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Global Electronics Association and FED Open Call for Abstracts for 2027 Pan-European Design Conference
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I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week
May 15, 2026 | Nolan Johnson, I-Connect007
When you work in the news business, even in trade media, you can never really get that far away from it. We never want to miss something important. Chances are, even the books we take on our “vacations” end up having to do with the business. For example, my colleague Michelle Te recommended “Creativity, Inc., by Ed Catmull, a business skills study wrapped up in stories about Pixar, which I brought with me on a trip through the stunning U.S. Mountain West. Now, I’m back, and here are my recommendations for the week.
Separating Fact from Fear on the FCC ‘China Lab Ban’
May 14, 2026 | Jan Pedersen, NCAB Group
Recent news headlines have suggested that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has “banned all testing laboratories in China and Hong Kong.” Understandably, this has created concerns around PCB testing, material approvals, UL listings, and the continued use of established test laboratories in Asia. The good news is that for most PCB, PCB material, and PCBA testing, nothing has changed. Let’s separate fact from fear.
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