PEACHTREE CITY, GA – MAY 11, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today opened registration for the technical program for PCB West 2026, featuring over 50 classes and more than 120 hours of in-depth electronics engineering training on circuit board design and assembly.

Rick Hartley, Karen Burnham, Susy Webb, Stephen Chavez, and Tomas Chester are among the headliners of this year’s conference. It will be held September 29 to October 2 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. It features classes for every level
of experience, from novice to expert.

Registration for both the technical conference and the exhibition takes place at pcbwest.com. Those who sign up by August 21 can take advantage of the early bird special discounts for the conference.

The scope of classes ranges from the basics of design engineering, libraries and circuit grounding to more advanced fare such as power distribution, EMC, stackups, and thermal management.

More than 25 of the presentations are new to the conference, including ones for advanced dielectrics for thermal PCBs, AI, and time budgets for new projects.

“PCB West is the leading conference and exhibition for printed circuit design and manufacturing in the world,” said Mike Buetow, conference director, PCB West. “It is the best place to find subject matter experts designing and building everything from popular consumer devices to the most sensitive and critical high-reliability technologies.”

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