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The 2022 Quality Benchmarks for the Electronics Assembly Industry is a biennial report released by IPC. The report represents the findings from an online quantitative survey fielded between the dates of September 28, 2001 – October 20, 2021. A total of 59 assembly companies completed the survey, representing both contract electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies and original equipment...
Based on data from 118 electronics assembly companies and PCB fabricators worldwide, this report presents data on the current state (2016) of PCB fabrication and assembly, and the industry’s predictions for the data by 2021. The data are segmented by five applications: automotive, defense and aerospace, high-end systems, industrial and medical electronics. Topics covered include board properties...
Th 2022 Wage Rate & Salary Study for the North American Electronics Assembly Industry contains the results of IPC's biennial wage survey in which 30 U.S. companies participated, including both contract manufacturers/EMS companies and OEMs. It shows the data in averages and average ranges on 2022 hourly wages, annual salaries, and sales compensation in the USA. Salary budget growth and pay...
Findings from a 2017 IPC survey of U.S. electronics assembly manufacturers on the impact of the skills gap covers hard-to-fill production and professional positions, reasons applicants did not qualify, and essential skills in short supply. Published April 2017. 31 pages
This survey-based study about the current state of the the North American PCB industry covers data for 2016 and the first half of 2017 from IPC's PCB Statistical Program. It includes market size estimates, sales and production growth, sales by product type, product mix (e.g, prototype), vertical markets, revenue per employee, capacity utilization, inventory turns, lead times, US PCB imports and...
PCB Technology Trends 2023 is based on data from 60 respondents (26 electronics OEMs, 16 PCB fabricators, 12 EMS companies and 6 "other" industry segment participants) worldwide. PCB Technology Trends 2022 presents data on the current state of PCB fabrication and OEM's PCB requirements and their use of emerging technologies. Predictions from both industry segments indicate how these measurements...
This report shows trends in PCB prototype sales and growth based on data from IPC's North American PCB Statistical Program covering 2014 through mid-2017. Data on prototype sales percentages by month compared to regular-production PCB sales, and estimates of North American prototype market sizes, are reported for all PCBs as well as for rigid PCBs and flexible circuits separately. The vertical...
The 2019 Annual Report & Forecast for the North American EMS Industry is based on data collected from IPC’s EMS statistical program and includes a five-year market forecast from New Venture Research. It covers market sizes, potential for market growth, sales and order growth, sales by product type, vertical markets, order backlogs, domestic production and number of EMS facilities. Management data...
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IPC-7095E: Design and Assembly Process Implementation for Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs)
IPC-2294: Design Standard for Printed Electronics on Rigid Substrates
IPC-6904: Qualification and Performance Specifications for Printed Electronics on Rigid Substrates
J-STD-005B: Requirements for Soldering Pastes
IPC-4105: Specification for Metal Base Copper Clad laminates for Rigid Printed Boards
J-STD-004D: Requirements for Soldering Fluxes
IPC-4413: Specification for Finished Fabric Woven from Low Dk Glass for Printed Boards