PEACHTREE CITY, GA – PCEA today opened registration for the technical program for PCB East 2026, featuring more than 80 hours of in-depth electronics engineering training on circuit board design and assembly.

Rick Hartley, Susy Webb, Stephen Chavez, Karen Burnham and Tomas Chester are among the headliners of this year’s conference. It will be held April 28 to May 1 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. It features classes for every level of experience, from novice to expert.

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, thermal management and DDR memory routing.

More than two-thirds of the presentations are new to the conference, including ones on DFM for ultra high-density interconnects (UHDI), designing in 3D, advanced dielectrics for thermal PCBs, AI, and time budgets for new projects.

New this year are two days of assembly tracks, offering in-depth circuit assembly basics and advanced assembly, including an all-day hand soldering workshop, plus a full day of supply chain and business management sessions.

The all-day Executive Management Forum on April 28 will cover executive strategies for AI adoption, meeting workforce challenges, and new PCB process selection for advanced electronics packaging.

“PCB East is the largest technical conference and exhibition for the electronics design, fabrication and assembly industry on the East Coast,” said Mike Buetow, conference director, PCB East. “This year’s event offers an array of experts in printed circuit design engineering and manufacturing, and a new emphasis on assembly.”

Registration for both the technical conference and the exhibition takes place at pcbeast.com. Those who sign up by March 27 can take advantage of the early bird special discounts for the conference.

About PCB East

PCB East is the electronics industry’s east coast conference and trade show. This four-day technical conference takes place April 28 - May 1 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, with a one-day exhibition on April 29. The show includes a range of suppliers from the ECAD, PCB design service, fabrication, and assembly supply chain. For more information about PCB East, visit pcbeast.com.