BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American printed circuit board shipments fell 6.8% in April from the same month last year, IPC reported today. Despite the year-over-year decline, shipments were up 11.5% sequentially, and year-to-date shipments rose 4.6% compared to 2024.

WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) last week reintroduced the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at rebuilding US capacity for PCBs and IC substrate manufacturing.

MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor industry followed traditional seasonal trends in the first quarter, but uncertainty surrounding new tariffs is expected to cause atypical shifts later this year, according to the SEMI trade group.

TAIWAN – Taiwan’s PCB industry is projected to reach $39.9 billion this year, growing 5.8% year-over-year, according to a joint report by the Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) and ITRI’s Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center. Last year, the industry recorded $37.7 billion, an 8.1% rise fueled by strong demand for AI server applications.