BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC is now accepting abstracts for technical paper presentations, technical posters, and professional development courses for IPC Apex Expo 2023. The technical conference will be held Jan. 21-26, 2023, and professional development courses will take place Jan. 24-26, 2023, at the San Diego Convention Center.

TECATE, MEXICO – VTech’s first EMS facility outside Asia is making progress toward establishing production.

KUALA LUMPUR – VS Industry posted fiscal second quarter net profit of RM44.5 million (US$10.5 million), down 30% year-over-year and up 13% sequentially.

TOULOUSE, FRANCE – Actia, All Circuits and Lacroix launched a three-year Power Electronic Manufacturing Services (PREMS) project to accelerate manufacturing of the power electronics of electric vehicles in France.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American EMS shipments in February were down 9.7% compared to the same month last year and 0.3% sequentially. EMS orders for the month fell 23.8% year-over-year and 14.8% sequentially.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in February were up 12.8% year-over-year and 8.9% sequentially.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron today reported revenues for its fiscal third quarter ended Jan. 31 increased 31% to $93.7 million.

MILPITAS, CA — Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to jump 18% year-over-year to an all-time high of $107 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth following a 42% surge in 2021, SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

BERKELEY, CA – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has developed a method for interconnecting printed circuit boards without requiring soldering or additional components.

BRONSCHHOFEN, SWITZERLAND – Cicor Group sales recovered in 2021, growing 11.2% year-over-year to CHF 239 million (US$253.9 million).

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil’s fiscal second quarter net revenue was $7.6 billion, up 10.6% year-over-year.

MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to $64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, says SEMI.