Microboard, an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, has been honored with a 2026 Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Award.
What sets this recognition apart is how it is earned. The Circuits Assembly Service Excellence Awards are not decided by a panel of judges or by company submissions. They are based on scores submitted directly by an EMS provider’s own customers, who rate their supplier across the service measures that matter most to them. In other words, this is an award a company cannot win by talking about itself. It is earned based on the experience its customers actually have.
For Microboard, that distinction is the point. “An award you can only win through your customers’ own words is the only kind of recognition we really cherish,” said Nicole Russo, CEO and Owner of Microboard. “We have always believed that if you choose the right customers and pour everything into serving them exceptionally well, everything else follows. To have that judged not by us, and not by a panel, but by the people we work for every day, means more to our team than any accolade we could pursue on our own.”
The recognition reflects a philosophy that runs through the whole company. Microboard deliberately keeps a focused customer base rather than chasing volume, on the principle that genuine partnership requires knowing each customer’s business intimately. That focus shows up in the day-to-day: anticipating needs before they become problems, communicating openly and early, and solving complex challenges as an extension of the customer’s own team rather than as a vendor at arm’s length.
That approach matters most when conditions are hardest. As the industry navigates significant supply chain pressure across printed circuit boards, components, and memory, Microboard has leaned into proactive, transparent communication, giving customers the lead-time intelligence and honest guidance they need to plan, rather than leaving them to discover problems late. It is precisely this kind of service, felt directly by customers, that a customer-scored award captures.
Microboard was founded more than 40 years ago on a dual commitment: to build leading-edge technology while giving back to those most in need. That mission-led, values-first culture continues to shape how the company hires, operates, and serves its customers today.
About Microboard
Microboard is a family-owned and woman-owned electronics manufacturing services provider based in Seymour, Connecticut, specializing in complex, high-reliability PCBA and box-build assembly for the defense, medical, and industrial markets. Guided by a dual mission of technology leadership and humanitarian impact, Microboard is known for exceptional quality, deep customer partnerships, and a distinctive “Brilliant Together” culture.
