PHILADELPHIA – The American Competitiveness Institute has been awarded a five-year, $150 million contract by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research.
Under the contract, ACI will continue to operate and manage the Electronics Manufacturing Technology Center, which is already located at ACI, and perform research for electronics manufacturing technology (ManTech) programs for the Navy and other Department of Defense services.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – The January 90-day moving average shipments of all types of circuit boards rose 2.7% year-on-year, while bookings rose 10.8%, according to the latest poll of North American PCB fabricators.
The domestic book-to-bill ratio was 1.13. The ratio is based on data collected by IPC from rigid and flex producers and is calculated by dividing three months worth of orders by sales. A ratio over 1.0 is considered an indicator of rising demand.