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IPC COMMUNITY 44 SUMMER 2024 The French IPC Designers Council is a unique conglomerate of 250 members from all parts of the industry: EEs, designers, CAD engineers, PCB manufacturers, EMS suppliers, OEMs, and even some in component packaging, that encour- ages individuals to freely exchange their design issues without commercial considerations. Thomas Romont, a PCB manufacturer's rep with more than 20 years of experience, especially in the design for manufactur- ing (DFM) process, leads this association with support from IPC. "Design is particularly com- plex because it involves all electronics disci- plines, from the electronics technician to the user, including manufacturing and testing. It is not easy to bring all these people together around the same table and get them to dis- cuss and understand each other," he says. In his conversations with fellow PCB designers Mike Creeden and Gary Fer- A French Design Community The IPC Designers Council actively helps French designers lead the industry By Michelle Te, Managing Editor, IPC Community FOCUS ON FRANCE