BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC sent a letter to US president Donald Trump, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau urging them to launch a trilateral initiative to mobilize industrial base support for the continuing medical response related to Covid-19.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES – Integrated Micro-Electronics secured new projects that could bring some $407 million in annual revenues, according to reports.

NORRTELJE, SWEDEN – To meet increased demand for microelectronics produced in clean rooms, Note has invested in increased production capacity here. In early April, a new 300 sq. m. clean room was inaugurated, doubling the area for clean room production.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI will hold a webinar on its PCB Warpage Characterization and Minimization project May 13 and 14.

PENANG, MALAYSIA – ViTrox reported fourth quarter revenue of RM 95.1 million (US$22 million), a decrease of 14% year-over-year.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI added three new directors to its board and reelected three incumbents.

NORRTALJE, SWEDEN – Note said one of its medtech customers has placed an order for SEK 30 million (US$3 million) for delivery in the second and third quarters.

MILPITAS, CA – Semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide logged sales of $59.8 billion in 2019, down 7% year-over-year, according to SEMI.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced publication of a new e-book by Charles Pfeil titled High-Speed Constraint Values and PCB Layout Methods. The free download, available from UPMG, includes the Constraint Value Calculator, an Excel-based worksheet developed by Pfeil.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced more than 45 technical sessions have been selected for PCB West 2020 this fall. Overall, more than 80 abstracts were submitted for the annual conference, which takes place September 8-11 at the Santa Clara, CA, Convention Center.

PORTLAND, OR – Worldwide PC shipments fell 8% year-over-year in the first quarter, according to Canalys, the highest quarterly drop since 2016.

EGHAM, UK – Due to the impact of the coronavirus on semiconductor supply and demand, worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to decline 0.9% in 2020, according to Gartner. This is down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 12.5% growth.