AI-driven robotics are pushing deeper into factory automation as India’s electronics exports surge 30 percent year over year.

The metrics used for measuring total emissions from the IT sector are substantially wrong, and in the wrong direction.

Alphabet’s Intrinsic is advancing AI-enabled robotics software aimed at making industrial robots more adaptable and intelligent, with CEO Wendy Tan White positioning the technology as a potential catalyst for reshaping global manufacturing workflows.

Columbia Engineering’s Micro Phase Shifting 3D imaging method is now being deployed in factory inspection systems to improve automated visual inspection of complex electronic components.

Stackpole releases RVCA chip resistors.

Vishay releases CRCW0201-AT e3 thick film chip resistors.

Scott Bright discusses Cadstrom IO’s new platform for catching errors the ERC flow misses with Andy Shaughnessy and Mike Buetow on the PCB Chat podcast.

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.

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India’s electronics exports rose 30.4 percent year over year to $39.4B between April and January.

Taiwan’s AI server supply chain opened the year with solid year-over-year growth across PCB and CCL suppliers.

Poland is emerging as a key electronics manufacturing hub in 2026 as OEMs accelerate nearshoring strategies.

Zhen Ding Technology reported full-year 2025 revenue of $5.8B, up 6.3 percent year over year.

Element Solutions reported 2025 sales of $2.5B, up 4 percent year over year.

Nordson’s advanced technology solutions segment reported a 23 percent year-over-year sales increase.

ANP announced it will shift its PCB business toward high-end, high-layer products, investing in new facilities to support higher-value automotive and robotics applications.

Edge application engineers and IoT system developers report rising cost pressure as memory shortages tied to AI data center demand spill into microcontrollers and smart sensors, with embedded memory prices climbing up to 10 percent.

Asteelflash plans to expand its operations in Tunisia, aiming to double local revenue and exports through a facility extension.

Tide Rock acquired Analog Technologies, adding A&D-certified PCBA, advanced interconnect and high-mix EMS capabilities to its platform.

Note secured a $12.9M defense PCBA order from a Nordic customer, with production scheduled from 2026 to 2028.

Fine-Line Circuits reported a 19.5 percent year-over-year drop in third-quarter revenue while net profit increased 14.8 percent.

Draper will provide ASIC design and MPW readiness advisory services to Northeast Microelectronics Coalition members.

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