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This weeks edition of Global Insight
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July 13, 2025
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Featured Content
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Electronics manufacturers are facing rising material and labor costs according to the Global Electronics Association’s June Sentiment of the Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Report.
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Industry News
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Last week, the Global Electronics Association launched its Circularity Resource Hub. The Hub provides a centralized home for the latest industry standards, best practices, and resources to accelerate electronics’ sustainable and circular evolution.
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The Global Electronics Association announces the release of IPC-8911, Requirements for Conductive Yarns for E-Textiles Applications. This first-of-its-kind global standard establishes a clear framework for classifying, designating, and qualifying conductive yarns.
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While many discussions focus on where a product is assembled, this report emphasizes the critical importance of where it begins: where components are made, sourced, and moved.
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This two-part paper explores how electronics suppliers within the e-mobility transportation sectors can address the exploding sustainability requirements.
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At the midpoint of 2025, the global economy remains caught between resilience and risk. Inflation is elevated but hasn’t spiked as sharply as some feared following the latest round of tariffs, at least not yet.
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Vietnam is taking new steps to strengthen its role in the global electronics supply chain, with developments in workforce training, domestic innovation, and regional trade policy.
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This white paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of how evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of training programs can optimize workforce performance and drive profitability in the electronics manufacturing industry.
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India is aiming to expand its role in global electronics production, with new reports highlighting a push to attract investment and ease supply chain challenges.
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The Global Electronics Associations is now accepting abstracts for technical papers with presentations, posters, and professional development courses at APEX EXPO 2026. The technical conference, reimagined and renamed to Advanced Electronic Packaging Conference 2026 Component- to System-Level Integration, will be held March 17-19 and professional development courses will take place March 15-16 and 19, 2026.
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Are you ready to capitalize on what is next and join our team of dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic employees? Here are current job openings:
• Standards Development Manager, Taiwan Region
• Master IPC Trainer (MIT), Taiwan Region
• Manager, Design Standards and Innovation Programs
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For more than 50 years, IPC standards have been the processes, procedures and criteria that the global electronics industry implement daily to design and build electronics better with quality, reliability and consistency.
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The term skills gap is used to describe a mismatch between the skills that employers need and the skills that job seekers possess. It seems straightforward enough, but it’s often used as a catch-all phrase that oversimplifies more complex and multifaceted issues.
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Plan your professional development with the Global Electronics Association’s Programs Calendar. Maximize your time and efforts by coordinating your schedule with ours.
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The term skills gap is used to describe a mismatch between the skills that employers need and the skills that job seekers possess. It seems straightforward enough, but it’s often used as a catch-all phrase that oversimplifies more complex and multifaceted issues.
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My Top Three Reads
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This week's picks from Brian Knier
VP and Chief Marketing Officer, Global Electronics Association |
Why Brand Transformation Matters More Than Ever in Electronics Manufacturing
In today’s fast-moving electronics manufacturing world, your brand isn’t just a logo—it’s your reputation, your story, and your edge in a competitive market. As product cycles shorten and innovation ramps up, standing out requires more than great engineering. That’s where brand transformation comes in.
We recently took that leap ourselves by rebranding as the Global Electronics Association (electronics.org). This shift reflects our commitment to better serve you—our members and industry partners—by increasing visibility, deepening engagement, and strengthening our influence across the global electronics landscape.
Whether you're a small supplier or a large-scale manufacturer, investing in your brand can deliver lasting value. From building trust with OEMs and design engineers to attracting talent and new business, a strong, modern brand opens doors.
Explore how brand transformation can work for you:
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Plan your professional development with the Global Electronics Association’s Programs Calendar. Maximize your time and efforts by coordinating your schedule with ours.
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For more than 50 years, IPC standards have been the processes, procedures and criteria that the global electronics industry implement daily to design and build electronics better with quality, reliability and consistency.
READ MORE >
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The term skills gap is used to describe a mismatch between the skills that employers need and the skills that job seekers possess. It seems straightforward enough, but it’s often used as a catch-all phrase that oversimplifies more complex and multifaceted issues.
READ MORE >
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Tech Question of the Week
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Can copper tooth size on foil cooper be measure using a laser profilometer?
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Member Milestones
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CMC Electronics Inc. (Point Claire, QC, Canada) celebrated its 35th year as a Global Electronics Association member. See other companies celebrating membership anniversaries.
Member Anniversaries
New Members
Invest in your company by joining the Global Electronics Association and experience the membership benefits of the industry’s premier global association. Learn more about membership.
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Events
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Midwest EMS Leader Roundtable: Bot or Not? AI, Automation, and Assembling the Workforce of the Future
July 15, 2025
Electronic Essentials: What You Think You Know - and More
July 23, 2025
A Technology Solutions Webinar Series for e-Mobility Electronics Hardware Reliability
July 24, 2025
Upper Midwest/Twin Cities EMS Leader Roundtable: Bot or Not? AI, Automation, and Assembling the Workforce of the Future
July 30, 2025
IPC WorksAsia-AI & Factory of the Future
August 22, 2025
IPC Builds-Standards Development Committee Meetings
September 13-18, 2025
IPC Day EMS Europe
September 18, 2025
IPC CEMAC 2025
September 24-26, 2025
Electronics Manufacturing & Packaging Symposium (EMPS) 2025
October 6-9, 2025
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