TOKYO – SIIX Corp. reported fiscal  fourth quarter revenue of 52.9 billion yen, down 2.4% year-over-year. For the quarter ended Mar. 31, Japan’s largest EMS company said operating profit rose 67% to 1.5 billion yen.

PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND – SVI Public Co. reported first quarter consolidated sales of THB 3.5 billion (US$114.7 million), up 7.7% year-over-year and down 6.4% sequentially.

SANTA CLARA, CA – Intel and QuTech – a collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research – published findings in quantum research to address the interconnect bottleneck that exists between quantum chips that sit in cryogenic dilution refrigerators and the complex room-temperature electronics that control the qubits.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced the PCB East conference and exhibition will return to the Boston area in April 2022.

WASHINGTON – An alliance of semiconductor companies and downstream users of semiconductors formed the Semiconductors in America Coalition (SIAC) and called on congressional leaders to appropriate $50 billion for domestic chip manufacturing incentives and research initiatives.

HANOVER, GERMANY – Viscom reported first quarter revenue was €15.7 million (US$19.1 million), flat year-over-year.

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – End-of-life printed circuit boards, certain magnets in disc drives and electric vehicles, EV and other special battery types, and fluorescent lamps are among several electrical and electronic products containing critical raw materials, the recycling of which should be made law, says a new UN-backed report funded by the EU.

PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA – In the first quarter, ViTrox revenue and core profit rose 44% and 46% year-over-year, respectively, resulting in the company recording its highest ever first-quarter sales.

TURGI, SWITZERLAND -- After six weeks of consultations with employee unions, Enics has confirmed plans transfer manufacturing from its electronics manufacturing plant here to other factories in Europe, a move that will affect up to 110 workers.

NEWARK, NY --  IEC Electronics has opened its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at the Silver Hill Technology Park here.

WEIHAI, CHINA – HP signed an agreement to sell Foxconn its laser printer manufacturing subsidiary here, according to reports.

TUMKUR, INDIA – Incap plans to invest €4.2 million (US$5.1 million) in a third EMS factory at its site in India. Construction will begin in the third quarter, with production estimated to begin in the second quarter of 2022.