SANTA CLARA, CA -- The technical conference for PCB West, the annual Silicon Valley trade show, begins today, and the annual one-day exhibition is scheduled to take place Wednesday.

Around 2,000 industry professionals are expected to turn out for the annual trade show, the PCB industry's largest event in the Silicon Valley.

This year's show runs from Sept. 12 - 14, with the exhibition taking place on Sept. 13. More than 20 free technical presentations will be offered on Sept. 13 as well, starting at 9 am. Topics range from signal integrity to 3D printing and common design errors.

The full technical conference, which features more than 70 presentations, of which more than 15 are full- or half-day in length, takes place Sept. 12 to 14.

Exhibits for PCB West will be open Wednesday from 10 am to 6 pm and feature more than 100 leading software vendors, fabricators and EMS companies, and other service suppliers.

PCB West takes place at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center. Register at pcbwest.com.