To promote the state-of-the-art
PCB technology and business in the country by mutual
exchange of ideas and technical interactions arranged
through Seminars, conferences etc., periodically.
The
Association is a voluntary, non-profit, service
oriented professional organization.
Member of the WECC (World
Electronic Circuits Council),
IPCA Membership is open to PCB
designers, PCB manufacturers, EMS companies, other
users, suppliers of equipment and raw materials and
their authorised representatives.
When
was IPCA Formed?
The Indian
Printed circuit Association popularly known as
IPCA, had its humble beginning in the year 1985
when a few leading PCB technocrats met at Bombay
with proclaimed preamble promote the interests
and welfare of PCB industry and allied
industries in general. Thus a new chapter in the
history of PCB industry in this country emerged
with IPCA at the helm of affairs under the able
leadership of its founder-President Dr.
Venkatachalam, MD of HI-Q Electronics, Hosur,
and the founder Secretary, Mr. R.K. Singh, then
from ECIL, Hyderabad.
The PCB
technocrats who enrolled themselves as members
were only fifteen to begin with. Today, with the
expansion of PCB industry, the membership has
risen to an impressive level of one hundred and
thirty, aiming inter alia to the advancement of
education and technology in science and
application of electronic packaging . The
leading public sector units of both
Telecommunications and Defence, who are the
major users and manufacturers of PCBs, are on
the rolls of the Association along with the
private small scale, medium and large scale PCB
manufacturers, raw material and equipment
manufacturers in the country.
This
Association is the first of its kind in the
country and in fact it is the only Association
representing the interests of the PCB
manufacturers and users devoted to promote the
welfare and progress of PCB Industry in this
country.
The Association
enjoys the complimentary membership of IPC, USA
from 1998 onwards, updated by IPC with all the
latest technical literature in the field of PCB
manufacture. IPCA is member of the WORLD
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS COUNCIL (WECC) and is
represented in all its international council
meetings to provide an opportunity for IPCA to
be in close association with other world PCB
Associations like CPCA, EIPC,TPCA,KPCA,JPCA, and
IPC.
The Association
is a voluntary, non-profit, service oriented
professional organization comprising technical
personnel and leading experts of the PCB
manufacture in the country, formed with the sole
objective of promoting the state of the art PCB
technology in the country by mutual exchange of
ideas and technical interaction arranged through
seminars, conferences etc., periodically.
Membership of
IPCA is open to PCB manufactures, users,
suppliers of equipment and raw materials and
their authorized representatives, who devote
their time and toil to the upliftment of PCB
technology in the country
Past
Presidents who have held office during the Bienniums
Dr.
Venkatachalam
1986-88
Mr.
Vedu Mitter
1988-90
Mr.
G.Sudarshanam
1990-92
Mr.
Mukund Shah
1992-94
Mr.
Sarangi
1994-96, 1996-1998
Mr.
Harish Mahajan
1998-2000
Mr.
Bhatnagar
2000-2001
Mr.
Rajinder Kumar
2001-2002
Mr.
Mukund Shah
2002-04,
2004-2006
Mr.
Anil Kumar
2006-2008
(Current)
To establish Industry Association Trade Centre as a joint venture with IPC, USA facilitating IPCA to train it’s members/technical personnel in IPC specs. 600 & 610D by conducting workshops and other associated training programmes on PCB Manufacturing, assembly and testing. MOU already signed with IPC, USA.
To conduct and hold IPCA expo 2007 during 22 –
24, August 07.
To organize Electronic Designers certificate
course (CID), technical seminars and business
meet during our Expo 2007.
To enroll more contract manufacturers as members
of IPCA.
To bring in environmental awareness in the
process and discipline of PCB manufacture.
To implement Lead-free technology of
interconnect manufacture by the end of 2007.
