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THE LEAD
Today’s headlines span breakthroughs and bold moves across the board: AI safety alarms, Nobel Prize–winning quantum research, advances in 3D electronics, major funding rounds, strategic acquisitions and factory automation milestones all signal an industry in rapid motion.
TECH NEWS
Even among experts, concerns are escalating over advanced AI capabilities, highlighting how modern models can be manipulated through “jailbreaking” to bypass safety filters and generate harmful content.
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Martinis, Michel Devoret and John Clarke for demonstrating quantum behavior in superconducting electrical circuits.
Researchers have developed a scalable method to create three-dimensional shrinking electronics by printing liquid metal circuits on heat-shrinkable substrates, enabling shape-adaptive PCB and semiconductor architectures for next-generation IoT and wearable devices.
CE3S and Desco Industries are launching a free four-part ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 training series this October and November to help electronics professionals implement and maintain effective ESD control programs.
ALPHA-Numerics GmbH will host a webinar on October 21 exploring best practices in electronics cooling, focusing on thermal management strategies, design techniques and early-stage simulation to prevent component failures and costly redesigns.
Mike Buetow was honored as the inaugural recipient of the PCEA Lifetime Achievement Award and first inductee into the association’s new Hall of Fame during PCB West 2025.
Circuits Assembly opened entries for its 2026 NPI Awards, recognizing innovations in electronics assembly equipment, material and software.
PCEA announced Stephen V. Chavez as recipient of the annual PCEA Leadership Award, for his lifetime service in the pursuit of educating and training PCB design engineers.
PCEA awarded Troy Hopkins with its fourth annual PCEA Membership Award.
PCEA hosts an Oct. 28 webinar on RF PCB design and the transition from HDI to UHDI technologies.
Wally Rhines joins Mike Buetow to discuss the long PCB/MCM design tool rally, a massive jump in employment. broader strength across the ECAD industry, and the effects US policies toward China are having on the market on the latest PCB Chat podcast.
Abstracts for PCB East 2026 on PCB design, fabrication, assembly and emerging technologies, are due now.
Looking for networking opportunities? Join the PCEA Discord server, bringing together engineers and designers from around the world on a private channel for discussing technical questions and career opportunities.
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