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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Printed Circuit Board Association of America has named David Schild as the association’s first executive director.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced the winners of its 2022 Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and electronics assembly equipment, materials and software suppliers. CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY recognized companies that received the highest customer service ratings, as judged by their own customers, during a ceremony at the SMTA International trade show in Minneapolis.

KUALA LUMPUR — NationGate has received approval from Bursa Malaysia Securities to list on the ACE Market.

The approval for the listing is a significant milestone in the company's journey to becoming a listed entity, Managing Director Ooi Eng Leong said in a statement.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA — Key Tronic Corporation reported total revenue of $137.3 million for the first quarter of its fiscal year, up 9% from the previous quarter and up 3% from the $132.8 million in revenue in the same period of fiscal year 2022.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 9.7% year over year to 301.9 million units in the third quarter, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments were down 8.8% year over year in the third quarter of 2022, totaling 38.6 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

This was the fifth straight quarter of decline for the tablet market. Chromebook shipments also struggled in the quarter, falling to 4.3 million units and a year-over-year decline of 34.4%. Both markets have now shifted from supply constrained industries to ones that are demand challenged as consumer and education spending has slowed in the face of economic uncertainties.