North American PCB shipments rose 11 percent year over year in January, pushing the book-to-bill ratio to 1.18, while Hon Hai posted 36 percent year-over-year revenue growth in January and expects first-quarter performance to exceed recent seasonal norms.

Tesla has patented a “printed circuit glass” concept that embeds conductive traces directly into vehicle glass to replace wiring harnesses and simplify camera and sensor integration.

Tampere University professor Matti Mäntysalo is advancing printed electronics that use additive manufacturing and biodegradable materials to cut energy use, chemicals, and waste in electronics production.

ETCO introduces flex circuit connectors.

Stackpole releases RNCA automotive-grade thin film chip resistors.

Vishay releases IHLL and IHLP series power inductors.

Adaptsys Group introduces 3DInspect automated carrier tape inspection system.

Michael Sivigny explains how validating machine accuracy and force compliance uncovers hidden process variation that drives defects, yield loss and long-term reliability risks in modern electronics manufacturing.

Registration is now open for PCB East 2026, the electronics industry’s East Coast conference and exhibition.

PCB East 2026’s exhibition hall is more than 95 percent sold out, reflecting strong exhibitor demand ahead of the April event in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Wally Rhines reviews the latest ECAD market data, including sustained year-over-year growth, regional sales shifts and employment trends across design and semiconductor tools on the PCB Chat podcast.

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North American PCB shipments rose 11 percent year over year in December while bookings also increased 11 percent pushing the book-to-bill ratio to 1.18 as bookings outpaced shipments.

Hon Hai's January revenue rose 36 percent year over year despite a 15 percent month-over-month decline.

Foxconn opened an electric vehicle R&D centre in Zhengzhou, China.

Patton added a 20,000-square-foot Maryland facility and expanded SMT by acquiring Practical Technologies.

December EMS bookings increased 28.7 percent month over month and 5.1 percent year over year, pushing the book-to-bill ratio to 1.24 as orders outpaced shipments.

TTM Technologies posted 19 percent year-over-year revenue growth.

ASE Technology Holding reported stronger fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, with fourth-quarter revenue rising 9.6 percent year over year.

Flex reported third-quarter revenue of $7.1B, up 8 percent year over year.

Kaynes Technology reported 37percent full year revenue growth.

Benchmark reported fourth quarter revenue of $704M, up 7 percent year over year.

SEHO is collaborating with CERN on a prototype soldering and flux application system for high-temperature superconductor coil production under the Muon Collider program.

TYRI opened an in-house circuit board manufacturing facility in Kungsbacka, Sweden.

ViTrox appointed Juan Alfaro as Mexico sales and support manager.

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