WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association and several US chip companies sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to provide "substantial funding for incentives for semiconductor manufacturing" as part of his recovery plan.

BILLINGSTAD, NORWAY – Kitron reported fourth quarter revenue was NOK 992 million (US$117.3 million), an increase of 12% year-over-year. Growth adjusted for currency effects was 7%.

BANGALURU, INDIA – Wistron is restarting operations at its factory here after worker-led vandalism forced a shutdown in late 2020.

ATLANTA – As demand for electronics and electronic components grows in 2021, it is anticipated supply chain pressure will build, says ECIA. Recent ECIA research and analysis has identified extending lead times for electronic components. However, specific component sectors will see greater challenges as the ability of suppliers to increase production is limited by capacity constraints.

DWIGHT, ONT – Bryston relocated its manufacturing operations to Dwight, Ontario, where the new facility is three times larger than the previous site, according to reports.

SENAI, MALAYSIA – The Ministry of Health of Malaysia has temporarily closed three V.S. Industry Berhad factories here from Feb. 11 to 17. During that time, the EMS company will deep clean and disinfect the sites.

ARLINGTON, WA – CheckSum has relocated its headquarters to a new facility here.

AUBURN, AL – The Defense Electronics Consortium is awarding $7 million to Auburn University as part of the university’s participation in the Pb-free defense electronics industrial base, according to reports. The award will be distributed during a period of five to seven years.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC released IPC-2551, International Standard for Digital Twins.

PFLUGERVILLE, TX – Austin Precision Machining and Manufacturing is commencing comprehensive contract manufacturing for all electronics manufacturing from prototype to full-scale production.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – TM Robotics won a large contract to supply a substantial amount of THE600 Scara robots to a global electronics assembly plant.

NORRTELJE, SWEDEN – With demand for electric cars increasing, Note is producing charging stations here. To meet growth in terms of capacity, production will soon begin at Note Torsby as well.