From the Show Floor: APEX 2026 – Kevin Brennan, Sr, Product Development Specialist, Indium Corp.
EMSNOW gains visibility into precisely how ‘materials science is changing the world’ from Indium’s Kevin Brennan. Macro industry trends resulting in higher density boards with larger chip packages require new alloys and fluxes to address warpage and voiding issues. High performance chips generate more heat and that requires a different soldering process altogether. Add rising […]
Up Close with David Schild, Executive Director, Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA)
EMSNOW speaks with David Schild, Executive Director, Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA), to get details on a recently released documentary co-produced by PCBAA and the Alliance for American Manufacturing. “The New Frontier: Inside the Comeback Factories Securing America’s Tech Future” is intended to educate legislative policy makers about the criticality of the PCB […]
The Thermal and Power Realities of the AI Era
The rapid growth of AI has created a surge in the global energy consumption at a rate never seen before. Today, data centers account for approximately 415 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity globally. To put this into perspective, the annual energy consumption of the United Kingdom in 2023 measured at 309 TWh. The International Energy Agency […]
Global PC Shipments Grow 3.2% YoY in Q1 2026 on Pre-emptive Buying Before Memory-led Price Increases
Global PC shipments grew 3.2% YoY in Q1 2026 to reach 63.3 million units, driven by pre-emptive buying before memory-led price increases hit the retail level, and the necessary hardware refreshes caused by the termination of Windows 10 support. Lenovo, Dell, Apple and Asus saw YoY growth in shipments, and an increase in market share. 2026 will serve as a critical test of market resilience, […]
Europe Is Writing New Rules For Chips, Defense & EV Supply Chains: with Senior Director Alison James
Energy prices can spike overnight, shipping lanes can become political flashpoints, and suddenly the “normal” electronics supply chain starts to look fragile. Philip Stoten sits down with Alison James, Senior Director for European Government Relations at the Global Electronics Association to talk through what the latest geopolitical tensions could mean for European manufacturing,