ATLANTA – Positive market sentiment expressed by participants in the electronic components supply chain improved in the August measurement as it reached 108.4, according to ECIA's monthly Electronic Component Sales Trend survey.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported a 32% year-over-year rise in revenue for August, totaling $17.1 billion.

MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor equipment billings increased 4% year-over-year to $26.8 billion in the second quarter, while quarter-over-quarter billings edged up 1% during the same period, SEMI announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics Report.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – SigmaTron International reported revenue of $373.9 million for its full fiscal year, a decrease of 10% compared to fiscal year 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR – VS Industry has leased 52,700 sq. m. of space in the ALogis Santo Tomas industrial park in Batangas, Philippines, to build a new manufacturing facility in the country.

WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales hit $51.3 billion in July, an increase of 18.7% compared to the July 2023 total of $43.2 billion and 2.7% more than the June 2024 total of $50 billion, SIA announced.

BANGKOK – Cal-Comp Electronics reported sales of $975.1 million for the second quarter, a decrease of 10.6% from the same quarter last year.

ROSHEIM, FRANCE – French electronics manufacturer Alliance Electronics has announced the acquisition of EMS Factory, a specialist in prototyping and low- to medium-volume assembly.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 5.8% year over year in 2024 to 1.23 billion units, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

BOSTON – SMTA's Boston Chapter, IEEE Boston Reliability and iMAPS NE will host a joint meeting and tour on Sept. 10 at Nano Dimension's facility in Waltham, MA.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in July were up 1.9% compared to July 2023's total, IPC reported in its North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.21.

SENAI, MALAYSIA – SKP Resources saw year-over-year revenue rise 17.1% in its first quarter, totaling RM505.5 million ($115.8 million).