Past eventHeld September 29 – October 2, 2026
PCB West Conference and Exhibition 2026
PCB West is a four-day technical conference and one-day exhibition in Santa Clara, California, for designers, engineers, fabricators and assemblers who build printed circuit boards.
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
- Held
- September 29 – October 2, 2026
- Venue
- Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
- Attendance
- 2,000+ attendees, 100+ exhibiting companies
TL;DR
- PCB West 2026 took place September 29 to October 2 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California, with a one-day exhibition on September 30.
- The technical conference was billed as focusing on in-depth training, with most sessions scheduled to run at least two hours, and paired with a free virtual exhibition for supplier conversations.
- The event is described as drawing more than 2,000 registered designers, fabricators, assemblers and engineers and more than 100 exhibiting companies each year.
About
For more than 30 years, PCB West has trained designers, engineers, fabricators and assemblers on manufacturing printed circuit boards. The event is organized by PCEA, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association. Attendees span the electronics supply chain, from high-reliability military and aerospace work to IoT and wearables.
Who was in the room
PCB and electronics designers, fabricators and assemblers
The core audience: professionals who design, fabricate and assemble printed circuit boards.
Supply-chain specialists across sectors
Attendees work across the electronics supply chain, from high-reliability military and aerospace applications to IoT and wearable devices.
Design engineering leaders
Represented by roles such as a Hardware Design Engineer at Sealevel Systems.
PCB fabrication executives
Represented by roles such as the CEO of Suntech Circuits and Fineline-USA.
Marketing, sales and business development
Represented by roles such as a Head of Product Marketing at Altium, a Senior Sales Manager at InstaDeep, and a Business Development Manager at Flexible Circuit Technologies.
Featured speakers
4 listedRick Hartley
Industry Expert · PCB West 2022
Susy Webb
Industry Expert · PCB West 2022
Thomas Chester
Industry Expert · PCB West 2022
Dan Beeker
Industry Expert · PCB West 2022
Partners on record
2 listedPast editions
1 on record| Edition | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | October 4–7, 2022 | Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA |
Venue & travel
Venue
Santa Clara Convention CenterQuestions people ask
6 answeredThe PCB West Conference and Exhibition 2026 technical conference took place September 29 to October 2, 2026, with the one-day exhibition held on September 30, 2026.
The event is described as drawing more than 2,000 registered designers, fabricators, assemblers and engineers, and more than 100 exhibiting companies each year.
PCB West was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.
PCB West draws designers, engineers, fabricators and assemblers from across the electronics supply chain, from high-reliability military and aerospace work to IoT and wearables. Attendee roles documented by the organizer include design engineers, fabrication executives, and marketing, sales and business-development professionals at PCB suppliers.
It suited board designers, hardware engineers, fabricators and assemblers who wanted deep technical instruction rather than short talks, since most sessions were scheduled to run two hours or longer and the conference was billed as offering up to 28 hours of education credit. Buyers and sales staff hoping for a large show floor would have gotten less from it, because the exhibition was scheduled for only one day (Wednesday, September 30) with over 100 exhibiting companies, and the four-day conference was the main draw.
Comfortable shoes helped on the exhibition day at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
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