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THE LEAD
Samsung reportedly shifts its memory strategy toward AI servers. Japan prepares to take an AI-powered robotics competition aboard the International Space Station.
TECH NEWS
Japan plans to host an International Space Station competition in which teams use artificial intelligence to control a robot, aiming to cultivate the next generation of space engineers.
Researchers demonstrated that three bacterial strains can selectively recover copper, silver, iron, manganese and zinc from waste PCBs through a potentially more sustainable bioleaching process.
Promex shifts to fully automated PCB inspection.
SlightGen Solutions developed a homegrown robotic soldering system to give Indian PCB assemblers a locally supported alternative to imported equipment.
PVA releases DeltaFlex coating and dispensing platform.
Flexible Circuit Technologies announced the development of its Liquid Leak Detection Flex Assembly, a custom-engineered sensing solution designed for liquid-cooled AI servers, high-performance computing (HPC) systems, cold plates, manifolds, quick disconnects, coolant distribution units (CDUs), and other mission-critical electronics.
Chinese memory chip giant Changxin Memory Technologies said it adopted its new-generation technology platform for mass production, narrowing the advantage of global leaders including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix in manufacturing nodes.
An upcoming PCEA webinar will look at component availability, lifecycle risk, lead times and electronics supply chain challenges.
PCEA announced 11 free technical sessions and a keynote for PCB West 2026, covering topics including AI, PCB design, signal integrity, flex, UHDI, fabrication and assembly on Sept. 30 in Santa Clara, CA.
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.
PCEA announced two fall webinars covering the role of the PCB designer and signal routing for controlling energy, signal integrity and EMI in digital PCBs.
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.
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.
CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries for the 20th annual New Product Introduction Awards, with submissions for electronics assembly products due Dec. 14.
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In a 47-year EMS career, the author has encountered leadership styles that can undermine companies, from micromanagement and indecision to poor accountability and siloed thinking.
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