MILPITAS, CA – The 90-day moving average billings of North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide fell 6% year-over-year in September. Sales totaled $1.95 billion, down 2.4% sequentially, the SEMI trade group added.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Almost 90% of US electronics manufacturers are troubled by the higher tariffs imposed by the US and China on each other’s imports, and some are investing less in the US and hiring fewer workers as a result, according to new IPC survey results.

MORRISVILLE, NC – iNEMI will hold a webinar Oct. 30 to review results of a survey on single mode edge vs. vertical coupling to PICs. The webinar will discuss the development of a demonstrator module.

KISTA, SWEDEN – NOTE posted third quarter sales of SEK 434 million (US$45 million), up 34% year-over-year. Excluding acquisitions, growth was 18%.

LYON, FRANCE - Coming off a solid rise in 2018, the power device market is in line for a second consecutive high-growth year, according to new analysis from Yole Développement.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Household refrigeration and laundry appliances are on track to ship 326 million units worldwide in 2019, with smart appliances accounting for a growing share of the market, according to Futuresource Consulting.

TAIPEI – Notebook shipments in 2019 are estimated to increase 1.6%, then slip significantly due to the 15% US tariff on Chinese-made notebooks, according to DigiTimes.

HAVERHILL, MA – Lightspeed Manufacturing has moved to a larger facility here to accommodate growth.

SEOUL – Samsung Electronics has developed the industry’s first 12-layer 3D-TSV (through silicon via) technology, according to reports.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Video conferencing hardware shipments increased 50% last year, reaching 1.4 million units, with a projected CAGR of 27% through 2022, according to Futuresource Consulting.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Refined tin use is expected to slip in most sectors this year, as a result of an unstable macroeconomic environment, according to data from the International Tin Association. Refined tin use last year was 372,000 tons, up 2% from 2017.

BLAIRSTOWN, NJ – Thorlabs has completed its acquisition of metrology OEM Operations Technology (Optek) for an undisclosed sum.