Amazon accelerates massive AI infrastructure investments spanning data centers, custom chips and next-generation networking. PCB East 2027 preparations are underway as PCEA opens its call for abstracts.

University of Maryland researchers developed a low-temperature copper printing process that produces corrosion-resistant electronic circuits without vacuum equipment.

PCEA issued a call for abstracts for PCB East 2027, seeking technical presentations on PCB design, fabrication, assembly, test, packaging and additive manufacturing ahead of the April event in Worcester.

Purdue’s IEEE student organization is expanding hands-on engineering opportunities in Indianapolis through PCB design projects, soldering workshops and industry-focused electronics competitions.

Researchers developed a scalable patterning method for creating atomically sharp two-dimensional metal-semiconductor junctions aimed at improving power-efficient logic-in-memory computing architectures.

Registration is open for PCB West 2026, which will feature more than 120 hours of PCB design and assembly training this September in Santa Clara.

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A Samsung adviser warned the AI memory chip boom could slow by 2028 as Chinese chipmakers rapidly expand DRAM and NAND production capacity and global AI spending growth moderates.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is accelerating the company’s AI infrastructure expansion with major investments in data centers, custom AI chips, networking hardware and partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic.

An NPR report highlighted Shenzhen’s SEG Electronics market as a major global sourcing hub where buyers procure components ranging from circuit boards and memory to motors, cameras and drones.

South Korea said it will pursue all options, including emergency arbitration, to prevent a potential Samsung Electronics strike as renewed labor talks continue over pay and bonus disputes.

Eltek reported a net loss of $2.9M on an 18% revenue drop for the quarter ended Mar. 31.

A California jury rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, ruling the claims were filed too late and clearing the company, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Microsoft of liability.

Google partnered with Blackstone on a new AI infrastructure venture that could invest up to $25B in data centers, cloud capacity and TPU-powered compute services.

Javad EMS installed four new Nordson SQ3000 AOI systems.

Scanfil expanded its manufacturing partnership with Bruker AXS.

Ubersmt installed a Heller MK7 reflow oven.

Cyient DLM appointed Ramakanth Alapati president and chief strategy and growth officer.

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