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AGC Multi Material America to Participate in PCB West Exhibition
August 31, 2023 | AGC Multi Material AmericaEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
AGC Multi Material America is participating in the PCB West Exhibition in Santa Clara, California on September 20, 2023.
Visit us at Booth 305 to learn more about AGC Multi Material’s comprehensive material offering. Ask about fastRise bondply materials, Meteorwave low loss substrates and ELL, our newest, extremely low loss laminate and prepreg series.
PCB West is the largest conference and exhibition for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley.
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Volatile Metals Market Creates PCB Pricing Headache
04/20/2026 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007Market volatility for precious metals is very real. Financial organizations have reported elevated volatility, with record highs and steep corrections; in 2025 alone, gold has increased by over 60%, silver over 120%, and copper over 35%. Each is a critical raw material used in electronics manufacturing, where pricing is already fraught for business owners and their customers due to tariff uncertainty and a critical supply chain that resides mostly in China. The volatility of precious metals markets adds yet another layer of complexity for manufacturers, pushing up raw material costs.
I-Connect007 Releases Episode 4 of ‘PCB Materials: The Backbone and Future of Electronics’ Podcast Series
04/09/2026 | I-Connect007I-Connect007 is excited to announce the release of Episode 4 in its six-part podcast series with Isola experts, PCB Materials: The Backbone and Future of Electronics. Titled “Reliability Under Pressure—PCBs in Harsh Environments,” this episode explores the challenges of maintaining long-term performance in demanding applications like aerospace, automotive, and defense. Host Marcy LaRont speaks with Laura Martin, director of strategic markets at Isola, about what reliability truly means when printed circuit boards are pushed to their limits.
EIPC Winter Conference Review: From Innovation to Qualification
02/13/2026 | Pete Starkey, I-Connect007Refreshed after a reasonably early night and a restful sleep, delegates dutifully re-assembled for Day 2 and Session 4 of EIPC’s Winter Conference in Aix-en-Provence on Feb. 4, “Driving the Future: Innovation, Energy, and Sustainability in PCB Technology.” The theme of this session, moderated by EIPC board member Martyn Gaudion, CEO of Polar Instruments, was “From innovation to qualification: New materials, processes and applications.” His first speaker was Steve Driver, whose presentation was entitled “Ideation > Certification > Qualification > Integration” and subtitled “The journey of a disruptor.”
Fresh PCB Concepts: Cost Stability in a Period of Copper and Gold Volatility
02/12/2026 | Team NCAB -- Column: Fresh PCB ConceptsAnyone who works with PCBs in any capacity right now can feel that copper and laminate prices are not stagnant, gold price is increasing even faster, and the impact shows up quickly on PCB quotations. For many design teams, this feels like a force outside their control. Raw materials go up, and the board cost goes with it. I want to highlight that many of these swings are manageable.
Flex Circuit Connectors Standard and Custom Parts Offered
02/04/2026 | PRNewswireETCO Incorporated has introduced a line of connectors for attaching wires to laminates and other flexible circuits that must bend, fold, or fit into tight, moving, or weight-sensitive spaces in consumer, medical, aerospace, and military applications.