August I-Connect007 Magazine: The Electronics Ecosystem From Design to Development

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What Climate Week NYC Conversations Mean for the Electronics Industry

10/09/2026 | Kelly Scanlon and Seth Jacobsen, Global Electronics Association
Climate Week NYC brought together plenty of big ideas, but the conversations that stayed with us were grounded in everyday business realities. Companies are thinking about sustainability in terms of what it means for their ability to manage risk, keep costs in check, secure materials and energy, and remain competitive. That is particularly relevant for electronics. Our industry relies on global supply chains, specialized materials, dependable infrastructure, and skilled people. As demand for AI, computing capacity, and new technologies grows, so does the pressure on all those systems.

I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week

10/09/2026 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007
Have you ridden in a robotaxi yet? Increasingly, there are sightings in some of the major cities here in the western U.S, particularly San Francisco. This past week, we published a news item from Berg Research projecting that robotaxis will grow from 6,500 deployments today to more than 1.5 million over the next 10 years. The technology for fully autonomous vehicles continues to look like an emerging tech driver for the EV sector.

PCB West Keeps the Momentum Going

10/08/2026 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007
The weather couldn’t have been nicer for PCB West 2026 last week at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. As soon as I walked into the conference on Tuesday afternoon, I saw old friends and colleagues. The energy was high and overwhelmingly positive during the four-day event, which featured 70 technical sessions and events, including 10 free sessions on Wednesday, the day of the Expo.

The Chemical Connection: Employee and Operator Empowerment in the Age of AI

10/04/2026 | Don Ball -- Column: The Chemical Connection
In an ideal world, every operator would understand the process they are working on and be able to diagnose problems and suggest improvements. In the real world, however, we all know that these types of people are, if not rare, at least in the minority. Where do these people fit in when everyone is turning to automation and AI for quality and yield improvements and cost reduction? (Never lose sight of the fact that, in the end, it’s always about the money.) In my opinion, these people are valuable resources, and every effort should be made to retain them, regardless of their education level or seniority.

I-Connect007 Expands Technical Library With New Companion Guide to The Printed Circuit Assembler’s Guide to… Factory Analytics

09/30/2026 | I-Connect007
I-Connect007 is pleased to announce the release of Factory Analytics on the Floor: How Connected Data Drives Better Decisions, a new companion guide to The Printed Circuit Assembler’s Guide to… Factory Analytics: Unlocking Efficiency Through Data Insights, by Cogiscan. Designed to bring factory analytics into a practical, real-world setting, the guide follows a day on the factory floor as operators and engineers go beyond basic KPIs to connect machine data, inspection results, process conditions, and human expertise. Together, these insights provide a clearer picture of what’s happening in production and where improvements can have the greatest impact.