WASHINGTON – In 2021, semiconductors helped steady a world wobbled by Covid-19, but while the semiconductor industry has achieved great successes this year, it also faces significant challenges. Chief among them is a widespread global semiconductor shortage, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

ATLANTA – Growth in electronic component sales have stabilized in recent months following wide swings in growth expectations over the past 20 months, according to the latest results of ECIA’s September and third quarter surveys.

MORGAN HILL, CA – Prism Electronics has been acquired by FC Group Invest for an undisclosed sum, according to reports.

MT. PLEASANT, PA – Intervala opened a new 217,000 sq. ft. electronics manufacturing facility here.

NEW YORK -- New-York based private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg has acquired Summit Interconnect for an undisclosed sum in a deal closed Sept. 22.

PARIS – The Industrial Alliance (TIA) was officially launched Sept. 16. Nine French companies from the world of Industry 4.0 created a network of multi-domain experts to offer different SaaS bricks.

ATLANTA – Registration for CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY's 2022 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly is open until Oct. 22.

SENAI, MALAYSIA – V.S. Industry Berhad reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue of RM941.1 million (US$224.7 million), an increase of 6.6% year-over-year.

NEWARK, NY – Creation Technologies’ cash tender offer deadline to purchase IEC Electronics has been pushed back to Sept. 30, the electronics manufacturing services companies jointly announced today.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS orders in August rose 27.5% year-over-year and 29.3% sequentially, according to IPC.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American year-to-date printed circuit board orders in August were up 21.9% year-over-year and down 16.7% sequentially, says IPC.

CAMBRIDGE, UK – A massive shortage of semiconductors across all categories, according to some industry executives, is having a profound impact. The power electronics industry is underpinned by a transition toward new semiconductor technology, and even without this, drives demand for semiconductor content per electric vehicle roughly 2.3x that of cars with internal-combustion engines.