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What to Expect at IPC APEX 2025: Standards, Innovation & Networking

OnTrack · 16 Apr 2025 · 32m · Episode 290

What this episode covers

Dr. John W. Mitchell, President and CEO of IPC, discusses IPC APEX 2025, describing it as North America's largest electronics manufacturing event that combines an exhibition, technical conferences, and standards development. He highlights the event's focus on workforce development, including the new Learning Lounge and the Emerging Engineer Program, to address the industry's aging workforce and skills gap. The conversation also covers emerging technologies like Ultra-High Density Interconnect (UHDI) and advanced packaging, noting the challenges of reshoring this capacity to the US despite government investments from the CHIPS Act.

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IPC, Summit, SpaceX, NASA
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IPC APEX 2025, CHIPS Act, UHDI, IPC 2229, IPC 6019

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