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April 16, 2026

Rebuilding Solar from the Inside Out

The solar industry didn’t just globalize. It concentrated. Over the past decade, manufacturing of critical solar components has steadily moved offshore. What began as a cost-driven shift has resulted in something more fragile: a supply chain dominated by a small number of players, largely based in China. And only recently have manufacturers begun to grasp the full implications. [...]
March 3, 2026

Materials Innovation in PCBs: The Last Five Years Changed More Than Most Engineers Realize

Over the past five years, PCB materials have not simply improved — they’ve been redefined by performance pressure. The industry often frames recent innovation as incremental: slightly lower Dk, slightly better thermal performance, slightly improved reliability. That narrative misses what’s actually happened. [...]