Global Electronics Association

Global Electronics Association The Global Electronics Association, formerly known as IPC, is the leading voice of the $6 trillion global electronics industry.

IPC (www.IPC.org) is a global industry association based in Bannockburn, Ill., dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 3,000-plus member companies which represent all facets of the electronics industry, including design, printed board manufacturing, electronics assembly and test. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, marke

t research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $2 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains additional offices in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Miami, Fla.; Brussels, Belgium; Bangalore and New Delhi, India; Bangkok, Thailand; and Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou and Beijing, China.

Who decides the rules that govern electronics manufacturing, and how are those rules keeping pace with the technology?It...
09/01/2026

Who decides the rules that govern electronics manufacturing, and how are those rules keeping pace with the technology?

It's a question worth asking, and Chris Jorgensen, our Senior Director of Standards, gives a genuinely good answer in this EP&T Magazine interview.

From how emerging issues become formal standards to what manufacturers should be watching right now, it's one of the more honest looks at how standards are shaped through collaboration, technical expertise, and real-world manufacturing needs.

If you want to understand how electronics standards actually get made, this interview is worth your time: https://www.ept.ca/features/how-industry-experts-turn-emerging-technical-issues-into-global-standards/

The best ideas in electronics manufacturing are sitting in labs and on factory floors right now. AEPC 2027 is where they...
08/31/2026

The best ideas in electronics manufacturing are sitting in labs and on factory floors right now. AEPC 2027 is where they get shared.

The Advanced Electronic Packaging Conference takes place April 5–8 in Anaheim as part of APEX EXPO 2027. Submissions are open now for technical presentations, technical posters, and professional development courses.

The people in that room are engineers and researchers actively looking for approaches they can put to use. If your work is ready for a wider audience, this is a strong venue for it.

Submission deadlines: September 18 for technical presentations and PDCs, December 4 for posters.

Find everything you need here: https://lnkd.in/e5GEHSa6

The latest on our Substack: memory relief isn't coming anytime soon.Shortages are lingering, bookings are surging, and t...
08/28/2026

The latest on our Substack: memory relief isn't coming anytime soon.

Shortages are lingering, bookings are surging, and the talent gap starts earlier than most expect. Worth a read if you're tracking any of these threads.

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The electronics industry is not slowing down, and neither are the skill demands that come with it.Global Electronics Ass...
08/27/2026

The electronics industry is not slowing down, and neither are the skill demands that come with it.

Global Electronics Association members get access to training, certifications, and a Knowledge Hub built around real production challenges. Not generic professional development. Resources built specifically for this industry.

Your team's next hire is harder to find than it was two years ago. The one you already have is worth investing in.

Start here. https://lnkd.in/gn-t6mnr

The Call for Papers for ECWC17 is now open.Electronics Circuits World Convention 2027 is hosted by our fellow WECC membe...
08/26/2026

The Call for Papers for ECWC17 is now open.

Electronics Circuits World Convention 2027 is hosted by our fellow WECC member, the Thailand Printed Circuit Association. The convention brings together researchers and engineers from across the global electronics community, and having hosted ECWC16 at APEX EXPO, we know firsthand what this gathering means for the field.

If you have work worth sharing, submit your paper or help spread the word through your networks.

Details at thpca.org.

Nobody has time for a drawn-out defect investigation. AI is starting to shorten that process, and this Tuesday, Mukund S...
08/23/2026

Nobody has time for a drawn-out defect investigation.

AI is starting to shorten that process, and this Tuesday, Mukund Shenoy, Ph.D., is breaking down how it works in electronics manufacturing.

Free virtual event. One hour. August 25 at noon Central.

Register at electronics.org/events.

The supply chain is tightening again, and the August 2026 Global Sentiment Survey makes it hard to look away.64% of elec...
08/21/2026

The supply chain is tightening again, and the August 2026 Global Sentiment Survey makes it hard to look away.

64% of electronics manufacturers are dealing with limited availability or extended lead times. Those reporting worsening conditions in Q2 outnumber those seeing improvement by more than four to one.

Memory, laminates and resins, microprocessors, passive components. The pressure is coming from multiple directions.

See the full regional breakdown at https://lnkd.in/e9p8B-

Workforce gaps don't fix themselves, and the electronics industry isn't slowing down to wait.Global Electronics Associat...
08/20/2026

Workforce gaps don't fix themselves, and the electronics industry isn't slowing down to wait.

Global Electronics Association members get access to the training, certifications, and peer knowledge that keep teams sharp, from foundational courses to expert-led webinars and a Knowledge Hub built around real production challenges.

The question isn't whether your team needs development. It's whether you're investing in it.

👉 Start here. https://www.electronics.org/membership

08/19/2026

Electronics engineers and textile manufacturers don't share a common language, and that gap has real consequences for the reliability of e-textiles in medical, industrial, and consumer applications.

Vladan Koncar of ENSAIT-GEMTEX, University of Lille, explains how the Global Electronics Association's new e-textile guideline bridges that divide, teaching electronics designers how to build for flexibility and washing stress, and showing textile manufacturers how to integrate electronics for maximum reliability.

Watch the clip and catch the rest of Vladan's series on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/

The electronics industry is navigating rising costs, tightening supply chains, and shifting demand signals all at once. ...
08/18/2026

The electronics industry is navigating rising costs, tightening supply chains, and shifting demand signals all at once. The Global Sentiment Survey exists to capture what that actually looks like on the ground, not in headlines, but in the real operational decisions manufacturers are making right now.

Your input sharpens the signal. Takes just a few minutes, and when the results are published, you get a complimentary copy.

Take the survey at the link: https://lnkd.in/e7v_AtDj

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