WASHINGTON – Global semiconductor industry sales were $47.2 billion in August, an increase of 29.7% year-over-year and 3.3% sequentially, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported record-high third quarter sales of NT$1.4 trillion (US$50 billion), up 8.8% year-over-year and 3.4% sequentially.

SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO – CCL Industries has signed a binding agreement to acquire Desarrollo e Investigación and Fuzetouch (Singapore) (collectively D&F) for some $50.7 million, according to reports.

WASHINGTON – The US Defense Department is allocating another round of funding to a research effort for lead-free electronics in high-performance defense areas.

NEWARK, NY – Creation Technologies’ cash tender offer deadline to purchase IEC Electronics has been extended to Oct. 4, the electronics manufacturing services companies jointly announced.

NEEDHAM, MA – Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, decreased 2.4% year-over-year in the second quarter to $16.8 billion, according to International Data Corp.

SOMERVILLE, MA – Clean Production Action released GreenScreen Certified for Cleaners and Degreasers in Manufacturing to promote safer chemical use and innovation in the electronics sector.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC, Apple and other international companies are developing a new standard, IPC-1402, Standard for Green Cleaners Used in Electronics Manufacturing, intended to define the criteria for what constitutes a green cleaner for electronics manufacturing and will specifically apply to cleaners used in the manufacture of electronic assemblies, components, and materials, including direct use chemicals to clean components, casings, and materials or to clean manufacturing machines during operation and maintenance.

TABY, SWEDEN – Mycronic’s Global Technologies division has divested Automation Engineering (AEi) to ASM Pacific Technology in an all-cash transaction.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil reported fiscal fourth quarter net revenue of $7.4 billion, up 1.5% year-over-year.

SAINT-HERBLAIN, FRANCE – Lacroix Electronics reported revenues grew 38.6% year-over-year to €167.8 million in the first half of 2021. Despite a half-year marked by component shortages and persistent weakness in the aeronautics sector, electronics unit sales were 0.8% higher than the comparable pre-crisis period (from the beginning of January to the end of June in 2019).

WASHINGTON – In 2021, semiconductors helped steady a world wobbled by Covid-19, but while the semiconductor industry has achieved great successes this year, it also faces significant challenges. Chief among them is a widespread global semiconductor shortage, says the Semiconductor Industry Association.