MORRISVILLE, NC — iNEMI is releasing the 2019 iNEMI Roadmap and is implementing a piecemeal delivery process.

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY opened its 2020 New Product Introduction Awards (NPI) for printed circuit board assembly.

CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY opened registration for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material and software suppliers.

KISTA, SWEDEN – Note reported second quarter sales increased 25% to $46.7 million, boosted by acquisitions and organic growth.

WESTWOOD, MA – Chase reported fiscal third quarter revenue down 9% year-over-year to $72.1 million.

STAMFORD, CT – Gartner lowered its worldwide IT spending outlook for the year to $3.74 trillion, citing a host of reasons for uncertainty. The research firm now expects sales to increase 0.6% from 2018. down slightly from the previous quarter’s forecast of 1.1% growth.

STAMFORD, CT – After two quarters of decline, the worldwide PC market grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2019, according to Gartner’s preliminary results, with shipments totaling 63 million units during the quarter.

COHOES, NY – The US PTO has granted PVA a patent that pertains to the method of cleaning adhesive residue off a dispensing nozzle using an integrated blow-off mechanism.

BLAUBEREN, GERMANY -- Rehm Thermal Systems has begun expanding its headquarters, adding facilities for administrative and product development. 

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron today reported strong growth and record operating earnings in the second quarter, led by the defense/aerospace and offshore/marine sectors.

DUBLIN – The global automated test equipment market was valued at $3.84 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach a value of $4.72 billion by 2024, a CAGR of 3.53% from 2019 through 2024, according to ResearchandMarkets.

Since IPC launched the quarterly Pulse of the Electronics Industry survey in mid-2017, respondents’ quarterly sales growth has been positive in each of the past eight quarters.