PEACHTREE CITY, GA – OCTOBER 15, 2026 – Registration for the technical conference at the PCB West conference and exhibition held in the Silicon Valley last month grew 60% year-over-year, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today. Overall attendance for the sold-out exhibition was up 15% from 2025.
The annual event was held September 28 to October 2 at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center. The audience of engineers and other professionals from a range of printed circuit and electronics design, fabrication, assembly and advanced packaging companies represented almost the entire US and more than 30 countries.
“This was likely the best PCB West in more than 20 years,” said Mike Buetow, president, PCEA. “We heard great reports from exhibitors about the number and quality of leads, and the energy among the conference attendees was off the charts.
“A special thanks to our sponsors, including Allspice, ASC Sunstone, Cofactr, Cadence/EMA Design Automation, NextPCB, Polar Instruments, Screaming Circuits, and Zenode,” he added.
Conference registrants and exhibitors were effusive in their praise of the access to experts and attendance on the show floor.
“The material shared during PCB West was truly exceptional,” said Joaquin Martinez, electrical system design engineer at Spectrolab. “The speakers were highly knowledgeable and genuinely enthusiastic.”
“PCB West was phenomenal. Our booth was bustling and I could barely leave it all day,” added Kenneth Chang, chief of staff, JITX.
“As always, we learned a ton, got a pulse on the industry, met great new people, and had a great time. It was everything you are looking for in a show,” said Matt Leary, cofounder, Newgrange Design.
The exhibition featured more than 110 leading suppliers to the electronics design and manufacturing industry.
For more information about PCB West, visit pcbwest.com.