BUCHS, SWITZERLAND – On Apr. 30, Variosystems acquired Solve Engineering for an undisclosed sum.

VEJLE, DENMARK – EMS firm GPV reported first quarter revenue was €91 million (US$98.3 million), down 6% year-over-year.

ATLANTA – All electronic component manufacturer representatives have seen their business disrupted to some degree by Covid-19, according to a new ECIA survey. Some 90% of members expect serious to severe impact on their business during the next two to three months.

SANKT AUGUSTIN, GERMANY – The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT has developed a modular artificial intelligence platform to optimize the design and testing of PCBs, reportedly reducing the requisite outlay by as much as 20%.