Published: May 19, 2026 Prismark Partners released its mid-year 2026 global electronics material forecast, projecting the total printed circuit board market will surpass $90 billion by year-end with a 5.2% compound annual growth rate. AI computing infrastructure and new energy vehicles act as the core demand drivers: a single high-end AI server requires 5x higher-value [...]
Published: July 2, 2026 The U.S. Department of Defense released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to implement 10 U.S.C. § 4873, a statute set to launch January 1, 2027. The rule prohibits federal defense contractors from purchasing network-connected, mission-critical printed circuit boards fabricated in four restricted regions. A mandatory third-party geographic certification and [...]
Published: June 23, 2026 Three sustainable electronics regulatory frameworks under the ESPR took effect across the EU on January 1, 2026, introducing mandatory compliance rules for all circuit boards sold within the bloc. Key mandates include recyclability labeling for multi-layer PCBs, full Digital Product Passport (DPP) traceability covering raw mineral origins, and bans on three [...]
Published: May 15, 2026 The European Commission updated Annex XVII of the REACH regulation, cutting the allowable cobalt migration threshold in electronics from 500 ppm to 100 ppm, with full enforcement starting November 1, 2026. Cobalt is widely used in PCB surface plating, conductive adhesives and solder alloy additives. All electronics importers, chemical raw material [...]
Published: April 29, 2026 A missile strike disabled Saudi Arabia’s core PPE resin plant operated by SABIC, the world’s top supplier of high-purity PPE resin, a core raw material for AI server high-frequency PCB substrates. The facility accounts for nearly 70% of global PPE output and remains offline, extending material lead times from 3 weeks [...]
Release Date: April 13, 2026 Against the background of accelerating penetration of new energy vehicles and intelligent driving systems, automotive-grade PCB has evolved into one of the most stable growth segments of the circuit board industry. Industry statistics indicate that the PCB consumption value of a single mid-to-high-end electric vehicle is 3–5 times that of [...]
Release Date: May 20, 2026 Focus on PCB Europe 2026, Europe’s most influential professional exhibition covering PCB design, fabrication, assembly and testing, successfully wrapped up its two-day event in Vicenza, Italy on May 14, 2026, with significantly increased exhibitor scale and cross-border visitor volume compared with previous sessions. The exhibition centered on two core industry [...]
Release Date: January 10, 2026 The European Commission formally implemented three major sustainable electronics regulatory frameworks on January 1, 2026, bringing comprehensive changes to design, production and export compliance for PCB products sold in the European market, under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and circular economy strategy. First, mandatory recyclability labeling is enforced [...]
Release Date: March 22, 2026 The global supply chain has launched supplier verification tests for the new-generation M10 copper-clad laminate material, tailor-made for next-generation high-performance AI computing platforms, marking the official entry of the PCB industry into the ultra-high-speed signal transmission era. Compared with traditional FR-4 substrates and previous M9 series materials, the newly defined [...]
Release Date: June 18, 2026 Prismark, a professional electronic industry research institution, released the latest global printed circuit board industry report recently. Statistics show that the total output value of the global PCB market surged 15.8% year-on-year to USD 85.2 billion in 2025. Driven by large-scale construction of AI data centers, high-speed communication and automotive [...]