Tag Archives: IPC
Another National Treasure Lost?
The April 26 news in the Cedar Rapids Gazette announcing the impending closure of Rockwell Collins’ 49-year-old printed circuit operations should be spotlighted nationally for several reasons. It cites declining profits and business as the reason for the decision. It follows by just … Continue reading
RoHS, Six Years After
Folks, I was at IPC Apex Expo the other week. San Diego is a great venue for the show, but I always forget how cold it can be (55°-65°F) this time of year. While at the show, I was interviewed … Continue reading
Posted in Dr. Ron
Tagged Apex, cost, Dartmouth, Expo, IPC, lead-free soldering, Reliability, Rockwell Collins, RoHS
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Unplugged
Another federal energy investment has gone South — no, make that West. Lithium ion batteries have been in the news again following Boeing’s highly publicized Dreamliner battery difficulties. China’s Wanxiang Group has received clearance from the US Committee on Foreign … Continue reading
Posted in Weiner's World
Tagged Apex, batteries, Boeing, Hall of Fame, IPC, Nissan Leaf, Unimicron
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In Their Element
One of the truly fun diversions of the electronics manufacturing community has been the ongoing Friday Element Quiz on the IPC TechNet email listserv. For nearly two years, a few clues have been posited to the TechNet members each week, … Continue reading
Public Data
I was pleasantly surprised this morning to receive a note from IPC indicating a change to its data collection methods. In an announcement touting its new market research subscription series, IPC said it would use aggregate company data along with … Continue reading
Foxconn Moves Intriguing
There is a lot of speculation regarding Apple’s stated intent to build a manufacturing site in the US. This is not a major move. Only 200 jobs will be created. I cannot help but wonder if this is related to … Continue reading
Associations in Agreement
Taiwan’s Vice President Wu (tallest man, center of photo) welcomed visitors and took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the TPCA Show held in conjunction with the IMPACT 2012 event in Taipei. Second from the right is IPC CEO and … Continue reading
SMTAI-IPC Midwest Pact a Long Time Coming
John Mitchell is putting his money where his mouth is. As the new IPC president, installed just this spring, had made clear in multiple conversations we’ve had, he takes adding value for customers seriously, and he looks for ways various … Continue reading
Passively Annoying
Passive components can be kind of offensive sometimes. I can understand them in analog circuits or charge pumps. But the fact that we need to put them all over our digital logic is just rude. Technically, I understand why they … Continue reading
Posted in Screaming Circuits Blog
Tagged bypass capacitors, IPC, passive components, solder mask, thermals
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