PCB West Booth Space Now Open to Any Exhibitor

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The exhibition floor for PCB West 2026 is now open to any prospective exhibitor. The exhibit floor is expected to sell out, as it has in 11 of the past 12 years.

PCB West will be held Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, 2026, at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center. The event includes a one-day exhibition on Sept. 30.

Booth sales opened in early November to returning exhibitors, and the exhibit floor is currently over 60% sold out.

“PCB West has sold out 11 of the past 12 years, and we fully expect it to do so again,” said Frances Stewart, vice president of sales and marketing, PCEA. “Attendance at the show was up 3.5% year-over-year in 2025, and attendees have noted the access to vendors and each other as the primary reasons why they come to PCB West.”

Companies interested in exhibiting should contact Stewart at frances@pcea.net for details.

PCB East More than 70% Sold Out

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The exhibition floor space for PCB East 2026 is more than 70% booked and is expected to sell out. The one-day exhibition will be held Apr. 29 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, with a four-day conference taking place Apr. 28 – May 1.

“Since its return in 2021, PCB East has sold out each year, and we fully expect it to do so again,” said Frances Stewart, vice president of sales and marketing, PCEA. “Attendance at the show was up 15% in 2025, and attendees have noted the access to vendors and each other as the primary reasons why they come to PCB East.

“With the exhibit floor selling out quickly for PCB East, we look forward to another outstanding event for the printed circuit engineering community in 2026.”

“Moving PCB East is a major step for the electronics industry’s East Coast exhibition and conference,” said Mike Buetow, president, PCEA. “The DCU Center is a top-tier venue, and Worcester offers big-city advantages at a more affordable cost to attendees. This change reflects the event’s growth and the industry’s expanding needs.”

Companies interested in exhibiting should contact Frances Stewart at frances@pcea.net for details.

 

Registration for PCB East Conference to Open this Month

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registration for the PCB East 2026 conference and exhibition will open this month. PCB East will feature more than 65 hours of design and manufacturing classes, plus another 18 hours of assembly courses during the four days starting in late April.

In addition, this year’s event will offer a two-day, two-track conference on FPGA, produced by FPGA Horizons.

The 2026 conference takes place Apr. 28 – May 1 at the DCU Center in suburban Boston.

Among the 33 printed circuit design classes are 20 new to PCB East, including talks on designing high-thermal PCBs, design-time estimation, DfM for UHDI, design for test, and the fundamentals of EMC. Speakers include Rick Hartley, Susy Webb, Stephen Chavez, Tomas Chester and Karen Burnham, among others.

The three-track assembly conference, chaired by Chrys Shea, includes an all-day hands-on soldering class, plus two half-day sessions on circuit assembly. An all-day session on management and supply chain, with a special focus on security, robustness, equipment evaluation and workforce development, rounds out the program.

Leading off the week is a one-day management session, Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI, New Technology Adoption, and Talent Scarcity: Executive Strategies for AI Adoption, Meeting Workforce Challenges, and New PCB Process Selection For Advanced Electronics Packaging, chaired by Gene Weiner and Peter Bigelow and featuring talks on technology implementation, workforce skills training, market conditions and legislative updates will take place on Apr. 28.

More details are forthcoming at pcbeast.com.

Spring PCB Design Training Classes Scheduled

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registration is open for the next PCEA Training Certified Professional Circuit Designer (CPCD) training and certification classes.

Upcoming sessions are

• Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, and Mar. 6. Registration closes Jan. 9.
• May 15, 22, 29, Jun. 5 and 12. Registration closes Apr. 16.

The 40-hour instructor-led course is designed for printed circuit engineers, layout professionals and other individuals currently serving in the design engineering industry or seeking to get into it.

The classes cover the gamut of printed circuit design engineering, from layout, place and route to specifications and materials to manufacturing methods. Schematic capture, signal integrity and EMI/EMC are also part of the comprehensive program.

Each class includes a copy of Printed Circuit Engineering Professional, a 400-page handbook on circuit board design, and the optional certification exam recognized by PCEA.

There are no prerequisites to enroll. Classes are held online and led by experienced instructors.

To enroll, visit pceatraining.net/registration.