SOUTHLAKE, TX – Variosystems has relaunched its 65,000 sq-ft facility in Southlake, Texas, expanding its North American electronics manufacturing services (EMS). The redesigned site was unveiled on September 9, in a celebration joined by Mayor Shawn McCaskill, the Southlake City Council, employees and partners.

HUNGARY – Flextronics will invest €5 million in research and development at its Zalaegerszeg facility, growing its footprint in Hungary’s electronics sector. The Hungarian government will support the project with €1.7 million, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó confirmed during the announcement in Budapest. The U.S.-owned electronics manufacturer employs 6,000 people in Hungary, with 98% of its products destined for export markets and more than 70% sourced from Hungarian suppliers.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported that global semiconductor sales reached $62.1 billion in July, a 20.6% increase year-over-year and a 3.6% rise month-over-month. The results, compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), reflect a three-month moving average.

WASHINGTON – SEMI announced that global semiconductor equipment billings reached $33.07 billion in the second quarter, representing a 24% year-over-year increase and a 3% quarter-over-quarter gain. The strong results were driven by demand for advanced logic and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) DRAM applications, alongside increased shipments to Asia.

TAIPEI – Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) posted August sales of NT$606.51 billion, an 11% year-on-year increase YoY. The company’s growth rate for the month stood at 10.6%. Investor sentiment remains positive. Market watchers cite Hon Hai’s expanding role in AI data centers through its alliance with Teco, as well as its growing electric vehicle portfolio, highlighted by Mitsubishi Motors outsourcing EV production to Foxconn.

Inventec is set to establish a presence in Katy, Texas, with renovations beginning this fall on its first US facility in the region. The company has leased approximately 540,000 square feet of space at Park 10 Ninety Nine near Katy Asian Town, signaling a long-term commitment to the area.

TEMPE, AR – Benchmark Electronics has announced a leadership transition with president and chief xecutive officer Jeff Benck set to retire on March 31. Benck, who has led the company since 2019, will continue as an advisor until March 2027 to ensure a smooth transition.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced Jackson Schultz, head of engineering at Rainmaker Technology, will keynote PCB West this fall.

MALAYSIA – Scanfil has officially inaugurated the expansion and modernization of its Johor Bahru facility in Malaysia, building its electronics and complex box-build manufacturing capabilities. The EUR 4.3 million investment, first announced in January, expands production space by nearly 50% and enhances efficiency, quality and capacity.

BENGALURU – Syrma SGS Technology has signed a joint venture agreement with Italy-based Elemaster to form Syrma SGS Elemaster Private Limited, an India-focused platform serving high-reliability customers in railway, industrial and medical electronics. The JV’s initial ~20,000 sq. ft. facility in Bommasandra Industrial Area, Bengaluru will be configured for SMT, THT and box-build assembly lines.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The exhibition floor space is sold out for PCB West, the largest exhibition and conference for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley, Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) said today. It is the 11th time in 12 years all booths have been sold for the popular exhibition.

PCB WEST has, since its inception, been the leading conference for printed circuit board design and manufacturing.

One reason for that is the intense focus on what the industry needs in terms of training. Another is, besides the educational aspects, it can be fun, surprising and occasionally even provocative.

Years ago, the conference founder Pete Waddell introduced a session called EDA Face-to-Face, where CAD vendors took to the stage and addressed questions straight-on from their users. As you might imagine, the back-and-forth sometimes got a little heated. One particular memory includes a couple users, fed up with the lack of bidirectional electronic data transfer, roiling the crowd with their public callout of the major ECAD companies for not modifying their tools to permit data in.