NEW DELHI – Dixon Technologies is planning a 300,000 sq. ft. factory here to produce Xiaomi smartphones, as India pushes Chinese tech firms to use local assembly partners.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registrants for the PCB West exhibition this fall will gain access to seven free technical sessions, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association announced today. The sessions take place on September 20 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, and cover topics about AI for electronic systems, reverse engineering PCBs, ultra-high interconnects, trace technology, and more.

SELANGOR, MALAYSIA – Betamek reported revenue of RM43.45 million ($9.3 million) for the first quarter of its fiscal year.

NEW YORK – Vexos has acquired Vancouver, WA-based ControlTek, expanding the EMS provider's footprint to the US' West Coast to help meet growing customer demands.

HANOI – The electronics sector accounts for 17.8% of Vietnam’s industry, placing the nation among the world’s top 15 largest electronics exporters.

MILPITAS, CA – Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities in 2023 is expected to decline 15% year-over-year to $84 billion from a record high of $99.5 billion in 2022 before rebounding 15% YoY to $97 billion in 2024, SEMI announced in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

BOSTON – SMTA's Boston chapter is holding an evening meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at Lewis & Clark in Nashua, NH. The topic of the meeting is The Art of Buying Used SMT Equipment, and the event will include a talk from Lewis & Clark CEO Jennifer Clark and a tour of the company's facility.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced the PCB East 2024 Conference Task Group members.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The forecast for US economic growth, initially expected to be 0.5% at the beginning of 2023, is now expected to grow by 2%, according to IPC’s August Economic Outlook report.

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Orbit International reported bookings in excess of $4 million for August, and said deliveries of those orders have already commenced and are expected to continue through the fourth quarter.

WASHINGTON — Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $43.2 billion in July, an increase of 2.3% compared to June's total of $42.2 billion but 11.8% less than the July 2022 total of $49 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor equipment billings dipped 2% year-over-year to $25.8 billion in the second quarter, while quarter-over-quarter billings slipped 4%, SEMI announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.