Cadence’s ChipStack AI agent reportedly designs chips without engineer intervention. The Trump administration considers restrictions on Chinese open-weight AI models.

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.

Cadence's ChipStack AI agent reportedly reached "Level 5 autonomy" at Computex 2026, designing chips without engineer intervention.

UC Davis engineers are modeling the materials that will power the next generation of electronics beyond silicon.

Robot orders in North America surged in the first half of 2026, per a new supply chain report.

Researchers built a room-temperature source generating correlated microwave photon pairs using a printed-circuit-board microstrip resonator.

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.

Tom Kastner, founder of GP Ventures, discusses mergers and acquisitions, global manufacturing challenges, and the current state of the PCB fabrication and assembly industry in the latest episode of PCB Chat.

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.

PCEA released the sixth edition of PCB Basics: An Introduction to the PCB Industry, adding chapters on HDI/UHDI and AI applications across PCB design, fabrication, assembly, test, inspection and procurement.

PCB West’s early bird conference rate ends Aug. 21, with more than 50 classes and 120 hours of PCB design and assembly training scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Santa Clara.

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries for the 20th annual New Product Introduction Awards, with submissions for electronics assembly products due Dec. 14.

PCB West 2026 is nearly sold out, with only one exhibition booth remaining for the Sept. 29–Oct. 2 event at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

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 Trump administration is considering restrictions on Chinese open-weight AI models as US technology companies race to challenge offerings from DeepSeek and other Chinese developers.

Schweizer Group reported first-half PCB revenue of $107M, up 11 percent year-over-year.

CACI International opened a 61,000-sq.-ft. defense electronics manufacturing facility in Pittsford, NY.

India approved 106 new electronics parts manufacturing projects under its ECMS program, projected to create 75,000 jobs.

Eltek reported second-quarter revenue of $11M, down 8 percent year-over-year.

Foxconn will invest an additional $265M in Vietnam and $57M in Singapore to expand manufacturing operations.

Syrma SGS and Kaga Electronics India formed a joint venture to manufacture bare PCBs in Haryana.

Matric was named a Komatsu Midori-Kai Grand partner.

Siemens named Rainer Brehm to lead its newly restructured automation business.

Michael Robbins was named president and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Rexel USA named Mike Hanna CRO.

Selective UHDI: Using Ultra HDI Where Needed, Not Everywhere
PCD&F/CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY

Reliability Analysis and Parameter Optimization of Board-Level BGA Packaging Structures under Thermal-Drop Impact LoadC
Soldering & Surface Mount Technology

From Biotechnological Residues to Biodegradable Printed Circuit Boards: Aspergillus Niger Mycelium as a Structural Support Material
Cleaner Materials

EVENTS

PCB Update is a digital newsletter for PCB design, fabrication and assembly professionals, brought to you by Printed Circuit Engineering Association™. E-mail industry press releases or links to the editors of CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY or PCD&F: pr@pcea.net.