The awards were presented during a special ceremony during the IPC Expo/Apex trade show.

Many companies are continuing to invest in new product development to benefit the PCB industry. We are pleased to be able to recognize the tremendous research and development efforts that have gone into these products.



IPC Reports PCB Shipments Decline; Overall Industry grew by 1% Over 2007

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the December findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program.
Rigid PCB shipments are down 14.2% and bookings are down 24.5% in December 2008 from December 2007. Year to date, rigid PCB shipments are up 0.9% and bookings are down 5.5%. Compared to the previous month, [...]