PCB West 2026

About PCB West

PCB West is pcb conference and exhibition focused on printed-circuit-board design, signal integrity, power integrity, fabrication, assembly, materials and electronics manufacturing practice. The 2026 edition runs from 29 September-2 October 2026 at Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, United States. Its pcb layout and design practice programme combines specialist knowledge with opportunities to compare technologies, methods and suppliers. This PCB West edition is not presented as a space-only meeting, so teams should select the sessions and exhibitors that match a defined need.

The reason for including it in Arc’s space-engineering calendar is specific: high-reliability PCB architecture, component layout, EMC control, thermal design, fabrication assurance and assembly quality for spacecraft electronics. Those pcb layout and design practice capabilities often sit below mission-level requirements but materially affect whether flight hardware can be designed, produced, verified and supported with defensible evidence. Space teams can therefore use PCB West to investigate technical options, meet relevant specialists and understand adjacent-industry practices without assuming that every part of the programme applies to spacecraft development.

Event history and organiser

PCB West is a long-running technical conference and exhibition for printed-circuit-board engineering and manufacture. Its conference spans several days of education, while the exhibition provides a concentrated supplier and technology forum for board designers, fabricators, assemblers and electronics teams. Printed Circuit Engineering Association and UP Media Group publishes the current PCB West information and remains the authoritative source for dates, venue, programme and access arrangements. Arc reviewed its pcb layout and design practice material on 31 August 2026 and separated confirmed edition facts from broader descriptions of the recurring event. Previous-edition information explains the PCB West series and typical format, but it should not be used to infer an unannounced speaker, exhibitor, deadline or activity for 2026. This PCB West guide links directly to the official sources and records its review date so readers can identify what may have changed before they register or travel. Readers should recheck details whenever the organiser publishes a later update.

Topics and themes

The official pcb layout and design practice scope is broader than space, but the following subjects have a direct connection to spacecraft engineering. Readers should use the live PCB West programme to confirm the depth and timing of each subject.

• PCB layout and design practice: the programme helps space electronics designers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Signal and power integrity: the programme helps space electronics designers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Fabrication materials and processes: the programme helps space electronics designers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Assembly and manufacturability: the programme helps space electronics designers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.
• Reliability, thermal and EMC control: the programme helps space electronics designers examine this subject against current engineering tools, methods and supplier capability.

Who should attend?

PCB West is most relevant to Space electronics designers, PCB layout engineers, Signal-integrity specialists, Manufacturing engineers, Component and quality teams when they have a defined technical or assurance question to investigate. Programme managers and systems engineers may benefit when a pcb layout and design practice decision crosses requirements, design, manufacture, verification and supplier evidence. It is less useful for general space networking because it is pcb conference and exhibition. Before attending PCB West, teams should review the programme and exhibitor information, identify relevant spacecraft work packages, and arrange focused conversations around qualification constraints, evidence needs, interfaces and lifecycle risk. Colleagues should agree PCB West outcomes before making travel or registration commitments.

Practical information

PCB West is listed for 29 September-2 October 2026 at Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara. Check the official pcb layout and design practice event page immediately before booking for registration, opening times, programme changes and travel guidance. Arc is not the organiser and cannot confirm places. Space teams should shortlist PCB West sessions or suppliers in advance and avoid treating exhibition claims as proof that a product is flight qualified.