PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Abstracts for next year’s PCB East technical conference are due September 5, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association announced today. The conference, the largest of its kind in New England, takes place next spring in the Boston suburbs, and focuses on training and best practices for printed circuit board design engineers, electronics design engineers, fabricators and assemblers.

NEEDHAM, MA – Global PC shipments grew 6.5% year-over-year in the second quarter, reaching 68.4 million units, according to preliminary data from IDC. The report signals vendors are front-loading shipments to stay ahead of looming US tariff deadlines, even as the American market shows signs of softening.

HELSINKI – Scanfil reported modest year-over-year growth in the second quarter, reinforcing its full-year guidance while pursuing expansion through acquisitions in the US and Europe.

VADODARA, GUJARAT, INDIA – Aimtron Electronics has secured approximately $12 million through the issuance of convertible warrants to fund a new electronics manufacturing facility here. The financing round, approved by the board, saw participation from promoter group members Mukesh and Nirmal Vasani and institutional investors.