WASHINGTON – The US Department of Commerce announced an expansion in funding opportunities for large semiconductor supply chain projects, as well as a separate process for smaller projects coming later in the year.
PIESTANY, SLOVAKIA – GPV has entered a lease agreement for a new electronics factory here in close proximity to its two existing factories in Slovakia. The additional factory is expected to start production from early 2024.
KOBIERZYCE, POLAND – Universal Scientific Industrial recently inaugurated its second factory here, and expects to create up to 1,000 jobs once the facility is fully operational by the first quarter of 2024.
TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics recently celebrated the grand reopening of its facility in Almelo, Netherlands serving customers across the aerospace and defense, industrial, medical and semiconductor capital equipment industries.
ATLANTA – ECIA Foundation announced the release of Phase II of its PACE e-learning modules. The PACE training program is a members only e-learning set of modules that explains the basics of the electronic components industry to new employees.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in May 2023 were up 6.7% compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, May shipments were down 1.9%, according to IPC's North American Printed Circuit Board Statistical Program.