MILPITAS, CA — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.92 billion in billings worldwide in December, up 46.1% year-over-year and down 0.5% sequentially, according to SEMI.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The US has lost its historic dominance in a foundational area of electronics technology – printed circuit boards – and the lack of any significant US government support for the sector is leaving the nation’s economy and national security dangerously reliant on foreign suppliers, according to a new report by IPC.  

WUTHA-FARNRODA, GERMANY – Scanfil’s EMS factory here will increase 2,200 m², with production estimated to begin in the second quarter of 2022. The existing factory is 4,500 m² and employs approximately 270 staff.

CARSON CITY, NV – Rocket EMS announced it has begun electronics manufacturing operations in a newly acquired 50,000 sq. ft. facility here.