IPC standards

IPC, the Association Connecting Electronics Industries, is a trade association whose aim is to standardize the assembly and production requirements of electronic equipment and assemblies. It was founded in 1957 as the Institute for Printed Circuits. Its name was later changed to the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits to highlight the expansion from bare boards to packaging and electronic assemblies. In 1999, the organization formally changed its name to IPC with the accompanying tagline, Association Connecting Electronics Industries. IPC is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developing organization and is known globally for its standards. It publishes the most widely used acceptability standards in the electronics industry.

IPC is an international industry association dedicated to furthering the competitive excellence and financial success of its 3,502 member companies that make, use, specify and design printed boards and assemblies, including those in:

• advanced microelectronics
• aerospace and military
• automotive
• computer
• industrial equipment
• medical equipment and devices
• telecommunications industries

• IPC Standards represent the best practices for electronics industry
• IPC Standards are highly focused on needs of the electronics industry
• Standards contain information related to the entire electronics supply chain, from incoming materials to final electronics assemblies. There are more than 225 active standards in the IPC collection

• Assembly standards for electronic enclosures
• Design standards for high speed, high power and high density interconnections
• Material declaration standards
• Design for manufacturing data transfer protocol standards
• Printed electronic materials and assembly standards

1 feed terminal blocks

2 feed terminal blocks

3 feed terminal blocks