WASHINGTON – IPC and the Printed Circuit Board Association of America are calling on Congress to fully fund the Defense Production Act Purchases Account at the House-passed level of $618 million and $1.08 billion for the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program.
On February 6 they sent a letter (see link below) to House and Senate appropriators signed by leaders of IPC and the Printed Circuit Board Association of America and 54 senior Printed Circuit Board (PCB) industry executives.
These funding sources are crucial to restore the PCB industry, an industry that has been offshored to the point we make only 4 percent of the world’s supply compared to 30 percent 25 years ago.
Semiconductors cannot connect to electronic devices without PCBs. Our armed forces depend on microelectronics found in everything from night vision goggles and drones to avionics and satellites. The success of the CHIPS Act hinges on advanced PCBs. Congress needs to support the full technology stack.
