IPC (electronics)

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IPC, the Association Connecting Electronics Industries (formerly known as the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits), is an organization whose aim is to standardize the assembly and production requirements of electronic equipment and assemblies.

IPC was founded in 1957 as the Institute of Printed Circuits. Their standards and documents have become more prominent in the electronics industry as the U.S. military has streamlined and made cost effective their electronics requirements. In 2007 IPC celebrated its 50th anniversary.[1]

Since 1957, IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries has been guiding the electronic interconnection industry through its dramatic changes. A global not-for-profit trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,500 member companies, IPC is the organization that brings together all industry players, including designers, board manufacturers, assembly companies, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers.
IPC was originally founded as the Institute for Printed Circuits. Its name was changed to the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits to highlight the expansion from bare boards to packaging and electronic assemblies. In 1999, the organization formally changed its name to IPC with the accompanying tagline, Association Connecting Electronics Industries. IPC is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization and is known globally for its standards. It publishes the most widely used acceptability standards in the electronics industry.
In 2000, the IPC Board of Directors set a goal of becoming the global trade association for the printed circuit board and electronics assembly industries. The organization currently has a wholly owned foreign enterprise in Shanghai China called IPC Global Technology Management Consulting ( Shanghai ) Co., Ltd. It also has a representative in Stockholm, Sweden.

Training and certification programs provided by IPC play an important role in design and manufacturing processes. According to a leading trade magazine, these IPC programs have become more relevant in training organizations and their personnel as the challenges of environmentally safer and smaller electronic products have grown.[2]

Supporting references for IPC: American National Standards Institute [3] Thomson Techstreet [4] Global Spec [5]

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