In Q1 2023 JPS Composite Materials has joined the PCBAA (the Printed Circuit Board Association of America). The PCBAA is a three-year-old consortium of US based companies that support domestic
production of printed circuit boards (PCB’s), and the materials they are made of, as well as the proliferation of the domestic PCB raw material supply chain.
The Printed Circuit Board Association of America – Home (pcbaa.org)
In June 2024 JPS joined the PCBAA’s annual meeting in Washington DC reviewing the organizations initiatives and efforts underway to promote a robust domestic PCB ecosystem. Additionally, while in Washington JPS spent a day on Capitol Hill meeting with members of Congress drawing their attention to the current fragility of the domestic PCB industry as well as promoting the recently introduced ‘Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act’ (HR 3249) and seeking their co-sponsorship. The proposed legislation calls for industry subsidies and tax breaks in follow up to the ‘Chips and Science’ act that was signed into law in August of 2022 providing $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the US. The premise of the ‘Protecting Circuit Boards & Substrates’ act is that “chips don’t float” – semiconductors require a PCB in order to work.
JPS fully supports the PCBAA. Our manufacturing capabilities, core competencies and technology road map align well with the efforts underway. We are prepared to support the future of the US PCB industry and investing in next generation technologies.