Foundations of the Future

During times of change one often starts to reminiscing about moments that brought a smile to your face or activities that positively impacted students and teachers’ lives. One of these events took place in the beginning of February in San...

Breadboards are prototyping tools used to build electronic circuits. Users can make connections and build circuits that perform a variety of tasks. Beginner breadboard projects use a variety of components to makes sounds, blink LEDs, build sensors...

By Chris Mitchell, vice president, global government relations

In the nine months since IPC joined in President Trump’s “Pledge to America’s Workers” and committed to creating 1 million new skilled workforce...

_{French scientist, Jules François Joubert, developed a method that automated the contact rotation of waveform imaging.}

Over at All About Circuits, Chantelle Dubois, has been writing a series of blog posts on the history of the...

The Electrical Engineering Portal (EEP) is a great resource focused on the power and energy field. We liked it so much we added it to our A-Z Resource page. The portal links to some great information and tools that can be useful to students...

The FIRST Robotics Championship Event was held from April 16, 2019 through April 20, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The George R. Brown Convention Center was packed with 35,000 attendees and IPCEF was invited to exhibit in the Innovation Fair.

We had a...

 ^{Melby talks with IPC Emerging Engineer Mentor, Vijay Kumar}

The IPC Education Foundation (IPCEF) works to prepare students for rewarding careers by supplying learning opportunities focused on electronics manufacturing and improving the...

^{Kevin (far left) with Emerging Engineer colleagues and mentors.}

What advice does a young engineer offer to students pursuing a career in engineering? Staffers at the IPC Education Foundation (IPCEF) gained some insight following an interview with...

The blog over at OrCAD™ tells some great stories. They’ve helped students develop electronics for race cars and they’re always sharing knowledge about designing printed circuit boards.

Their article, PCB Dimensions in...

^{Dr. John W. Mitchell, President and CEO of IPC (far right), awarding scholarships at IPC APEX EXPO 2019’s STEM Outreach Program}

I am honored to be asked to write the scholarship kick-off blog for the IPC Education Foundation.  As...