October 8, 2025, ECIA Newsletter 

Executive Conference Countdown is ON!

 

It's Around the Corner Now!

The ECIA Executive Conference is the PREMIER Event for Industry Executives. The conference is specifically tailored for senior management and executives in the industry's leading companies. The date for the 2025 Executive Conference is October 19-21, 2025, at a NEW LOCATION, the Westin O’Hare Hotel.

Mobile App: Download the conference app,"ECIA Event App" from the Apple or Google Play store for useful information such as who's registered, schedule, etc. If you attended last year's conference, you may already have the app downloaded. Login with your ECIA website profile information for full access. Make sure you have notifications TURNED ON.

Learn more.


Service Partner Highlight

Lectrix AI: AI innovation for the components industry

AI is creating new sales & marketing opportunities like never before. True to our “problem first” culture, and partnering with OpenAI and Orbweaver, we just launched two new search tools for our industry - details at lectrix.ai. Lectrix has the people and skills to solve all kinds of sales and marketing problems for manufacturers, distributors and reps.


EIA Standards News 

ECIA to Celebrate World Standards Week

ECIA will join the Standards community to celebrate World Standards Day on October 14 and the 2025 ANSI Innovation Summit: Where Standards Power Progress program on October 20-23 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Rockville, MD. ECIA Standards and Technology Department staff will attend numerous events during the week, culminating with the US Celebration of World Standards Day event on Thursday evening.

ECIA maintains 202 American National Standards and manages 14 USNC Technical Advisory Groups to the IEC and ISO.

Thank you to the many ECIA member companies who participate in this vital work.


 

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 

ECIA Recognizes Cybersecurity Awareness Month- October 2025

ECIA joins the global cybersecurity community to support and bring awareness to all the efforts ongoing throughout the month of October. ECIA’s cybersecurity working group is made up of experts from across the industry that meet monthly to discuss trends and ongoing threats.

Be on the lookout this month for publications and guidance in this space!

Thank you to the many ECIA member companies who participate in this vital work.


TrustedParts.com + Sluicebox: Carbon Footprint Insights

Carbon Footprint Insights for Smarter BOM Decisions

TrustedParts.com is excited to announce a partnership with Sluicebox, a generative lifecycle assessment (LCA) platform revolutionizing carbon intelligence within the electronic components industry. This integration enables approved OEMs to view powerful, precise carbon footprint data from Sluicebox directly in the TrustedParts.com Bill of Materials (BOM) tool, highlighting high-emission areas early in the design process.

Read more in the blog.


ECIA Research and Analysis 

ECIA offers its members insight into the industry and a variety of market trends information. Members can log into the website and visit the Stats & Insights page to access an increasing number of statistical reports. Some are available to the public, some to members and others are only accessible to those who participate in the survey.

Visit the stats and insights drop down menu on our website for more information.


Member of the Week

Littelfuse is a diversified industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 20 countries, and with approximately 16,000 global associates, they partner with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving more than 100,000 end customers, their products are found in various industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets—everywhere, every day. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Littelfuse has been driving innovation and technology and building communities for over 95 years.

Littelfuse has been an ECIA member for 32 years.


 

Contact Info:

Electronic Components Industry Association

310 Maxwell Road, Suite 200, Alpharetta, GA 30009

678.393.9990