WASHINGTON, DC – The US China Economic & Security Review Commission recently released its 2025 Report to Congress. The report cites the fact that decades of offshoring printed circuit board ( PCB) manufacturing caused US capacity to plummet from 30 percent of the world supply in 2000 to only 4 percent today. Semiconductors, whether they are used for national defense, critical infrastructure or commercial systems, all must be mounted on a PCB.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Safari Circuits has acquired the former LaCroix Electronics manufacturing plant, preserving 116 jobs and restarting full electronics production under the new name Safari Grand Rapids.

ATLANTA, GA – The North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) sector shows a market that is stabilizing as it heads into 2026. The EMS book-to-bill ratio held at a strong 1.26. Total EMS shipments for October were essentially flat year-over-year, down 0.1%, but rose 4.9% from September. Year-to-date shipments remain slightly below last year’s pace, declining 0.7% compared to the first ten months of 2024.

ATLANTA, GA – North America’s PCB sector opened the fourth quarter with a sharp acceleration in activity, as October shipments and bookings posted double-digit gains, according to new data from the Global Electronics Association. Total PCB shipments rose 24.4% year over year and increased 13.5% from September, pushing year-to-date shipments up 11.9%.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – NOVEMBER 10, 2025 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today issued a call for abstracts for the PCB West 2026 technical conference. The conference, the largest of its kind in Silicon Valley, focuses on training and best practices for printed circuit board designers and design engineers, electronics hardware engineers, fabricators and assemblers.

ATLANTA, CA – Electronic component sales sentiment remained solid in October, but the outlook for November shows a sharp pullback, according to the latest results from ECIA’s Industry Pulse survey.

FINLAND – Scanfil said its acquisition of MB Elettronica is now expected to close in January 2026, with all remaining conditions anticipated to be met before completion. The deal has already received regulatory approval.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics posted $681 million in third-quarter revenue, rising 3.5% from the same period last year and landing at the top end of its outlook. 

NANTES, FRANCE – Lacroix reported consolidated revenue of $360 million for the first nine months of the year, reflecting an 8.8% year-over-year decline on a comparable basis as weakness in the Electronics division continued to weigh on results. Third-quarter revenue held nearly flat at $115 million, a modest 1.4% dip from last year, signaling early stabilization as the downturn in demand showed signs of easing.

ATLANTA -- The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) GIPC subcommittee on tariffs has issued special guidance to help managers understand and educate customers and employees for managing the changing global trade environment.

NEEDHAM, MA – Following six consecutive quarters marked by several product refreshes and a replacement cycle upswing, the tablet market began to show signs of cooling.

MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Solstice Advanced Materials began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SOLS following the completion of its spin-off from Honeywell. The separation creates an independent specialty materials company with approximately 4,000 employees, 24 manufacturing sites and four R&D centers serving more than 3,000 customers in 120 countries.