BANNOCKBURN, IL — The best technical conference paper of IPC Apex Expo 2021 is “Signal Integrity, Reliability, and Cost Evaluation of PCB Interlayer Crosstalk Reduction” by Sarah Czaplewski, IBM.

MORRISVILLE, NC — The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative today announced the appointment of Dr. Shekhar Chandrashekhar as chief executive officer, effective Mar. 8.

MILPITAS, CA – Lenthor Engineering reported fourth quarter revenue of $10.3 million, an increase of 12% year-over-year.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI is hosting a call for participation webinar for its RDL Adhesion Strength Measurement Project Mar. 2 and 3.

STAMFORD, CT – Global sales of smartphones to end-users declined 5.4% in the fourth quarter, according to Gartner, while smartphone sales declined 12.5% in 2020.

WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson Corp. reported fiscal first quarter Advanced Technology Solutions sales of $238.2 million, up 3% year-over-year.

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $3.04 billion in billings worldwide in January, the first time monthly billings have reached $3 billion, according to SEMI.

MILLEDGEVILLE, GA – TopLine Corp. has been granted US patent D908648 for a novel design for an adjustable fixture for aligning column grid array substrates.

PATHUMTANI, THAILAND – SVI Public Co. reported 2020 consolidated sales of THB 15.3 billion (US$509.9 million), an increase of 2.1% year-over-year.

KONIGSWINTER, GERMANY – One-hundred-ninety-one separate legal entities of 151 different EMS companies in Europe had total revenues of €8.19 billion (US$9.92 billion) in 2020, a decline of 5.4%, according to in4ma's annual European EMS industry survey.

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association, along with 16 technology, medical, auto, and other business groups, sent a letter urging President Biden to work with Congress to fully fund domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research provisions established in the recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act.

MINNEAPOLIS – CyberOptics reported sales of $16.9 million for the fourth quarter, virtually unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2019. Net income was $1.5 million, up 792.9% year-over-year.