Total EMS shipments increased 3.1% year-over-year in April, although they declined 6.5% from March levels. Year-to-date shipments were up 4.0% compared with the same period in 2025. Bookings rose 4.6% ...

Understanding tooling and NRE charges can help buyers avoid redundant PCB manufacturing costs and improve supplier ...

PCB East 2026 combined nonstop show-floor traffic, technical learning and after-hours networking into one of the event’s ...

PCB East 2026 celebrated its move to Worcester with an increase in conference classes, exhibitors and attendance. I’ve always ...

The first electrical test is performed on the bare board before populating it with components. A standard note on a PCB ...

Figure 1. Flexible circuit boards enable compact, lightweight electronic designs by allowing circuits to bend, fold and ...

Moving from personal AI habits to standardized workflows can help manufacturing teams save time, improve consistency and ...

The latest rev the flexible circuits spec has new requirements for HDI, backdrilling, and surface finishes. In anticipation of revision F of IPC-6013 being released, this is a great time to highlight ...

Vendors are shifting capacity from traditional PCB materials to advanced dielectrics. They should be increasing both. I have some good news, and some bad news. (Spoiler alert: This should be a wake-up ...

Printed circuit board development timelines continue to compress, driven by faster design cycles, tighter launch windows and increasing product complexity. While EDA tools and automation have improved ...

No one knows their business like a founder – and no one has their passion to make it a reality. Some acquirers look at their new colleagues as barbarians at the gate to the castle. Management might ...