SANTA CLARA, CA – Veteran industry engineer Ed McBain passed away in February due to complications from cancer.
MILPITAS, CA – Global fab equipment spending is expected to decline 14% ($53 billion) in 2019 but stage a recovery of 27% ($67 billion) to set a new record in 2020, according to SEMI.
ZAKARPATTIA, UKRAINE – Jabil Circuit is building a second electronics manufacturing site here, according to reports.
MORRISVILLE, NC — The loss of its only customer will force AsteelFlash to close its plant here by early May, a decision that will cost more than 200 workers their jobs.
AUSTIN, TX – Morning commutes by air taxi, supersonic business travel between continents, and an emerging market for space-based research and manufacturing in 2050. This is the future of flight, according to a new study from the Aerospace Industries Association and McKinsey & Co.
ANGERS, FRANCE – All Circuits will inaugurate a new design office here next month. The new campus, which opens Apr. 2, is part of the region’s development and promotion of IoT, Industry 4.0 and technological innovation.
MILPITAS, CA – SEMI FlexTech announced new projects featuring novel interconnect and integration strategies to move innovations to market-ready products. The projects include thin batteries, printed audio speaker systems, and flexible fan-out wafer-level packaging advances.
TAOYUAN CITY, TAIWAN – Taiwan Printed Circuit Association and five local government bodies signed a declaration for the perseverance and safety of the PCB industry. The plan is for mutual integration of resources and enhancement of security, and the development of international safety standards with a goal of zero disasters.
TAIPEI – PC DRAM pricing dropped precipitously in the first quarter as quarterly contracts gave way to monthly deals.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 12.6% year-over-year to $23.6 billion during the fourth quarter of 2018, says International Data Corp. Worldwide server shipments increased 5% year-over-year to under 3 million units.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – Unit shipments for the worldwide personal computing devices (PCD) market, comprised of traditional PCs and tablets, are expected to decline 3.3% in 2019, according to International Data Corp.
FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide market for wearable devices grew 31.4% during the fourth quarter of 2018, reaching a new high of 59.3 million units, according to International Data Corp.