The American association IPC has given itself a new name and is now called the 'Global Electronics Association'. (Global Electronics Association). The new name emphasizes the 70 years of work for the electronics industry, which has grown to $6 trillion.
With the renaming, the IPC has been opening a new chapter in its history since June 23, 2025: Global Electronics Association reflects the association's role as the voice of the electronics industry. Guided by the vision of "Better electronics for a better world," the Global Electronics Association is dedicated to increasing supply chain resilience and driving accelerated growth by working with more than 3,000 member companies, thousands of partners and dozens of governments around the world.
The American association IPC is now called
'Global Electronics Association'.
(Global Electronics Association).
Over the years and decades, the electronics industry has changed dramatically. Accordingly, the association has evolved far beyond its beginnings in printed circuit boards "We are advancing AI, autonomous vehicles, next-generation communications and much more," emphasized Tom Edman, Board Chair of the Global Electronics Association and President and CEO of TTM Technologies. "Under a new name, we will continue and strengthen our efforts to build partnerships between governments and industries, encourage investment, drive innovation across the industry and minimize disruption in the electronics supply chain," Edman summarized the association's activities. To promote a resilient and growing supply chain, the association represents the entire ecosystem of the various sub-sectors that contribute to the complex industry.
"With our new mission and vision, we are able to work more closely with the industry and our members worldwide to advocate for the importance of electronics in our ever-changing world," said Dr. John W. Mitchell, President and CEO of the Global Electronics Association, summarizing the association's activities and goals.
The Global Electronics Association will maintain the IPC brand for the industry's guidelines and certification programs that are essential to ensuring product reliability and consistency. The IPC Education Foundation now operates under the Electronics Foundation name and continues to focus on solving the talent challenges in the electronics industry.
The Global Electronics Association published a study on trade flows in the global electronics industry. The association considers the following to be key aspects - not only in politically turbulent times:
- The electronics industry's supply chains are more integrated worldwide than those of any other sector, surpassing even the automotive sector in terms of cross-border complexity.
- Trade in preliminary products such as semiconductors and connectors now exceeds trade in finished products such as smartphones and laptops. In 2023, the global electronics trade will amount to a total of $4.5 trillion, of which $2.5 trillion will be for components alone.
- Leading exporters such as China, Vietnam and India are among the fastest growing importers of electronics products, which underlines the strong interdependence in global electronics production.
- This interdependence calls into question the feasibility of reshoring and decoupling strategies as emerging export powers rely on components from around the world.
