Zero Defects’ in chips because of the need for ultra-high...
IPC Issues Call for Participation for IPC E-Textiles 2023
IPC is now accepting abstracts for IPC E-Textiles 2023, the international conference for the e-textiles industry, to be held...
Coventry University to lead collaboration to support UK’s electric revolution and drive for electric transport and net-zero targets
Coventry University will look to play a pivotal role in driving UK electrification by developing a national skills hub...
IPC Establishes European Subsidiary
To better support our European members’ interests, IPC announces the formation of IPC Electronics Europe GmbH. The subsidiary was...
Anders Advises Us On Network Security and Resisting Cyber Attacks
By Liam Tran, Applications & Development Engineer Why are Hackers Interested in IoT Devices? You might think that small...
Rising Material Costs Remain Key Pain Point for Electronics Manufacturers
Per IPC’s May Global Sentiment of the Electronics Supply Chain Report, nine in ten electronics manufacturers surveyed are currently...
North American PCB Industry Sales Up 12.8 Percent in February
IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for February 2022 IPC has announced the February 2022 findings from its North American...
Rising Material and Labor Costs Challenge Electronics Manufacturers Worldwide
Crisis in Ukraine poses several threats to global manufacturing industry New data from IPC show that high material and...
SIA Statement on Sanctions on Russia
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer regarding new export...