PEACHTREE CITY, GA – OCTOBER 11, 2025 – Attendance at the PCB West 2025 conference and exhibition held in the Silicon Valley this month grew 3.5% year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today. The figures include attendance for both the exhibition on October 1 and the four-day conference held September 30 to October 3.

The event, which took place at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center, attracted an international audience of engineers and other professionals from a range of printed circuit and electronics design, fabrication, assembly and advanced packaging companies.

“We are thrilled with this year’s response to PCB West and to the debut of the PCB Management forum for executives,” said Mike Buetow, president, PCEA. “It really is a testament to the direction and efforts of our board of directors and Conference task group, who put together the leading event for training design engineers, designers and manufacturers.”

“A special thank you to all those who attended the second PCB Community Meetup, which we hosted with Mobius Materials during the show,” he added.

Conference registrants and exhibitors were effusive in their praise of the access to experts and attendance on the show floor.

"PCB West 2025 was a huge success. We met with designers and teams across the industry.... We look forward to attending again next year!" said Justin Sears, head of product marketing, Altium.

“PCB West ... was an amazing experience to learn directly from industry leaders, explore cutting-edge PCB design technologies, and connect with so many talented professionals who share the same passion for hardware design and innovation," said Gabriel Joda, hardware design engineer, Sealevel Systems.

“It was wonderful catching up with old friends, making new connections, and having meaningful conversations about where our industry is heading. Already looking forward to the next one," said Cameron Burke, CEO, Suntech Circuits and Fineline-USA, who exhibited at the show.

“What an incredible week at PCB West 2025! From engaging conversations to discovering new technologies, the event reaffirmed why PCB West remains a must in the electronics world," added Jeff Stephens, senior sales manager, InstaDeep.

“For more than 30 years, PCB West has been the go-to event for designers, engineers, fabricators, and assemblers looking to advance their PCB expertise and discover the latest in electronics innovation,” said Ben Savage, business development manager, Flexible Circuit Technologies.

The exhibition featured more than 100 leading suppliers to the electronics design and manufacturing industry.

For more information about PCB West, visit pcbwest.com or contact Conference Director Mike Buetow at 617-327-4702; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

About PCB West

PCB West is the leading technical conference and exhibition in North America for electronics design, fabrication, assembly and test engineers. PCB West 2026 will take place at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center. The event includes a one-day exhibition. For more information about PCB West, visit pcbwest.com.

About Printed Circuit Engineering Association, Inc.®

Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA)® (pcea.net) is a nonprofit association that promotes printed circuit engineering as a profession and encourages, facilitates, and promotes the exchange of information and integration of new design concepts through communications, seminars, workshops, and professional certification through a network of local and regional PCEA-affiliated groups. PCEA serves the global PCB community through print, digital and online products, as well as live and virtual events. PCEA publishes PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB (pcdandf.com) and CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY (circuitsassembly.com), as well as the PCB UPdate (pcbupdate.com) e-newsletter. PCEA also produces the PRINTED CIRCUIT UNIVERSITY (printedcircuituniversity.com) online training platform, and trade shows and conferences, including PCB East (pcbeast.com), PCB West (pcbwest.com), PCB Detroit, PCB2Day workshop series, and PCEA Training (pceatraining.net), the industry leading training and certification program.