MINNEAPLOIS – SMTA today announced Waad Tarman of Auburn University as recipient of the 2024 JoAnn Stromberg Student Leader Scholarship.

SAN JOSE -- Industry veteran Vern Solberg has released a new book on designing for SMT and UHDI boards.

SAINT-CLOUD, FRANCE – Asteelflash opened a $19 million production facility near Wrocław, Poland, enhancing its box-build and high-level assembly capabilities in the automotive and industrial sectors.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronic's third quarter revenue of $658 million represented a decline of 8.6% from the same quarter in 2023.

CHENNAI, INDIA – Syrma SGS Technology is targeting $1 billion in revenue by 2027 and is evaluating manufacturing opportunities for semiconductors and PCBs, according to a company official.

GLENVIEW, IL – ITW's Test & Measurement and Electronics segment saw revenue of $697 million for the third quarter, down 0.2% from 2023's third quarter.

AUSTIN, TX – Flex reported sales of $6.5 billion for the second quarter of its fiscal year, down 5.6% from the same quarter of 2023.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Industry sentiment in the electronics sector improved marginally in October after a sharp decline in September, according to IPC’s October Sentiment of the Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Report.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American PCB shipments in September were down 24.1% year-over-year, according to IPC's North American PCB Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.08.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS shipments in September were up 10.3% compared to the same month last year, IPC announced in findings from its North American EMS Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.26.

NORTH YORK, ON – ZTest Electronics announced revenue of $9.8 million for its full fiscal year, a company record and an increase of 71% over fiscal year 2023.

OULU, FINLAND – Scanfil announced an 18.6% year-over-year decrease in third quarter revenue, totaling €173.3 million ($187.1 million).