The Association’s half-year survey of the European EMS industry carries an encouraging message: the sector has passed the bottom of the cycle.

There are moments when an industry stops reacting and starts shaping its own future. For European electronics, that moment comes to Paris on 17 September, with Electronics Day EMS Europe,...

Sydney Xiao reflects on three recent AI-focused reads that show how AI is moving from experimentation to large-scale implementation.

Europe's electronics industry stands at a genuine inflection point. After years of discussion around supply chain fragility, sovereignty and strategic autonomy, the conversation is shifting from diagnosis to action. That...

As we celebrate the ADEPT Council's first anniversary, read some of the achievements that defined the Council's inaugural year, and set the trajectory for what comes next.

Joe Schneider's summary of the most recognized published sources on each of these critical topics: AI-driven memory chip shortage, critical materials constraints and skilled labor gap.

Electronics manufacturing accounts for roughly one in five dollars of global trade — yet the industry faces a persistent talent shortage. A graying workforce means retirements are looming, and the electronics industry...

The electronics manufacturing supply chain is facing renewed and measurable pressure on component and materials availability, and conditions are moving in the wrong direction.

Kelly Scanlon's top three reads span the science of heat waves, how rising heat is reshaping workforce protection ahead of a looming "super El Nino," and how extreme heat impacts...

In the latest installment of Five Questions With…, Alison James, Senior Director for European Government Relations, discusses how geopolitics, defence demand, data centre growth, and EU policy initiatives are reshaping...

The same story is playing out three times right now. Capital and policy are racing to lock down the physical building blocks of electronics: the materials, the memory, and the...

For more than two decades, the electronics industry has talked about India as the next great manufacturing destination. The narrative has been familiar: a vast population, a deep pool of...

Chief Technology Officer Matt Kelly's top three reads highlight how emerging technologies are reshaping the future of the electronics industry.

David Hernandez, VP of Education at the Global Electronics Association, introduces a short film the association commissioned and premiered at the Jobs for the Future (JFF) Horizons event. The video...

E-textiles bring together industries that have historically operated with different materials, design rules, performance expectations and vocabularies.

Mexico Operations Director Lorena Villanueva discusses collaboration, workforce development, nearshoring, and leadership, and why relationships are the foundation of a stronger electronics industry.

Dave Bergman’s top three reads spotlight the wonderfully weird edge of science and engineering: from scuba-diving cockroaches and memory-eating worms to synthetic cells built from scratch.

AI is not peripheral for the global electronics industry; this industry is not a bystander to AI. AI is going to be central to how to set and meet sustainability...

AI is being leveraged in manufacturing environments globally in many unique ways to address important concerns and challenges facing all enterprises.

European industry leaders converged in Brussels to align on Chips Act 2.0, calling for an integrated electronics strategy spanning PCBs, EMS, AI, defence, and automotive.

Europe's circular economy ambitions are accelerating, but significant challenges remain on the path from policy to implementation.

More than 120 participants gathered onsite in Toulouse, with an additional 20 joining online, for the 2026 Electronics Day Design France, organised by Global Electronics Association in collaboration with IPC...

Industry experts explore the limitations of ROSE and ion chromatography testing, and how manufacturers can connect cleanliness assessment to real-world reliability, quality, and process control.

John Mitchell’s blog highlights three major electronics trends: Europe’s chip investments are outpacing the PCB capacity needed to turn chips into systems, China’s humanoid robot production is growing faster than...

Brian Knier’s top three reads explore how AI is reshaping B2B buyer discovery—and what companies need to do to ensure they are visible, credible, and accurately represented when buyers turn...

Phil Stoten, Scoop Communications, spoke recently with Christoph Solka, Director of Industry Intelligence at the Global Electronics Association, following the release of two significant datasets: the Annual Survey of the...

Explore how AI, advanced packaging, talent development, and supply chain diversification are shaping Malaysia's future as a leading electronics and semiconductor hub.

The Global Electronics Association brought two landmark data programs into its portfolio: the in4ma European EMS and PCB statistical programs and the New Venture Research global EMS intelligence program.

Virginia's E-Tron Systems employee Elcira DeLeon wins the first-ever U.S. wire harness assembly competition, earning a spot at electronica in Munich.

Industry leaders from Southwire, Lapp Tannehill, and Wesco share practical sustainability strategies from the 2026 Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo (EWPTE).