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SCHMID Pushes Toward the Submicron

10/07/2026 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007 Magazine
Fabricators are confronting process requirements today that would have seemed foreign to the PCB shop not long ago, presenting both a promise and a significant manufacturing challenge. SCHMID is one company rising to it in big ways. SCHMID's Laurent Nicolet, VP for the Business Unit PCB, talks about the convergence between PCB fabrication and semiconductor processing as feature sizes shrink, the emergence of glass as an attractive substrate and interposer material, and SCHMID’S embedded trace technology and the work toward moving that technology into high-volume manufacturing.

Blackfox Launches Redesigned Website

09/22/2026 | Blackfox Training Institiute
Blackfox, an IPC Authorized Training Center and a leading provider of IPC training and certification services, has launched a redesigned website at www.blackfox.com, built to get customers from a question to a scheduled class in fewer steps. The site is available in English and Spanish and works the same on a phone as on a desktop.

Axcelis to Build New Manufacturing Facility in Pyeongtaek, Korea

09/16/2026 | PRNewswire
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. , a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced plans to invest $35 million in its global manufacturing infrastructure through the construction of a new ion implantation equipment manufacturing facility in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Korea.

Flex Connections: Four Lessons in Engineering Judgment for PCB Designers

08/20/2026 | Dan Skweres -- Column: Flex Connections
In my more than four decades in the industry, I’ve watched design tools and manufacturing capabilities evolve in ways we could hardly have imagined when I started, touching everything from conventional rigid boards to today’s highly sophisticated flexible and rigid-flex circuits. But anyone with meaningful experience in the PCB industry can relate to the phrase, “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”

Beyond the Board: Diversification as Strategy

07/22/2026 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007 Magazine
Are the days of simply building boards and shipping them out the door coming to an end? For PCB fabricators and electronics manufacturers alike, diversification is moving from a growth strategy to one of survival. Supply chain disruptions, geopolitical uncertainty, tariff fluctuations, and accelerating technology cycles are forcing companies to rethink how they create value for customers. At Flexible Circuit Technologies (FCT), that has meant expanding beyond world-class flex circuit manufacturing into assembly, vertical integration, and a growing global footprint.