NCAB Group is expanding into Australia with its planned acquisition of PCB supplier IMP Electronics Solutions. Meanwhile, Cadence is seeing growing interest from major companies in using AI agents to improve chip design workflows.

Cadence says it's seeing strong tier-1 interest in using AI agents to improve chip design workflows.

Iowa State researchers are advancing techniques to print electronics directly onto curved and 3-D surfaces.

Nordic releases nRF93M1 smart modem modules.

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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NCAB Group has agreed to acquire Australian PCB supplier IMP Electronics Solutions.

VVDN Technologies is said to be weighing an initial public offering, although revenues of about $400M in the 2025 fiscal year are below the $1B mark the founders reportedly had set as the level for an IPO.

Nan Ya is speeding its shift in AI materials with major capacity expansion.

The Iran conflict is exposing hidden vulnerabilities in the US defense supply chain for PCBs, semiconductors, and aerospace composites.

Japan and the United States are reportedly discussing a semiconductor factory as part of their $550B investment agreement.

Molex opened an expanded 250,000-sq. m manufacturing and engineering facility in Vietnam to support high-speed data center customers, and plans to add 3,000 more employees by year-end.

Doosan is investing $702M in high-end copper-clad laminate capacity.

Arxis, a manufacturer of specialized electronic and mechanical components serving aerospace and defense, medtech and industrial markets, has acquired StratEdge.

SK Hynix is reportedly in talks with Intel to make memory chips in the US.

OSI Systems announced that its Optoelectronics and Manufacturing division received orders worth approximately $8M to supply electronic assemblies for test and measurement solutions to a global industrial technology company.

Neoway Technology partnered with Zetwerk for made-in-India IoT manufacturing, including SMT production.

Rockwell Collinsnamed Joseph Bates principle ECAD engineer.

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