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On March 31, Dr. John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO, gave Barry Matties an update on the industry response to COVID-19 since their conversation on March 20.

Mitchell provides an overall update on the industry, commending U.S. manufacturers for their proactive responses. He also reports on the essential business status efforts taken by IPC on behalf of manufacturers, including the letters to the governors and other similar communication initiatives. As a result, most manufacturers have been authorized as essential businesses, are open, building products, and practicing appropriate protocols to minimize or eliminate transmission and keep the employees safe... More >

During IPC APEX EXPO 2020 in San Diego, California, the I-Connect007 Editorial Team met with some of the industry's top executives, managers, and engineers.

In this video interview from the show, Dan Feinberg speaks with Fram Akiki, VP of electronic and semiconductor industries for Siemens, about the biggest challenges in the electronics industry. They also discuss major industry trends, including smart connected devices used in autonomous transportation and robotics, increased complexity, and a reduced time to market.

IPC APEX EXPO is the largest PCB industry event in North America... More >

In the electronics manufacturing space, at least, less is more. There are a whole plethora of reasons that have been driving down the size of electronic assemblies for many years—a trend which shows no sign of diminishing. The price we all have to pay as electronics manufacturers is not trivial, as existing paradigms of assembly, inspection, test, and quality control are challenged to the extreme. The digital twin is supposedly the new paradigm, yet—as with many things these days—the term has already been abused by various marketing teams to promote many disparate products and bespoke technologies, causing confusion, which stifles progress... More >