Printed Circuit Design & Fab

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced that PCB East 2027 booth sales are now open for returning exhibitors and PCEA Gold and Platinum corporate members. The one-day exhibition will take place Wednesday, April 28, while the four-day technical conference will take place April 27 - 30. All events will be held at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. Attendance at the PCB East 2026 conference and exhibition rose nearly 48% year-over-year.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – July 16, 2026 – The exhibition floor space is almost sold out for this year’s PCB West, the largest exhibition and conference for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley, Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) said today. Fewer than 5% of booths remain for the annual event, PCEA added. Last year marked the eleventh time in 12 years that all booths have been sold for the popular exhibition.

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AURORA, CO ― AdvancedPCB has promoted Patrick York to General Manager of its Chandler, Arizona, manufacturing facility. York will be reporting to Ruben Zepeda, Chief Operations Officer at AdvancedPCB. A respected manufacturing and quality leader with more than two decades of experience in the PCB industry, York joined AdvancedPCB in 2023 and has served in several key leadership roles, including Director of Quality and, most recently, Corporate Director of Quality.

BOSTON -- Global smartphone shipments declined 6% year-over-year to 277 million units in the second quarter, according to IDC, as soaring memory costs continued to pressure lower-priced devices while premium brands expanded their market share. IDC said memory prices have risen nearly 300% from a year ago, disproportionately affecting manufacturers focused on entry-level smartphones, where memory now accounts for more than 65% of bill-of-material costs.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – July 13, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) has named Brooke (Anglin) Downey vice president of sales, responsible for sales of all the association’s events, magazines, newsletters, and related products. Downey has a long history in event and advertising sales, as well as customer service, with PCEA and its predecessor, UP Media Group.

MILPITAS, Calif. — July 13, 2026 — Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 12.7% to $5,747.8 million in the first quarter of 2026 from the $5,098.3 million registered in the first quarter of 2025, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Coalition, announced today in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report. The four-quarter moving average rose 10.3%, based on a comparison of the most recent four quarters to the prior four.

MILPITAS, CA — Sales of software for designing printed circuit boards and multichip module rose 4.8% in the first quarter to $419 million, the ESD Alliance announced today. The four-quarter moving average, which compares the most recent four quarters to the prior four, rose 4.3%. Overall electronic system design (ESD) revenue increased 12.7% year-over-year to $5.75 billion in the first quarter.

MILPITAS, CA -- Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales are expected to reach a record $165 billion in 2026, up 23% year over year, and climb to $229 billion by 2028, according to SEMI's Mid-Year Total Semiconductor Equipment Forecast. The outlook reflects continued investment in AI infrastructure, leading-edge logic, advanced memory and back-end technologies as chipmakers expand capacity for high-performance computing and high-bandwidth memory (HBM).

Atlanta – ECIA is pleased to announce that Stephannie Bronson has accepted the position of ECIA Vice President of Industry Practices. Stephannie began her career in automotive distribution, where she actively supported industry associations for five years, before transitioning into a 15-year journey in logistics and supply chain leadership. Since joining the electronics industry in 2018, she has continued to expand her influence across the electronic components ecosystem.