Join the Regional Qualification Italy for the IPC Hand Soldering Competition (HSC) at Vincenza Expo Centre, Italy 21-22 May 2025.

Skilled soldering experts (F/M) will compete for 60 minutes on a complex circuit board assembly to win the 2025 National title, earn a cash prize, and compete for a coveted spot at the IPC Hand Soldering World Championship later this year.

Competition for Professionals

The professional competitors will be judged by IPC Master Instructors (MIT) on soldering a complex printed circuit board with a maximum time of 60 minutes under IPC-A-610 Class 3 criteria. Additional criteria will include the quality of the results achieved and of the assembly process, the overall electrical functionality, and the speed at which the assembly was produced.

Prizes for Professionals

The professionals will receive cash prizes: the winner and two runners-up.

• 1st place – 300 €
• 2nd place – 200 €
• 3rd place – 100 €

IPC Hand Soldering World Championship: The winner will be invited by IPC (all expenses covered by IPC) to compete in the HSC World Final in November at productronica tradeshow in Munich, Germany.

Hand Soldering Best Company Team Award: This year again, nominate a team to win the Hand Soldering Best Company Team Award. For any company enlisting 2 or 3 competitors, the highest combined scores of competitors from the same company will determine which company will receive the HSC Best Company Team Award.

Registration is free of charge.

You do not need to be an IPC member to take part.

You do not need to be IPC-certified to take part.

How to register?

Fill in the registration form and book your competition slot.

The registration deadline is Thursday 15 May 2025.

You will receive a confirmation email specifying your date and time to compete.

For more information, please contact Philippe Léonard, IPC Europe director (PhilippeLeonard@ipc.org).

HIR Session with Joint Participation by IPC at 75th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) 
May 27, 2025 - 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Room: Texas D
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center
Dallas, Texas

Moderated by industry leaders:

• Dr. William Chen (ASE)
• Dr. Ravi Mahajan (Intel)
• Dr. Devan Iyer (IPC)

Featuring expert speakers and panelists from:
Google • AMD • ASE • Siemens EDA • IME • KNS
 

Topics Include: 

• Co-design strategies
• Thermal management
• Materials and assembly
• Reliability considerations
• R&D prototyping capabilities  

This session will explore the critical technologies and collaborations driving successful Component-to-System Integration in today’s advanced electronics landscape.

See you at #ECTC2025! ECTC | IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference

IPC Day Mil-Aero Toulouse – 4-5 June 2025

Wednesday 4 June 13:00-17:00 and Thursday 5 June 9:00-13:00

Day 1 (afternoon session) – Wednesday 4 June 

Welcome Address : 
•    Airbus DS - Pierre-Emmanuel Goutorbe, & IPC – Sanjay Huprikar

Keynote
·      Alison James – Update advocacy
·      Airbus DS-Defense & Space - Oscar Vazquez Chiclana

Session 1 – Connectors & High-speed Connectivity
A technical session where industry leaders and experts will dive into the latest innovations, challenges, and design strategies for connectors-to-board, including high-speed connectivity technology.

Presentations will cover common use cases in aerospace/automotive areas addressing technical challenges and solutions, e.g., signal integrity and mechanical reliability. Industry experts are going to address best design practices, such as those applicable to printed board and wire harness design in relation to connector selection. 

Q&A sessions will be held after each technical session to enhance discussion on industry challenges and needs in standardization.

Confirmed speakers include : Airbus Patrick Rainjonneau, ODU Jonathan Milteau,  Considered speakers may include Thales, Amphenol, AXON, C&K, Radiall, FCI, Smith Interconnect, Positronic, Glenair France... 

Networking Dinner

Day 2 (morning session) – Thursday 5 June (9-13)

Session 2 – Press-fit Technologies Deep Dive
A team of industry experts with multi decade experience in designing, materials, manufacturing, process quality and acceptability, reliability of the interconnection, as well as the fundamental physical mechanisms will draw a holistic picture of press-fit technology.

The presentations include the Press-fit pin itself, PCB and PCBA, as well as the connector part. Quality and reliability will be discussed with an extensive automotive background. Following the presentation part, the speakers are happy to discuss questions around space requirements, surface finishes, and any other topics around the press-fit interconnection. Basis for the session will be the IPC-9797A standard and the IPC-HDBK-9798 handbook. The A version of the handbook will include a rework section.

Confirmed speakers include : Continental François Le Rest, Bosch Philippe Jaeckle, Uibel consulting Frank Uibel, EPT Hermann Eicher  

Hotel room in Toulouse for IPC Day participants

Toulouse is under quite high hotel room pressure during this period and IPC is holding a roomblock of 15 rooms available for IPC Day participants at Aparthotel Adagio Toulouse Centre Ramblas (located nearby the conference venue). 

These rooms are available for checkin 4 June and checkout 5 June at the price of 196 EUR per night (excluding. breakfast). They are to be paid onsite at checkin time and need to be attributed to participants by Thursday 29 May at the very latest. 

In case you would like to get one of these rooms for your own use, please send a written request including guest first name, last name and checkin/checkout date to philipeleonard@ipc.org. 

Upon receipt, a confirmation will be returned to you to confirm that the room is yours. Please note that any cancellation received after 29 May will bear 100% cost. 
 

Sponsorship Packages are available for the workshop on Component-to-System Level Packaging - Addressing Integration Challenges for Automotive and Industrial Applications.

Registration is now open to attend the workshop. Be Part of the Solution - The workshop is intended to bring together industry experts presenting and discussing CLP and SLP trends, requirements, challenges, solutions, and the needs for guidelines/standards desired for design, assembly, test, reliability, and manufacturing solutions (EMS) perspective.

Advanced Packaging to System Integration – Trends and Challenges
 

Speaker:
Dr. Devan Iyer, Chief Strategist, Advanced Packaging, IPC
 

Date & Time:
Tuesday, July 9, 2025
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM (Mountain Time)
 

Location:
3D-PEIM 2025
Golden, Colorado

The future of electronics isn’t just about smaller chips—it’s about smarter integration. In this keynote plenary, Dr. Devan Iyer will explore how advanced packaging technologies such as 2.5D/3D, fan-out, and heterogeneous integration are enabling next-generation applications in data centers, 5G/6G, autonomous systems, IoT, and AR/VR.
The session will also address critical challenges in chip-package-PCB co-design and highlight the materials, processes, and integration strategies shaping the systems of tomorrow.

More Information & Registration:
https://www.3d-peim.org/
 

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IPC Taiwan Member Appreciation Dinner

We can’t wait to welcome you to IPC Builds, September 13-18, 2025 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Center in Denton, Texas.

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IPC Builds is all about IPC Standards, welcoming your contribution to the industry standards and guidelines relied on by your company, customers, suppliers, and competitors. Newcomers and industry veterans are welcome. Participate and learn more about these critical industry documents.

IPC Standard Development Committees cover a range of topics, including:

The IPC CEMAC (China Electronics Manufacturing Annual Conference), an exclusive event for IPC members, is dedicated to advancing the development and collaboration of the electronics industry. The conference focuses on promoting the adoption and dissemination of quality and technical standards in electronics manufacturing while serving as a high-value, professional, and efficient platform for international exchange built around IPC’s global industry standards.

To enhance international collaboration and drive sustainable development in electronics manufacturing, IPC CEMAC 2025 will center on the theme "Shaping a Sustainable Future." The event invites participants to explore ways to achieve sustainability through technological innovation, efficient resource utilization, and improved production processes. It seeks to promote green, smart manufacturing and effective supply chain management while embedding sustainability into all aspects of electronics manufacturing, supporting the industry’s long-term, healthy growth.

This competition is for choosing the Japanese champion to dispatch the world final 2025 with the cooperation of Japan Unix Co., Ltd. Preliminary details (mid-July & August) will be announced around June in their website. And then, only who pass the preliminary is invited to the final at NEPCON NAGOYA (Oct. 29 - 31).

NEPCON NAGOYA is the exhibition held in the center of the manufacturing industry of Japan. Nagoya is a capital city of Aichi prefecture which has Japan's largest automotive-related manufacturing industry cluster. IPC Japan will have its booth and have Japan regional final of IPC hand soldering competition 2024.