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Walk into any design review, whether it’s for an EV inverter, a radar system, or a high-frequency amplifier, and you’ll hear the same concern repeated in different ways: “How are we managing the heat?” That question, more than anything else, is driving one of the most important material shifts happening in electronics today. Engineers are moving deliberately and increasingly toward ceramic substrates. Not because they’re trendy, but because they solve problems that traditional materials simply can’t solve anymore.

Remtec to Participate at PCB West 2026, Showcasing Advanced Ceramic PCB Technologies for High-Reliability Electronics

08/04/2026 | Remtec
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Powering the Future: Performance Is Won in Assembly

08/05/2026 | Brian Buyea -- Column: Powering the Future
There’s a moment in every design cycle when the conversation shifts from the elements of a substrate—material selection, thermal conductivity, circuit density, layout, and performance on paper—to how it performs in assembly. No matter how good your substrate is, if the assembly isn’t right, none of it matters. Engineers are coming to terms with the fact that performance is more than the circuit. It’s now about the system, and that’s where assembly stops being an afterthought and becomes the whole game.

Below the Surface: Ceramic vs. PCB—When ‘Good Enough’ Becomes System Failure

08/03/2026 | Chandra Gupta -- Column: Below the Surface
Let’s start with the question engineers are increasingly asking themselves: “When should I use ceramic instead of FR-4?” It’s a fair question. FR-4 has been the backbone of electronics for decades. It’s affordable, widely available, and for many applications, it works just fine. Until it doesn’t.

Powering the Future: Why True Ceramic Circuits Are Not Just ‘Better PCBs’

05/20/2026 | Brian Buyea -- Column: Powering the Future
There’s a dangerous misconception among engineers who still think ceramic circuits are just a little tougher version of a PCB, a little better at handling heat, and a premium option when FR-4 starts to struggle. That thinking will cost you performance and reliability; in some applications, it may cost you the entire design. Remtec builds are not “better PCBs,” but fundamentally different platforms. Here are eight “truths” to demonstrate that difference.
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