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November 27, 2025 
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The Global Electronics Association Launches Double Materiality Assessment Toolkit to Support the Electronics Industry with Sustainability Reporting Compliance

The Global Electronics Association announced the release of its Double Materiality Assessment Toolkit, designed to help companies efficiently navigate the complex reporting requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.

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Industry News

The Role Electronics Play in the United States’ Economic Strength

The Global Electronics Association's report, "Powering the U.S. Economy," outlines how electronics manufacturing drives innovation, strengthens supply chains, and creates high-skill opportunities nationwide.

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IPC Standards Participant and Standards User Survey

The Global Electronics Association is asking IPC standards volunteers, leaders, participants, and users to share feedback on how we can improve the standards development process; strengthen systems, tools, and support; and modernize and digitize standards creation and delivery.

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What Emerging Circularity Policies Mean for the Electronics Industry

As Europe accelerates toward a circular economy, electronics manufacturers face a wave of new sustainability requirements that will redefine product design, materials management, and end-of-life strategies.

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Tariffs Will Not Solve America’s Copper Problem, Smarter Recycling Will

When the Trump administration announced a 50% tariff on semi-finished copper and copper-intensive derivative imports, effective Aug. 1, 2025, it hoped to strengthen U.S. copper production and reduce reliance on foreign sources.

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Unlock the Full Potential of Your Electronics Business with Global Electronics Association Membership

Across the world, electronics power progress, connecting people, enabling medical technologies, driving defense systems, and advancing smart, sustainable industries. Behind this innovation is a global community ensuring quality, reliability, and responsible growth.

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Countdown to EU Chips Act Comments Deadline

The Global Electronics Association is preparing formal comments to the European Commission on the future of the EU Chips Act, with submissions due this Friday.

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Malaysia Draws Major Electronics Investment Amid Expanding Global Ties

Malaysia’s role in global electronics production is growing as new data show rising investment and continued openness to international partnerships.

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Mexico’s First Soldering Championship

There were no stadium lights, no roaring crowds, or a referee blowing a whistle, but on September 25, the energy felt exactly like a championship final. The audience was witnessing something historic: Mexico’s first national hand-soldering championship.

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Global Electronics Association Unveils Powerhouse Tech and Innovation Keynote Speakers for APEX EXPO 2026

The Global Electronics Association announces its APEX EXPO keynote lineup, featuring industry titans exploring the frontiers of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and the electrification of global industries.

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Play a Role in the Future of the Electronics Industry

Are you ready to capitalize on what is next and join our team of dedicated, skilled and enthusiastic employees? Here are current job openings:
• Vice President, U.S. Government Relations
• Technical Programs Manager (Taiwan)
• Account Director, Aerospace & Defense
• Item Quality Assurance Coordinator
• Customer Service Representative (Part-time)

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Build Electronics Better with IPC Standards

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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Better Electronics Start with Better Training

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

This week's picks from Joe Schneider

Vice President of U.S./Canada, Global Electronics Association

This article provides detailed research on the environmental impacts of AI data centers in the United States and outlines strategies for achieving net-zero carbon and water footprints through efficiency improvements, advanced liquid cooling, smart siting, and grid decarbonization. It is authored by Fengqi You and colleagues from Cornell University and other institutions. (Originally published November 2025. It appeared as a peer-reviewed article in Nature Sustainability.)

This article explores the reshoring acceleration driven by geopolitical risks and tariffs, focusing on high-tech manufacturing sectors including semiconductors and electronics, which saw $102.6B in capital investment and major job announcements. 

This detailed analysis highlights how U.S. companies announced over $1.2 trillion in investments in 2025 to expand domestic production capacity, led by consumer electronics heavyweights like Apple and IBM, and driven by policy shifts emphasizing supply chain resilience and strategic necessity.  
 

Member Milestones

Analog Technologies Corporation (Burnsville, Minn.) celebrated its 30th 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.

Events
EFECS – the European Forum for Electronic Components and Systems
December 3-4, 2025

Identifying Circuit Board Issues with Thermal Imaging
December 16, 2025

Pan-European Electronics Design Conference
January 21-22, 2026

WHMA's Annual Global Leadership Summit
January 27-29, 2026

APEX EXPO 2026
March 14-19, 2026

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