Foxlink has opened its first US AI factory outside Dallas, marking a strategic shift from traditional electronics manufacturing services to AI-powered manufacturing. PCEA has opened PCB East 2027 booth sales for returning exhibitors and Gold and Platinum corporate members.

Northwestern University researchers have invented a drone that is essentially invisible to humans, being an order of magnitude more difficult to see in flight than a typical quadrotor.

Cadence releases AuraStack AI-powered design assistant for PCB design.

PCEA has opened PCB East 2027 booth sales for returning exhibitors and Gold and Platinum corporate members. The exhibition will be held April 28, 2027, at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, alongside the four-day technical conference, with general booth sales opening Aug. 12.

PCB West 2026 is nearly sold out, with fewer than 5 percent of exhibition booths remaining for the Sept. 29–Oct. 2 event at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

Seika Machinery will present a July 22 webinar examining the role of PCB cleaning before solder paste printing.

Wally Rhines discusses ECAD market results, including the industry's 21st consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth, along with key market drivers, challenges and global trends.

Kurtz Ersa will host VersaFlow 4/55 maintenance and application training courses July 27–31 at its Plymouth, WI, headquarters.

PCD&F has opened its 2026 PCB Designer Salary Survey, inviting PCB designers, design engineers and layout specialists to share information on salaries, job responsibilities, experience, education and more. Responses will be accepted through July 31.

PCEA announced a dedicated electronics assembly program for PCB West 2026, featuring 10 technical sessions on solder paste, placement, reflow, stencil design and cleaning.

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The US Commerce Department said new regulations affecting artificial intelligence and semiconductor exports are forthcoming.

Foxlink has opened its first US AI Factory in Texas, integrating AI, robotics and GPU computing into electronics manufacturing operations.

Scanfil reported second-quarter revenue of $303M, up 28 percent year-over-year from $237M.

Note reported record second-quarter revenue of $123M, up 20 percent year-over-year.

The European Commission approved $771M in German state aid to support four semiconductor manufacturing projects under the European Chips Act.

Schmid Group raised its equipment order intake forecast to $146M–$175M after reporting continued growth in its order backlog.

C Sun expects 2026 revenue growth to be driven by demand for advanced packaging and advanced PCB manufacturing equipment.

Omron has expanded its collaboration with Nvidia by integrating Omniverse and Metropolis technologies.

Javad EMS has installed a Seho PowerWave 3.0 wave soldering system.

AdvancedPCB promoted Patrick York to general manager of its Chandler, AZ, manufacturing facility.

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