MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor materials market grew 10.6% in 2018, propelling semiconductor materials revenue to $51.9 billion, eclipsing the previous high of $47.1 billion set in 2011, according to SEMI.

NEVADA CITY, CA – In 2018, the top 50 EMS companies worldwide recorded $333 billion in revenue, according to New Venture Research’s newsletter Manufacturing Market Insider, up 10.6% year-over-year.

NESS ZIONA, ISRAEL – Nano Dimension today announced the world’s first side-mounting technology for additively manufactured printed circuit boards (PCBs).

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nortech Systems today reported fourth quarter net sales rose 12.5% year-over-year to $28.8 million.

DETROIT -- SAE International has released the latest revision of the mitigation standard for mitigating counterfeit electronics parts in repaired products.

TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN -- MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions officially opened its $4 million Global Development Application Center here this week.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn reported a net profit of NT$62.6 billion ($2.03 billion) in the fourth quarter, down 12.6% year-over-year.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil today opened its newest Innovation Center, a 40,000 sq. ft. site here near the company headquarters. 

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets are forecast to reach 8.9 million units in 2019, up 54.1% from 2018, according to IDC.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions today reported fourth quarter at its Electronics unit was $8.8 million, up 26% year-over-year, with new program ramps offsetting lower demand in certain legacy programs.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board fabricators reported the 90-day moving average sales rose 10.7% year-over year in February.

IRVINE, CA – As of Mar. 5, TopLine has been granted a US Patent for a toroidal-shaped particle impact damper (PID) that allows a motor shaft to freely spin through the hole of the toroidal PID while mounted onto a PCB.