The Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits, the final American authority on how to design and manufacture printed wiring. In 1999, IPC changed its name from Institute of Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits to IPC. The new name is accompanied with an identity statement, Association Connecting Electronics Industries. IPC is the only trade association that brings together all of the players in this industry: designer, PCB manufacturers, PCB assembly companies, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers. IPC has a lot of standards.
