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THE LEAD
As AI server production accelerates, electronics manufacturers are turning to robotics for chassis, module and rack assembly, where tighter tolerances, complex components and high-voltage systems present growing automation challenges. Apple entered the foldable smartphone market with the iPhone Duo as the company navigates production constraints and mounting AI challenges.
TECH NEWS
Electronics manufacturers are expanding robotics beyond PCB placement and inspection into chassis, module and rack assembly as rising AI server production, tighter tolerances and higher-voltage architectures increase automation demand.
Researchers developed a maskless electrodeposition process to 3-D print freestanding copper microinductors directly on chip contact pads.
The UHDI Consortium will present three presentations at technical conferences this month.
Apple CEO John Ternus unveiled the iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable smartphone, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models.
Seika Machinery will host a Sept. 23 webinar examining millimeter-wave measurement challenges.
Dymax releases BlueWave FX line emitters.
Stackpole releases RNAN thin film resistors.
Mek launches redesigned PowerSpector JSAz 350 AOI.
ULT upgrades ULT 200.1 extraction and filtration series.
PCEA Training said only a handful of seats remain for its CPCD training and certification program, taking place Sept. 28-Oct. 2 at PCB West 2026.
An upcoming PCEA webinar will look at component availability, lifecycle risk, lead times and electronics supply chain challenges.
PCEA announced 11 free technical sessions and a keynote for PCB West 2026, covering topics including AI, PCB design, signal integrity, flex, UHDI, fabrication and assembly on Sept. 30 in Santa Clara, CA.
PCB West 2026 will feature a panel examining AI, interposers, high-speed and high-current design, and optical interconnects shaping PCB design through the end of the decade.
PCEA announced two fall webinars covering the role of the PCB designer and signal routing for controlling energy, signal integrity and EMI in digital PCBs.
PCB West 2026 will feature 11 presentations on electronics assembly processes, including a half-day solder paste qualification workshop and sessions covering SMT printing, stencil design, reflow soldering and more.
PCEA will host a 3.5-hour webinar on Nov. 4 led by Susy Webb covering signal routing techniques to improve signal integrity and EMI performance.
CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries for the 20th annual New Product Introduction Awards, with submissions for electronics assembly products due Dec. 14.
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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CAVEAT LECTOR
It’s Show Time
A lot of us travel for work; it’s part of the job. It recently dawned on me that I’ve spent over a year of my life in California. (I’m surprised I don’t have a surfer accent and purple hair by now.) California has its share of issues, natural and manmade, but the Golden State remains the high-tech capital of the US.
ANDY SHAUGHNESSY
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