HAUPPAUGE, NY – Orbit International reported bookings in excess of $4 million for August, and said deliveries of those orders have already commenced and are expected to continue through the fourth quarter.

WASHINGTON — Global semiconductor industry sales totaled $43.2 billion in July, an increase of 2.3% compared to June's total of $42.2 billion but 11.8% less than the July 2022 total of $49 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.

MILPITAS, CA – Global semiconductor equipment billings dipped 2% year-over-year to $25.8 billion in the second quarter, while quarter-over-quarter billings slipped 4%, SEMI announced in its Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics (WWSEMS) Report.

SHENZHEN – JLC Technology Group has filed for an IPO with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, with plans to raise RMB6.67 billion ($911 million).

TAIPEI – Foxconn reported an 8% year-on-year drop in sales in August, but forecast a better business outlook ahead of new product releases by Apple.

BERENYI, HUNGARY -- Videoton said consolidated 2022 revenue was HUF286 billion ($806.7 million), up 29% from the previous year, and a new record for the EMS company.

SIEVI, FINLAND -- Scanfil's board of directors today named Christophe Sut CEO, effective immediately.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American PCB shipments in July increased 23% compared to the same month last year, IPC announced in its monthly North American PCB Statistical Program.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American EMS shipments in July were up 3.4% compared to the same month last year, according to IPC's findings from its North American EMS Statistical Program.

SURREY, ENGLAND – Electronics manufacturer DiscoverIE Group has completed the acquisition of Silver Telecom, a manufacturer of power-over-Ethernet modules.

NEEDHAM, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 4.7% year over year to 1.15 billion units in 2023, the lowest volume in a decade, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The exhibition floor is sold out for PCB West, the largest conference and exhibition for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association said today. It is the ninth time in 10 years all booths have been sold for the popular exhibition, PCEA added.