Serving the Printed Circuit Board and Electronics Assembly Industries

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Serving the Printed Circuit Board and Electronics
Assembly Industries

• An Overview

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OVERVIEW OF IPC

• Background and History
• Membership
• Major Program Areas that Serve Industry
• IPC Structure
• Mission, Philosophy Strategies

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BACKGROUND and HISTORY

• Founded in 1957 - 6 Companies
• Strong Foundation as Technical Organization to
  Meet Industry Needs
• Focus on Design, PCB Manufacturing Electronics
  Assembly

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MEMBERSHIP

• Over 2300 Members Worldwide
• Independent Board Manufacturers
• Independent EMS Companies
• Suppliers of Equipment Materials, Processes and
  services to companies that manufacture and
  assemble PCBs
• OEMs - Users of PCBs and EMS or who do their own
  manufacturing or assembly

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MEMBERSHIP

• Global Membership
• 77 North America
• 11 Asia
• 10 Europe
• 2 Rest of World
• Members in 45 Countries

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MEMBERSHIP

• (As of April
  17, 2003)
• PCB Manufacturers 382
• EMS Companies 374
• Suppliers 636
• OEMs 753
• Government/Others 198
• 2,343 Companies
• IPC Designers Council 1,100 Individuals

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MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS

• Management Programs
• Industry Programs
• Technical Programs
• Education, Training Certification
• Market Research/Statistical Programs
• Public Policy Advocacy

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• IMS/PCB Presidents Council
• EMSI Council
• PCB Suppliers Management Council
• SMEMA Council
• Solder Products Value Council
• PMA Council

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• IMS/PCB Presidents Council
• Semiannual Meetings of company Presidents/ Senior
  Executives
• IMS Repositioning
• Supply chain issues such as contingent liability
• Input into all Programs
• Steering Committee

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• EMSI Council
• Semiannual Meetings of Senior Executives
• Supply Chain Issues - wringing non-value added
  out of the supply chain
• RFQ Process Streamlining
• Terms and Conditions Document
• On-Line Parts Training
• Input into all programs
• Steering Committee

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• PCB Suppliers Management Council
• Founded IPC Printed Circuits Expo and continues
  to drive and steer through Trade Show
  Subcommittee
• Roadmap impact analysis
• Interface with users/purchasers of PCBs
• Steering Committee membership Individuals must
  be senior enough to commit their companies

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• SMEMA Management Council
• Founded IPC APEX and continues to drive and steer
  through Trade Show Subcommittee
• Quarterly Equipment Statistics
• Compensation Analysis for Equipment Manufacturers

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• Solder Products Value Council
• Lead-Free Testing Reliability
• Quarterly Statistics
• Communications

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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

• PMA Council
• Roadmapping
• Standards
• Industry Metrics

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INDUSTRY PROGRAMS

• Local Focus
• Designers Council
• Trade Shows
• Web Site

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INDUSTRY PROGRAMS

• Local Focus
• Regional/Local Circuit Associations
• CCA California Circuits Association
• Council of Regional Circuit Associations
• (CA, AZ, MN, Chicago, NECA, Others)

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INDUSTRY PROGRAMS

• Trade Shows
• IPC Printed Circuits Expo
• Only US trade show focused specifically on bare
  boards
• 100 PCB presidents attend special management
  conference
• First trade show to eliminate extraneous costs
  money goes back to industry through various
  programs
• February 2004, Anaheim, CA

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INDUSTRY PROGRAMS

• Trade Shows
• APEX
• The only place you will see all major electronics
  assembly equipment
• Highest quality technical conference, tutorials
  workshops focused on electronics assembly
• Free educational forums every day of exhibition
• February 2004, Anaheim, CA

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INDUSTRY PROGRAMS

• Web Site (www.ipc.org)
• Free Hyperlinks to Member Companies
• On-Line Interactive Tools
• Product Service Locator Matrix
• IPC Bookstore
• Documents for free downloading
• Lead-free resource www.leadfree.org
• EMExcess.com A free on-line parts inventory
  systems which allows IPC EMS members to post
  excess inventory or buy parts

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• Standards Specifications
• Technical Committees
• Activities with Other Organizations
• International Activities
• Current Major Initiatives
• Designers Council Activities

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• Standards Specifications
• Standards, specifications and guidelines
  developed for PCB design, manufacture and
  assembly
• ANSI-Accredited Standards Developing Organization
  (SDO)
• Industry roadmaps

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• Technical Committees
• 21 General Committees
• 160 Subcommittees and Task Groups
• Consist of industry peers
• Started writing standards in 1959 (44 years ago)
• Responsible for round robin test programs
• Managed by Technical Activities Executive
  Committee (TAEC)

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• Activities with Other Organizations
• Membership and Active Participation
• National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative
  (NEMI)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• Activities with Other Organizations
• Joint Standards Activity
• Japan Printed Circuit Association (JPCA)
• Wiring and Harness Manufacturers Association
  (WHMA)
• Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
• Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC)
• National Electronic Manufacturing Initiative
  (NEMI)

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• International Activities
• Liaison D Status to IEC TC91
• U.S. Technical Advisor (TA) IEC TC91 on SMT
• Chairmanship of IEC TC91 on SMT
• Member US TAG on IEC TC93 on EDA
• US TAG of ISO Task group on Solder materials
• IPC standards internationally recognized

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• World Electronic Circuits Council
• China Printed Circuit Association (CPCA)
• European Federation of Interconnection and
  Packaging (EFIP)
• Hong Kong Printed Circuits Association (HKPCA)
• Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA)
• Japan Printed Circuits Association (JPCA)
• Taiwan Printed Circuits Association (TPCA)
• Future possibilities Brazil and Korea

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• International Activities
• Working relationship with other international
  organizations
• Australia Electrical Electronic Manufacturers
  Association (AEEMA)
• Surface Mount Circuit Board Association
  (Australia) (SMCBA)
• Users Association-Advanced Technology in
  Electronics, Israel (UAATE)
• Fachverband Elektronik Design e.V. (FED)
• VDMA Productronics

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

• Current Major Initiatives
• Optoelectronics
• Lead-Free Halogen Free issues
• Embedded components
• Wire Harness workmanship
• Electronics enclosures
• Jisso International Council
• Bare Die Process Implementation
• Material Declaration Management

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IPCs Designers Council What Is It?

• An international network of designers
• Consists of an Executive Board, Steering
  Committee, Education Committee, and
  self-governing local chapters
• Promotes printed board and printed board assembly
  design as a profession
• Improves educational opportunities for designers
• Improves the recognition of the printed board
  design profession

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Designers Certification Education

• Over 2400 designers certified as Certified
  Interconnect Designers (CID)
• Over 300 designers certified as Advanced
  Certified Interconnect Designers (CID)
• Designers Learning Symposiums
• Designers Summit at IPC Printed Circuits Expo and
  SMEMA Councils APEX

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Designers Council Chapters - 37

• Atlanta, GA
• Austin - TX
• Australasian
• Australian (Adelaide)
• Canada - Montreal
• Canada Toronto
• Canada - Ottawa
• Cascade (Seattle), WA
• Chesapeake, VA
• Colorado (Denver)
• Gateway, MO
• Germany (Europe)
• Greater Boston, MA
• Greater Ohio, OH
• Greater Phoenix, AZ
• Houston, TX
• Long Island, NY
• Los Angeles, CA
• Midwest (Minneapolis)

• New Zealand North Alabama, AL North Texas
  (Dallas), TX Northeast Ohio, OH Northern
  Illinois, IL Orange County, CA Pacific
  Northwest, OR RTP (Raleigh, Durham), NC San
  Diego, CA Silicon Valley, CA Smoky Mountain,
  TN Southeast Wisconsin South Jersey, NJ
  Southeastern Michigan, MI Southern New England,
  CT Space Coast (Melbourne), FL Susquehanna
  Region, NY
• UK (Europe)

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EDUCATION, TRAINING CERTIFICATION

• Conferences Workshops
• Training Certification Programs
• Video/Computer Based Training

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EDUCATION, TRAINING CERTIFICATION

• Conferences Workshops
• National Conferences
• Lead Free with JEDEC
• Optoelectronics
• Others in Planning stages
• International Conference
• Electronic Circuits World Convention
• Held every 3 years

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EDUCATION, TRAINING CERTIFICATION

• Conferences Workshops
• Skill standards development for PCB manufacturing
• Workshops
• Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies
• PCB Design for Manufacture and Assembly
• High-Speed Design
• Fundamentals of PCBs
• Troubleshooting the PCB Manufacturing Process

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EDUCATION, TRAINING CERTIFICATION

• Training Certification Programs
• Train the trainer model
• IPC Designers Council designer certification
• IPC-A-610, Acceptability of Electronics
  Assemblies
• 3800 Instructors trained and certified
• 40,000 operators trained and certified
• 33 Certification Centers in 6 countries (Asia,
  Australia Europe)

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EDUCATION, TRAINING CERTIFICATION

• Training Certification Programs
• Other Training and Certification Programs
• IPC-A-600, Acceptability of Printed Wiring Boards
• J-STD-001, National Soldering Standard
• Hand-Soldering Training and Certification
• Rework and Repair Training and Certification
  (Based on IPC-7711 and IPC-7721)
• Newest release
• Wire Harness to IPC/WHMA-A-620

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EDUCATION, TRAINING CERTIFICATION

• Video/Computer Based Training
• Video Training
• IPC Production Staff and Facility in Taos, NM
• 12 new titles each year
• Focus on operator training
• PCB manufacture and assembly
• Computer-Based Training
• Produced at IPC Facility in Taos

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MARKET RESEARCH/ STATISTICAL PROGRAMS

• Technology Market Research Council (TMRC)
• Statistical Programs
• Studies
• Steering Committees

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MARKET RESEARCH/ STATISTICAL PROGRAMS

• Technology Market Research Council (TMRC)
• Sample Reports
• World Market Report
• US Rigid/Flex Printed Boards
• PCB Technology Trends
• Market for EMS Providers/Contract Assembly
  Companies
• Electronics Manufacturing in Asia A Competitive
  Analysis
• Assembly Packaging Roadmap

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MARKET RESEARCH/ STATISTICAL PROGRAMS

• Statistical Programs
• Monthly Statistical Programs
• PCB Industry
• EMS
• Laminators
• Book-to-Bill
• Quarterly Statistical Programs
• Sales, Profits and Receivables for PCB and EMS
  Companies
• Electronics Assembly Equipment
• Solder Manufacturers

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MARKET RESEARCH/ STATISTICAL PROGRAMS

• Studies
• Annual Studies
• Annual Audits PCB (Rigid Flex),
  Laminate Mfgs, EMS, Process
  Consumables
• Financial Benchmarking
• Quality/Performance Benchmarking PCB, EMS, OEM
• Global Outlook Report
• Biannual Studies
• Executive Compensation Survey Study PCB, EMS
• Wage Rate and Sales Compensation Study PCB, EMS

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MARKET RESEARCH/ STATISTICAL PROGRAMS

• Steering Committees
• Steering Committees for All Programs
• Timely, Useful and Relevant
• HR Committee Steers Compensation Studies
• CFOs/Controllers Steer Financial Benchmark
• Quality Directors Steer Quality/Productivity
  Benchmarking
• Participants Steer Monthly Statistical Programs

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PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY

• Government Relations
• IPC actively monitors national, state and foreign
  government actions that affect the electronic
  interconnection industry, and represents and
  promotes our members interests to these
  legislative bodies in
• manufacturing
• taxation and finance
• international trade
• corporate governance
• science and technology
• human resources

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PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY

• Environmental, Health Safety (EHS)
• The IPC EHS program advocates the promotion of
  cleaner, safer manufacturing worldwide through
• Information exchange
• Assisting the PWB/PWA industry in regulatory
  compliance
• Promoting the development of workable, consistent
  and competitive legislation and regulations

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PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY

• Major Issues Today
• HR 1122/S635 Printed Circuit Investment Act
  (Three Year Depreciation)
• RD Funding
• Environmental Issues
• MPM
• Lead Bans
• Regulatory Reform
• DfE Alternative Surface Finishes Program
• National PCB Resource Center
• International Trade

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IPC STRUCTURE

• Governance

Members
Board of Directors
TAEC
SMEMA Council
EMSI Council
PCB Presidents Council
PCB Suppliers Council
Designers Council Executive Board
California Circuits Association Board
TMRC Steering Committee
PMA Council
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IPC STRUCTURE
Staff Organization
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IPC Mission Statement

• IPC is a United States-based trade association
  dedicated to furthering the competitive
  excellence and financial success of its members
  worldwide, who are participants in the electronic
  interconnect industry.
• In pursuit of these objectives, IPC will devote
  resources to management improvement and
  technology enhancement programs, the creation of
  relevant standards, protection of the
  environment, and pertinent government relations.
• IPC encourages the active participation of all
  its members in these activities and commits to
  full cooperation with all related national and
  international organizations.
• Adopted April 17, 1991