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IPC Secures Congressional Funding for Enabled Passives R&D
August 13, 2004 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Northbrook, Ill. — IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries announces its success in lobbying for the U.S. printed circuit board (PCB) industry, resulting in more than $1 million in research funding.
Prior to adjourning for summer recess, the House and Senate finalized the fiscal year 2005 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, H.R. 4613, that includes $1.5 million for the Emerging/Critical Interconnection Technology (E/CIT) program's embedded passives research and development test bed project. The bill has already been signed by President Bush, and the funding will become available at the start of the federal fiscal year in October.
This is the third year in a row that IPC has successfully lobbied Congress to fund E/CIT program R&D projects for the PCB industry. The E/CIT program is an industry-government partnership established in 2002 to strengthen the abilities of both the Department of Defense and the U.S. PCB industry to support the military's unique PCB requirements through an integrated program of research, education and industrial extension.
E/CIT program activity is coordinated through the Printed Circuit Technology Branch of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, located in Crane, Ind. IPC is the lead industry advocate on the E/CIT program and coordinates the congressional funding requests and lobbying effort to secure funding for the program. In addition, IPC plays a critical role in identifying technology research areas and coordinates industry's participation in the program.
IPC is a trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,200 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, PCB manufacturing and electronics assembly. For more information, visit www.ipc.org.