Counterfeit memory modules are appearing with near-identical PCBs and heat spreaders, making them increasingly difficult to distinguish from genuine products. Indian PCB manufacturers are seeking price increases of up to 50 percent and tariff relief as supply disruptions drive up material costs and extend lead times.

G.Skill and V-Color report counterfeit DDR5 memory modules have developed a fully analog, self-powered neuromorphic system that can sense the physical world, learn from it, and make decisions, all on a circuit board the size of a coin, powered by nothing external.

MacDermid Alpha introduces Alpha OM-377 no-clean solder paste.

Keysight introduces Pro XA6 SA6320A and Expert XA5 SA6210A signal analyzers.

Stackpole Electronics introduces TNC Series thick-film NTC thermistors.

Dow launches DOWSIL TC-3120 thermal gel.

Sacramento’s Project IGNITE completed its first semester, providing 26 students with hands-on manufacturing training in areas including PCB assembly, robotics and CAD, though the program’s future depends on securing new funding.

University of Chicago researchers are showing how purely rigid architectures are shifted toward soft, brain-inspired electronics that can sense, store, and process information while mechanically conforming to biological tissues.

Amphenol RF releases 2.92mm solderless PCB connectors.

PCEA will host a webinar on flex and rigid-flex circuit design June 24 featuring Dave Lackey covering manufacturability, materials, tooling and fabrication considerations.

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.

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.

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.

The EU has proposed a Chips Act II which will give the Commission power to invest directly in new EU-based fabs instead of requiring companies to apply for subsidies.

PCB manufacturers in India are seeking price increases of up to 50 percent and tariff relief on imported components as supply chain disruptions linked to the Iran conflict drive up material costs and extend lead times.

Notebook OEMs reported shipments fell 33% sequentially in April due to weakened channel stocking momentum and a high base period.

SEMI and Global Net released a report projecting 67 percent CAGR for glass core substrates from 2028-2040.

TTM Technologies closed a new $1B senior secured revolving credit facility.

TT Elec­tron­ics’ group sales dropped 4.8% in the four months to the end of April, with the fall driven by chal­len­ging con­di­tions in the elec­tron­ics man­u­fac­tur­ing ser­vices mar­ket, which it attrib­uted to cus­tomer hes­it­ancy stem­ming from broader uncer­tainty across the global eco­nomy.

Esprit Electronics purchased two Koh Young Zenith 2 AOI platforms.

Regal Technology Partners installed a aHanwha SM481 Plus, Hanwha SM485 Plus and a 10-zone reflow oven.

Smartsol Technologies Mexico will exclusively distribute Creative Electron’s x-ray systems.

AIM Solder appointed Marcus Pee Nai Quan sales engineer for Southeast Asia.

PICA Manufacturing Solutions named Kevin Morrisette general manager of electronics assembly.

Lavelle Medical named David Ierardi VP of operations.

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