# Printed Circuit Engineering Association: An Organization Addressing Challenges in the Electronics Industry Generated by Yoast SEO v28.7, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [SEA Awards](https://pcea.net/sea-awards/) - [Home](https://pcea.net/) - [Certified Printed Circuit Designers \(CPCD\)](https://pcea.net/cpcd-list/) - [Leadership](https://pcea.net/pcea-leadership/) - [Member Register](https://pcea.net/member-register/) ## Posts - [Dodd, Leary and Burns Receive 2026 PCEA Leadership and Membership Awards](https://pcea.net/2026/09/29/dodd-leary-and-burns-receive-2026-pcea-leadership-and-membership-awards/) - [Hartley, Webb, Ferrari and Nakahara Recived PCEA Lifetime Achievement Awards](https://pcea.net/2026/09/29/hartley-webb-ferrari-and-nakahara-recived-pcea-lifetime-achievement-awards/) - [CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Announces 2026 Service Excellence Award Winners](https://pcea.net/2026/09/29/circuits-assembly-announces-2026-service-excellence-award-winners/) - [PCB West 2026 Conference Opens Tomorrow](https://pcea.net/2026/09/28/pcb-west-2026-conference-opens-tomorrow/) - [PCB West 2026 Exhibits Open Tomorrow](https://pcea.net/2026/09/29/pcb-west-2026-exhibits-open-tomorrow/) ## UX Blocks - [Footer 1 Block](https://pcea.net/blocks/footer-block/) - [Footer Menu](https://pcea.net/blocks/footer-menu/) - [Calendar List Stylesheet](https://pcea.net/blocks/calendar-list-stylesheet/) - [Foot Block \- Quick Links](https://pcea.net/blocks/foot-block-quick-links/) ## Printed Circuit University Classes - [Parts Libraries and Design Optimization](https://pcea.net/pcu/parts-libraries-and-design-optimization/) - [Supply Chain Risk Status for Designers](https://pcea.net/pcu/supply-chain-risk-status-for-designers/) - [Additive Manufacturing of PCBs – Inkjet Printing and Hybrid Electrohydrodynamic Printing](https://pcea.net/pcu/additive-manufacturing-of-pcbs-inkjet-printing-and-hybrid-electrohydrodynamic-printing/) - [UHDI From Design to Fabrication](https://pcea.net/pcu/uhdi-from-design-to-fabrication/) - [Non\-Glass Revolution](https://pcea.net/pcu/non-glass-revolution/) ## Venues - [Cadence Design Systems](https://pcea.net/venue/cadence-design-systems/) - [Vilnius, Lithuania](https://pcea.net/venue/vilnius-lithuania/) - [DCU Center](https://pcea.net/venue/dcu-center/) - [Saigon Exhibition \& Convention Center](https://pcea.net/venue/saigon-exhibition-convention-center/) - [Toyko Big Sight](https://pcea.net/venue/toyko-big-sight/) ## Organizers - [Global Exhibition \& Conference JSC](https://pcea.net/organizer/global-exhibition-conference-jsc/) - [RX Events](https://pcea.net/organizer/rx-events/) - [MDPI Pte\. Ltd\.](https://pcea.net/organizer/mdpi-pte-ltd/) - [Adiuvo Events](https://pcea.net/organizer/adiuvo-events/) - [SMCBA](https://pcea.net/organizer/smcba/) ## Events - [PCB East 2027](https://pcea.net/event/pcb-east-2027/): The largest technical conference and exhibition for printed circuit design, fabrication and assembly on the East Coast\! - [From Design to Production Reality: How AI Optimizes Your Entire BOM, Not Just One Part at a Time](https://pcea.net/event/from-design-to-production-reality-how-ai-optimizes-your-entire-bom-not-just-one-part-at-a-time/): The usual response to component searches is manual: open the datasheet, open the alternate’s datasheet, compare pinouts and tolerances, check PCN history, stock, pricing, and compliance\. Then repeat for the next 300 parts\. It’s slow, easy to miss something, and usually happens after the design is locked\. This session shows how AI can take on that work across a full BOM, using real examples, and where it still needs an engineer to check it\. - [Webinar: Sourcing PCBs Globally](https://pcea.net/event/webinar-sourcing-pcbs-globally/) - [Webinar: Designing the Signal Routing to Control Energy in Digital PCBs](https://pcea.net/event/webinar-designing-the-signal-routing-to-control-energy-in-digital-pcbs/): Understand the electronics and physics of signals as to what and where the energy actually is, along with its ability to spread out and possible containment measures needed\. - [Webinar: Coin\-Style PCB Heat Sinks](https://pcea.net/event/coin-style-pcb-heat-sinks/): Thermal management is a growing constraint as power density climbs and package sizes shrink, and thermal via fill alone often can't keep up\. This session examines coin\-style heat sinks, which are machined metal slugs embedded directly into a bare PCB to optimize z\-axis heat transfer\. ## Series - [PCEA CPCD Designer Training](https://pcea.net/series/pcea-cpcd-designer-training/) - [PCEA / SMTA Capital Chapter Free Webinar: Design for Sourcing](https://pcea.net/series/pcea-smta-capital-chapter-free-webinar-design-for-sourcing/) - [CPCD Training](https://pcea.net/series/cpcd-training/) - [Certified Printed Circuit Designer Training](https://pcea.net/series/certified-printed-circuit-designer-training/) ## Categories - [Hot Wires](https://pcea.net/category/hot-wires/) - [Screaming Circuits Blog](https://pcea.net/category/screaming-circuits-blog/) - [Laying It Out](https://pcea.net/category/laying-it-out/) - [Dr\. Ron](https://pcea.net/category/hot-wires/dr-ron/) - [Green Thoughts](https://pcea.net/category/hot-wires/green-thoughts/) ## Tags - [Foxconn](https://pcea.net/tag/foxconn/) - [printed circuit board](https://pcea.net/tag/printed-circuit-board/) - [Dr\. Ron Lasky](https://pcea.net/tag/dr-ron-lasky/) - [Duane Benson](https://pcea.net/tag/duane-benson/) - [EMS](https://pcea.net/tag/ems/) ## Printed Circuit University Categories - [PCB Design/Layout/Placement](https://pcea.net/printed-circuit-university/pcb-design-layout-placement/) - [High\-Speed](https://pcea.net/printed-circuit-university/high-speed/) - [Fabrication Processes](https://pcea.net/printed-circuit-university/fabrication-processes/) - [SI/PI](https://pcea.net/printed-circuit-university/si-pi/) - [DfF/DfM/DfA/DfT](https://pcea.net/printed-circuit-university/dff-dfm-dfa-dft/) ## Event Categories - [Industry Events](https://pcea.net/current-events/category/industry-events/) - [Chapter Meeting](https://pcea.net/current-events/category/chapter-meeting/) - [PCEA Conference](https://pcea.net/current-events/category/pcea-conference/) - [Webinar](https://pcea.net/current-events/category/webinar/) - [Seminars](https://pcea.net/current-events/category/seminars/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://pcea.net/sitemap_index.xml)