BENGALURU, INDIA – B2B manufacturing startup Karkhana has acquired electronics manufacturing services provider Micron EMS in a deal valued at about $1.2 million, marking the company’s first move to directly own production facilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Global semiconductor sales totaled $82.5 billion in January, increasing 3.7% from December’s $79.6 billion and jumping 46.1% compared with $56.5 billion in January 2025, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

BOSTON, MA – Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to fall 12.9% in 2026 to about 1.1 billion units, marking the largest annual decline on record as a global memory shortage disrupts the consumer electronics supply chain, according to new data from IDC.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – March 4, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced that Francisco Aguilar, CEO of Bounce Imaging, will keynote PCB East 2026.

VEJLE, DENMARK – GPV reported 2025 revenue of $1.27 billion, a 3% decline from $1.30 billion in 2024, as demand across the electronics manufacturing services sector normalized following recent market volatility.

HONG KONG – ASMPT said it is considering divesting its surface mount technology (SMT) solutions business after receiving acquisition interest, as the company looks to focus more heavily on end-market businesses and expand investment in areas where it holds stronger competitive advantages.

THAILAND – Cal-Comp Electronics Public Company Limited reported full-year 2025 revenue of $3.9 billion, a 5.6% decrease from $4.1 billion in 2024. Sales totaled $3.8 billion, down 6.0% from $4.1 billion a year earlier.

The EIPC Winter Conference in February was revealing for several reasons, not the least of which was that the view among the 125 primarily European electronics engineers and executives in attendance was their industry and governments had failed them by not acting more swiftly and vigorously to staunch the offshoring tide.

KUALA LUMPUR – Ge-Shen Corporation Berhad reported fourth quarter revenue of $22.3 million, up 80.5% from $12.4 million a year earlier, driven primarily by stronger sub-assembly contract manufacturing demand and continued customer program ramp-ups.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA –February 27, 2026 – PCB Detroit will be returning to Wayne State University in June, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) announced today. The conference will include a variety of technical sessions, as well as a tabletop exhibition.

SINGAPORE – StateSquare Capital has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Corp (AIM), an independent aerospace and defence electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, as part of a strategy to expand capacity and scale internationally.

WORCESTER, MA – February 26, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) today announced the debut of the PCB Management Forum at PCB East. The all-day event will be held April 28 concurrent with PCB East 2026 at the DCU Convention Center in Worcester, MA.