Institute of Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC)
Scope
This standard specifies the XML schema that represents the intelligent data file format used to
describe printed board and printed board assembly products with details sufficient for tooling,
manufacturing, assembly, and inspection requirements. This format may be used for transmitting
information between a printed board designer and a manufacturing or assembly facility. The data
is most useful when the manufacturing cycle includes computer-aided processes and numerical
control machines.