Merlin Flex expands long flex lamination capability
UK PCB manufacturer Merlin Flex has installed a new oil-heated vacuum lamination press with a bonding area of 1,800 by 750 millimetres, extending the company's ability to produce flexible circuits in continuous lengths of up to 1.8 metres.
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AT&S expands agreement with Marvell Technology for AI infrastructure
Austrian IC substrate and PCB manufacturer AT&S has signed an expanded long-term agreement with semiconductor company Marvell Technology to supply advanced IC substrates for next-generation AI and cloud infrastructure.
Ventec expands production capacity in China to capture AI market growth
Ventec Electronics (Suzhou), a subsidiary of Taiwanese laminate specialist Ventec International Group, is leasing an additional 20,000 square meters of factory space in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, according to a stock exchange filing.
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What an EMS Laboratory Actually Finds When Electronics Fail
Most field failures that reach our laboratory are not exotic. They are the same handful of mechanisms, year after year. What varies is where they were introduced — and in the majority of cases we investigate, the durable fix turns out to be a design change rather than a process adjustment.
PCB material shortages intensify as AI infrastructure absorbs laminate capacity
While the semiconductor supply chain has dominated industry attention in recent years, a parallel bottleneck has been building in PCB base materials. AI data centre expansion is absorbing large quantities of high-grade laminates, leaving less capacity available for traditional industrial and automotive applications, according to a joint market analysis by STARTEAM GLOBAL and Würth Elektronik.
Confidee recertified to AS9120 for aviation, space and defence supply chains
Norwegian PCB supplier Confidee has completed its AS9120 recertification, confirming that its quality management system continues to meet the strict requirements of the aviation, space and defence industries. Confidee was originally certified in 2023.
FR 4 base materials: shortages, price increasing and allocations
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AI data centres are consuming PCBs – Chinese lead times stretch to 2028
In an interview with Evertiq, Didrik Bech, board member of PCB supplier Confidee, described how the AI infrastructure boom is creating an unprecedented demand for materials, resulting in supply shortages that could reshape market conditions across several European industries.
Europe's PCB comeback is colliding with a supply chain that isn't ready
Europe's printed circuit board industry is having a moment. Defence spending is up, AI is driving demand, and policymakers are finally talking about electronics as strategic infrastructure. But as I discovered in a recent EMS@C-Level conversation with Vytautas Ilgunas, Chief Commercial Officer at TLT PCB, and Raymond Goh, Chief Operating Officer at Confidee, the comeback is running headfirst into a supply chain that we spent the last two decades hollowing out. The demand is real. The capacity to serve it, particularly in materials, is not.
AT&S expands Kulim with up to €2 billion investment
Austrian PCB and IC substrate manufacturer AT&S is expanding its Kulim manufacturing site in Malaysia, backed by agreements with AMD and another unnamed technology company.
Somacis completes acquisition of Group ACB
PCB manufacturer Somacis Group has completed the acquisition of Group ACB, a PCB manufacturer with two sites in France and one in Belgium.
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Raytac Bluetooth Low Energy modules in TME's offer
Contemporary communication has been dominated by wireless systems. Electronics increasingly rely on data exchange without the use of cables. This applies to household appliances, as well as industrial, medical automation, and Internet of Things solutions. One of the most commonly used short-range communication standards is Bluetooth, particularly its energy-efficient variant, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which allows for the construction of compact battery-powered devices.
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