CONKLIN, NY – Universal Instruments has appointed Brad Bennett as president, succeeding Jean-Luc Pelissier, the company’s CEO and president for the past 16 years who will retire after a brief transition phase.

TAIPEI – Foxconn saw its first quarter revenue rise 3.9% year-on-year, but warned that sales for the current quarter would be down.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The discounted price for the PCB East 2023 technical conference ends April 7, conference organizers said today. From April 8 through May 7, registrants will pay the advanced conference price, which is $100 more than the “early bird” rate.

BALTIMORE, MD – Zentech Manufacturing’s Board of Directors has appointed Michael D. Buseman as the company's new president and CEO. Buseman will be succeeding current President and CEO Steve Pudles, who will remain with the company as an advisor and board member.

WASHINGTON DC – The US Department of Energy has announced $50 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states to accelerate the use of Smart Manufacturing technologies through providing access to tools and assistance.

SAN JOSE -- Despite a cyclical market downturn that took hold during the second half of 2022, global semiconductor sales reached an all-time high of $574 billion for the year, an increase of 3.3% over 2021 sales.

WALTHAM, MA -- Nano Dimension today announced audited consolidated revenues of $12.1 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, up 61% over 2021 up 21% sequentially.

ATLANTA - The most recent results of ECIA’s ECST survey show sales sentiment slipping slightly from the recent highs it hit in February. In the February survey participants had anticipated improving sales sentiment in March.

CHENNAI, INDIA -- Avalon Technologies, an Indian EMS provider, will go public next week with shares made available starting Apr. 3.

SAINT-HERBLAIN, FRANCE – Lacroix's €707.8 million ($767.2 million) in revenue for 2022 represented a 41.1% jump from 2021's total of €501.5 million ($543.6 million).

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The establishment of a pilot facility in the US for manufacturing IC substrates is a first step towards re-establishing semiconductor packaging within the United States, and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 can be used to jump start the effort, according to a white paper released by the IPC's Chief Technologist Council.

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI – Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion data center on a 315- acre plot of land currently owned by Foxconn in Mount Pleasant, WI.