Institute of Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC)
Scope
In 1988, foreseeing the tremendouesf forts required to change to CFC alternatives,t he ad hoc Solvents Working
Group (AHSWG) was formed by Dr. Stephen Andersen of the EPA. The AHSWG was comprised of: Department
of Defense (DoD) representatives, military defense contractors, commercial manufacturersm, aterial suppliers,
equipment manufacturers, the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC), and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goal of the AHSWG was to assist the transition efforts by
investigating and characterizing CFC-alternative materials and processes.