The 42nd IMAPS Poland International Conference was held in Bialy Dom Hotel near Gliwice and took place between 23 and 26 September 2018. This event was organized by the Silesian University of Technology. The scope of the Conference covered the everything in electronics between the chip and the system. The papers in this issue cover: photovoltaic issues, etching processes on MISFET structures, path resolution of LTCC substrates and the detection of organophosphorus pesticides.