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An Active, Growing PCB Industry Tilts Toward High-Complexity Leaders

05/21/2026 | Mike Carano and Thiago Guimaraes, Global Electronics Association
Recent PCB market conditions point to an industry that is active and still expanding in important segments. Demand tied to AI infrastructure, servers, high-layer-count multilayer boards, HDI, ADAS, and defense-related programs remains an important driver of the market. These segments are helping sustain momentum even as conditions in other areas remain more mixed. The result is not a uniformly rising market, but one in which enough high-value activity is flowing through to keep much of the industry on a solid footing.

Cyberattack via Ransomware at Major EMS Provider Foxconn

05/15/2026 | I-Connect007 Editorial Team
A recent cyberattack targeting Foxconn has once again exposed the growing vulnerability of global manufacturing and electronics supply chains to ransomware operations. According to CyberScoop, the attack disrupted operations at several of Foxconn’s North American facilities, temporarily forcing some production activities into manual workarounds while systems were restored.

The Marketing Minute: If Your Marketing Budget Gets Cut in Half, Then What?

05/13/2026 | Brittany Martin -- Column: The Marketing Minute
Hypothetically, let’s say your marketing budget gets cut in half tomorrow. (I’m stressed just thinking about it!) But here’s the real question: Would your actual marketing strategy change, or just the amount of money behind it? Because those are not the same thing. Markets go up and down. Budgets can tighten. If your entire marketing approach depends on the biggest, flashiest, most expensive options available, that’s not really a strategy. It’s just spending. A strong marketing strategy should remain consistent regardless of spending levels.

Punching Out: How Are the Big Boys in Electronics Doing?

05/12/2026 | Tom Kastner -- Column: Punching Out!
Let’s see what the public companies are up to in the PCB and EMS industries. In North America, there are only a couple of publicly traded PCB companies: TTM Technologies and Firan Technology Group. On the EMS side, there are a few more: Flex, Jabil, Celestica, Sanmina,, Benchmark, Fabrinet, Kimball Electronics, Plexus Corp, Nortech Systems, and Key Tronic Corp. From an M&A standpoint, these public companies have been fairly quiet in the past five years. FTG completed two deals in 2022 (IMI and Holaday), Flex had three deals, Jabil had five deals, and Sanmina had one deal.

A Necessary Shift From Gerber to IPC-2581

05/07/2026 | Tracy Riggan, Global Electronics Association
IPC-2581 is an open, vendor-neutral data exchange standard developed by the Global Electronics Association to streamline the exchange of PCB design information across fabrication, assembly, and test. It replaces multiple legacy formats—including industry standards, Gerber, and ODB++—with a single, comprehensive, XML-based dataset that captures all manufacturing details.
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