MILPITAS, CA – The global semiconductor manufacturing industry recovery is taking hold with electronics and IC sales increasing in the final quarter of 2023 and more growth projected for 2024, SEMI announced in its fourth quarter 2023 publication of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) report.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – PCEA Training is offering a five-day training class starting in April and ending in early May for printed circuit engineers, layout professionals, and other individuals currently serving in the design engineering industry or seeking to get into it.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced the first UHDI & Substrates: Design to Package Forum will be held on June 5, 2024, in conjunction with PCB East in Boxborough, MA.

BIÑAN, PHILIPPINES – Integrated Micro-Electronics CEO Arthur Tan will be stepping down as CEO in April, the company announced.

SAINT HERBLAIN, FRANCE – Lacroix reported revenue of €193.8 million ($209 million) for the fourth quarter, an increase of 1.3% from the fourth quarter of 2022.

LYON, FRANCE – DRAM demand bits remained low during the memory market winter, except for AI servers and automotive electronics, while generative AI applications like ChatGPT drove interest in high-speed memory technologies like DDR5 DRAM and HBM (High Bandwidth Memory), especially in data centers.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – PCEA Training is offering two upcoming five-day training classes starting in April and June for printed circuit engineers, layout professionals, and other individuals currently serving in the design engineering industry or seeking to get into it. The classes include an optional certification exam recognized by the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA).

SINGAPORE – Avi-Tech reported a 6.4% year-over-year decrease in revenue for the first half of its fiscal year, totaling $16.6 million.

LOVELAND, CO – Kerafol and X2F are partnering to develop thermal management solutions for electronic devices using Kerafol's thermally conductive materials and X2F's controlled-viscosity molding technologies.

CHICAGO – Eight EMS transactions were recorded in the fourth quarter by Lincoln International, a decrease from the 12 recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian EMS company NationGate Holdings has announced the acquisition of Pengang-based Hesechan Industries for RM25 million ($5.2 million).

STOCKHOLM – Mycronic announced sales of SEK5.7 billion ($543.7 million) in 2023, an increase of 11% from the previous year.