IPC has released IPC-A-600K, Acceptability of Printed Boards, the definitive illustrated guide to printed circuit board acceptability. The IPC-A-600K is the definitive illustrated guide to printed board acceptability! The IPC-A-600K is a four-color document providing photographs and illustrations of [...]
As a result of the requirement for many employees worldwide to shelter-in-place, we have received several inquiries asking us how company employees can receive their IPC certifications. PIEK and IPC have been working diligently to provide a solution for our [...]
Circuit board supplier X approaches PIEK with a question regarding conductor widths of printed circuit boards. He has delivered printed circuit boards, but his customer has a complaint, and claims that the conductor widths do not meet the requirements as [...]
Since the last PIEK COVID-19 update of March 26, 2020, hard work has been done by both IPC and PIEK on the possibilities for remote training and examination. Below you see a status display of the possibilities and the [...]
We are experiencing turbulent times that will undoubtedly go into the history books. The COVID-19 pandemic can impact the health of the people we care about, the companies we rely on, the stability of the global economy and our daily [...]
IPC J-STD-001GA/IPC-A-610GA: Automotive Addendum to IPC J-STD-001G Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies and IPC-A-610G Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies IPC J-STD-001GA/IPC-A-610GA addendum is a first of a kind addressing criteria and acceptability requirements for printed board assemblies for [...]
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, we are living in a turbulent time. It affects us all. Due to all these developments, we have also taken a number of measures: For some IPC and PIEK courses, a remote training solution will [...]
IPC-1791A standard provides minimum requirements, policies and procedures for printed board design, fabrication and assembly organizations and/or companies to become trusted sources for markets requiring high levels of confidence in the integrity of delivered products. Revision A of IPC-1791 standard [...]
IPC-6012E specification covers qualification and performance of rigid printed boards, including single-sided, double-sided, with or without plated-through holes, multilayer with or without blind/buried vias and metal core boards. It addresses final finish and surface plating coating requirements, conductors, holes/vias, frequency [...]
IPC-2223E establishes the specific requirements for the design of flexible and rigid-flexible printed board applications and its forms of component mounting and interconnecting structures IPC-2223E used in conjunction with IPC-2221, IPC-2223 establishes the specific requirements for the design of flexible [...]
