Member Login
Search
February 4, 2026, ECIA Newsletter 
ECIA Joint Council and GIPC Meetings

Be Connected. Be Heard. Join Key Industry Conversations.

This year, we are opening up the ECIA Joint Council and GIPC meetings to all membership! This will take place April 20–21 at the Grand Hyatt DFW Airport.

Meeting Schedule:

  • Monday, April 20: Evening Welcome Reception and Dinner at the hotel.
  • Tuesday, April 21:
    • Morning: Individual Council and GIPC meetings. (Attend based on rep, manufacturer or distributor meetings)
    • Afternoon: Joint meeting focusing on high-priority industry issues
    • Evening: Networking Dinner at the hotel OR a Texas Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game at Globe Life Field.
    • Wednesday, April 22: ECIA Board Meeting (Board members and staff only).

RSVP and book your room today.

 

ECIA Releases Five New PACE Training Modules

Members Login and Visit the ECIA Learning Lab. 

ECIA is proud to announce an expansion of the very popular PACE Training program, exclusively for ECIA members. Five timely modules have been added to the curriculum:

  • Personal and Career Development
  • International Trade Compliance and Tariffs
  • Market Overview on AI and High-Performance Computing
  • Market Overview on Automotive, with a focus on EVs and ADAS
  • Advanced Digital Marketing

Learn more about PACE.  

 

ECIA Suggestion Box for ECIA Programming

 

Drop a Note into Our Suggestion Box!

Help shape future ECIA programming! The ECIA Suggestion Box is open for your ideas—whether it’s webinar topics, event concepts, or industry issues you’d like addressed! We value your input and encourage you to share your thoughts with our team.

Do you want to give feedback about the association in general? Share your ideas with the ECIA Suggestion Box.

Spark is Back at EDS!
 

Nominate Your Candidates for Spark Today!

Spark is back at EDS and registration is now open! EDS is May 18-19 and Spark Sessions will be on Monday and Tuesday. Spark is a professional development program for talented individuals from manufacturers, manufacturers’ representatives, and distributors in the electronic components industry.

Spark participants will gain:

  • Professional Presence and Market Skills
  • Career Development and Leadership Growth
  • EDS and Industry Knowledge
  • Insights From Industry Icons
  • Network Building Opportunities

Spots fill up quickly. Nominate your candidates today!

Advanced Memory IC Shortage Impact

A New Report for Members!

The gold rush for Artificial Intelligence (AI) has placed a severe strain on the ability of the major Memory IC makers to meet demand. The High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) technology has a voracious appetite for wafer space. This has resulted in all major Memory IC manufacturers reporting that they are “sold out” through 2026 and beyond. The AI Memory boom has created a severe supply chain bottleneck across electronics manufacturing.

This report, based on the “Deep Research” AI tool from AlphaSense, is a must-read for anybody working to manage the complexities of the electronics component supply chain.

Members can log in here to view the report here.


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

C&K, now a part of Littelfuse, Inc. has been at the forefront of technological evolution in electromechanical switches. The company’s unmatched design capabilities tailored to customer needs are recognized globally by design engineers who demand high-quality switch performance. Nearly a century later, C&K remains one of the most recognizable and trusted names in the e-mech switch industry.

C&K has headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts (United States) and global design centers at its HQ location alongside Dole (France) and Huizhou (China).

Used in automotive, industrial, medical and consumer products, among other applications, C&K products – including tactile, rocker and toggle switches – are assembled in over 55,000 standard products and 8.5 million switch combinations to companies that design, manufacture and distribute electronics products.

ECIA thanks the C&K team for the 18 years of membership.

 Contact Info:

Electronic Components Industry Association

310 Maxwell Road, Suite 200, Alpharetta, GA 30009

678.393.9990