KUALA LUMPUR – VS Industry Berhad reported fiscal third quarter revenue of RM 1.07 billion (US$260.9 million), up 112.6% year-over-year.

STAMFORD, CT – After a steep decline in 2020, global smartphone sales to end users grew 26% in the first quarter of 2021, according to Gartner. Overall, worldwide mobile phone sales to end users grew 22% year-over-year.

ATLANTA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today announced free registration is open for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers.

STAMFORD, CT – The worldwide semiconductor shortage will last through this year and not recover to normal levels until the second quarter of 2022, according to Gartner. Substrate capacity constraints could extend to the fourth quarter of next year.

AMHERST, MA – A research team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed an electronic microsystem that can intelligently, autonomously respond to information inputs without external energy.

SIEVI, FINLAND – Due to strong customer demand, Scanfil is revising upward its revenue and adjusted operating profit outlook for 2021. The company now estimates revenue for the year will be €630 million to €680 million and adjusted operating profit of €41 million to €46 million.

SAN JOSE – Omega EMS acquired TeckQuest and formed Omega Green Power Corp.

NEW YORK – Electronic and electrical equipment sales were down 30% in low- and middle-income countries in the first three quarters of last year as a result of Covid-19, according to a new UN report. In high-income countries, sales were down 5% in the same period.

COHOES, NY – PVA received a patent for its optical bonding software in Europe. The patent is for the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Portugal and Spain.

NEENAH, WI – Plexus this week reiterated it will be unable to meet its fiscal third quarter revenue guidance of $875 million to $915 million.

ATLANTA, GA – Lee Ritchey and Rick Hartley headline a stellar list of technical experts presenting at PCB West this fall, UP Media Group Inc. announced today. Their presentations are among the 40 presentations spanning 124 hours of classroom time and featuring several classes making their debuts at the annual trade show.

WASHINGTON – The costs and burdens of compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) may force some US electronics suppliers out of the Department of Defense’s supply chain, a new survey says.