• Lean Six Sigma for EMS

    Lean Six Sigma for EMS

    A positive counterbalance for mitigating inflation.  READ MORE...

  • Outsourcing Electronics Design and Development

    Outsourcing Electronics Design and Development

    Critical checks for OEMs to avoiding bottlenecks.  READ MORE...

  • Cold Paste, Hot Mess

    Cold Paste, Hot Mess

    Avoiding solder paste failures through proper handling and preparation.  READ MORE...

  • What Parylene Means for High-Rel Electronics

    What Parylene Means for High-Rel Electronics

    Test points, underfills and connectors: rethinking legacy rules for parylene.  READ MORE...

  • Inside the World’s Top PCB Fabricators

    Inside the World’s Top PCB Fabricators

    The changing map of PCB production.  READ MORE...

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Micro-Precision Technologies Acquires Stellar Manufacturing

Micro-Precision Technologies Acquires Stellar Manufacturing

SALEM, NH – Micro-Precision Technologies has acquired Stellar Manufacturing, adding PCB assembly capabilities to its US micro-electronics pl...  Read More...

Incap Buys Lacon Group in $54.2M Deal, Expands Into Defense and Design Services

Incap Buys Lacon Group in $54.2M Deal, Expands Into Defense and Design Services

HELSINKI – Incap Corporation has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Germany’s Lacon Group in a transaction valued at $54.2 million, mark...  Read More...

Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Rise 11%

Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Rise 11%

MILPITAS, CA – SEMI reported that global semiconductor equipment billings rose 11% year-over-year to $33.66 billion in the third quarter, wi...  Read More...

US China Economic & Security Review Commission Highlights the Need for American-Made Printed Circuit Boards

US China Economic & Security Review Commission Highlights the Need for American-Made Printed Circuit Boards

WASHINGTON, DC – The US China Economic Security Review Commission recently released its 2025 Report to Congress (https://www.uscc.gov/an...  Read More...

Safari Circuits Acquires Grand Rapids Plant

Safari Circuits Acquires Grand Rapids Plant

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Safari Circuits has acquired the former LaCroix Electronics manufacturing plant, preserving 116 jobs and restarting full ...  Read More...

October EMS Shipments Down 0.1% as Bookings Rise 6.4%

October EMS Shipments Down 0.1% as Bookings Rise 6.4%

ATLANTA, GA – The North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) sector shows a market that is stabilizing as it heads into 2026. T...  Read More...

October PCB Shipments Jump 24% as Bookings Rise 41%

October PCB Shipments Jump 24% as Bookings Rise 41%

ATLANTA, GA – North America’s PCB sector opened the fourth quarter with a sharp acceleration in activity, as October shipments and bookings ...  Read More...

PCEA Issues Call for Abstracts for PCB West 2026

PCEA Issues Call for Abstracts for PCB West 2026

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – NOVEMBER 10, 2025 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today issued a call for abstracts for the PCB We...  Read More...

Sales Sentiment Holds Strong in October, Slips Sharply in November Outlook

Sales Sentiment Holds Strong in October, Slips Sharply in November Outlook

ATLANTA, CA – Electronic component sales sentiment remained solid in October, but the outlook for November shows a sharp pullback, according...  Read More...

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FEATURES

Nexperia Crisis Exposes Hidden Fragility in the PCB Supply Chain

Nexperia Crisis Exposes Hidden Fragility in the PCB Supply Chain

Just when the industry thought the shortage saga was over, the parts giant hit refresh on the chaos. The global electronics industry faces another shortage sit...  Read More...

Beyond the Gerbers: How Unstructured Data Drives PCB Cost and Lead Time

Beyond the Gerbers: How Unstructured Data Drives PCB Cost and Lead Time

The real bottleneck isn’t the layout; it’s decoding those half-hidden specs stuffed into a PDF. Every electronics engineer and PCB designer knows the feeling: ...  Read More...

From Boards to Assemblies: Precision PCB’s Journey to In-House Manufacturing

From Boards to Assemblies: Precision PCB’s Journey to In-House Manufacturing

How a longtime PCB supplier became a contract manufacturer. More than a handful of US-based printed circuit board fabricators offer some degree of assembly in ...  Read More...

Outsourcing Electronics Product Design and Development

Outsourcing Electronics Product Design and Development

Nine critical checks for OEMs to avoiding bottlenecks. Established OEMs with ambitious growth goals often hit a wall as they expand their product ranges. Inter...  Read More...

On Flying, Finding and the Trade Show Floor

On Flying, Finding and the Trade Show Floor

Somewhere between the badge scanner beep and missing business cards, community happens. I’ve been reading to my son before bed lately. And now that we’ve (merc...  Read More...

Designing for Durability: What Parylene Means for High-Rel Electronics

Designing for Durability: What Parylene Means for High-Rel Electronics

Test points, underfills and connectors: rethinking legacy rules for parylene. Conformal coatings come in several types, each with its specific properties and p...  Read More...

Cold Paste, Hot Mess

Cold Paste, Hot Mess

Avoiding solder paste failures through proper handling and preparation. Our technical support team often sees the same preventable issues repeat themselves. Th...  Read More...

Among PCB Design, Raises are Up, Benefits are Down and Deadlines Don’t Budge

Among PCB Design, Raises are Up, Benefits are Down and Deadlines Don’t Budge

Boards aren’t the only things getting more complex. Workloads are too. PCB designers are, by and large, a veteran crew. Many have been in the game for decades,...  Read More...

Tracking Giants: Inside the World’s Top PCB Fabricators

Tracking Giants: Inside the World’s Top PCB Fabricators

From Shenzhen to Southeast Asia: The changing map of PCB production. Accurately investigating the revenues of the world’s largest PCB fabricators is confoundin...  Read More...

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PRODUCTS

Nordson Releases SQ5000Pro Multi-Function In-Line Inspection Platform

Nordson Releases SQ5000Pro Multi-Function In-Line Inspection Platform

The SQ5000Pro combines AOI, SPI and CMM-grade metrology in a single in-line system designed for advanced electronics production. The platform captures dimension...  Read More...

Keysight i7090 Parallel Board Test System

Keysight i7090 Parallel Board Test System

The i7090 from Keysight integrates in-circuit flash programming, LED and boundary-scan test methods within a single platform for high-volume PCBA lines. Up to 2...  Read More...

Mycronic Releases MYPro A41 Series Placement Machines

Mycronic Releases MYPro A41 Series Placement Machines

Mycronic introduces the MYPro A41 series, a new pair of placement systems developed for manufacturers assembling large printed circuit boards. The MYPro A41DX-1...  Read More...

Molex Releases Quad-Row Shield Connector Featuring Integrated EMI Shield

Molex Releases Quad-Row Shield Connector Featuring Integrated EMI Shield

Molex has released the Quad-Row Shield Connector, a board-to-board interface that incorporates an integrated metal EMI shield within a four-row signal structure...  Read More...

Stackpole Releases HCSK 1216 Shunt Resistors

Stackpole Releases HCSK 1216 Shunt Resistors

Stackpole Electronics HCSK1216 high current four terminal shunt resistor separates supply current and voltage sensing paths, minimizing power loss and eliminati...  Read More...

Essemtec Introduces Tarantula Dual Lane Dispenser

Essemtec Introduces Tarantula Dual Lane Dispenser

Essemtec Tarantula Dual Lane dispensing platform supports up to three valve heads, and Jet-on-the-Fly achieves up to 1.1 million dph at maximum frequency, and a...  Read More...

Vision Engineering Debuts ProteQ VISO 3-D Digital Stereo Microscope

Vision Engineering Debuts ProteQ VISO 3-D Digital Stereo Microscope

Vision Engineering ProteQ VISO 3-D digital stereo microscope features fully integrated autostereo display.  Read More...

Shenmao Launches PF606-P279L Ultra-Fine Pitch Solder Paste

Shenmao Launches PF606-P279L Ultra-Fine Pitch Solder Paste

Shenmao PF606-P279L ultra-fine pitch solder paste is for mini-LED manufacturing.  Read More...

Mek Introduces ISO-Spector X1 3D THT AOI System

Mek Introduces ISO-Spector X1 3D THT AOI System

Mek's ISO-Spector X1 3D THT Bottom-Up AOI combines 3D optics and projection technology with inspection algorithms to measure through-hole solder-joint volume an...  Read More...

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